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2012
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18 Dec 2012
FURD young people feature in BBC documentary
Two young people involved with FURD had major roles in a feature about racism in football broadcast on BBC 1Xtra on Sunday 16th December. The…
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11 Dec 2012
New resources and old football fanzines at FURD
Some new resources have recently been made available through this website. Most of the following are also available in printed form – contact us for…
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04 Dec 2012
Desbon Leaves FURD
Desbon Bushiri, FURD's head of football development, is set to leave the project. Desbon has been deeply involved with FURD ever since arriving in…
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12 Nov 2012
FURD goes to Ghana to discover Wharton's roots
FURD’s Arthur Wharton Heritage Project has just returned from a trip to Ghana. 81-year-old Sheila Leeson, Wharton’s closest living relative in…
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31 Oct 2012
Jackie Kay visits FURD's Arthur Wharton Archive
As part of One Game, One Community weeks of action in football, Sheffield United teamed up with Off the Shelf, Sheffield's festival of words, to…
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25 Oct 2012
Sporting History Brought to Life in Film
The story of Britain’s first black professional footballer is to be brought to life in a new film from Football Unites Racism Divides. ‘The…
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22 Oct 2012
FURD film festival finishes in style
As part of football's One Game, One Community weeks of action against racism and discrimination in football, FURD has been hosting its…
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21 Oct 2012
Sharrow Under 21s march on as 16 year old Stacey Hall breaks new ground
Sixteen year old referee Stacey Hall took centre stage as Sharrow United Under 21s continued their recovery after losing four of their first five…
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02 Oct 2012
FURD Football Film Festival and Contributions of Muslims exhibitions
October marks Black History Month and, from 18th-29th October, 'One Game, One Community' Weeks of Action against discrimination in football.…
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01 Oct 2012
Refugee Footballers in Britain exhibition
FURD has produced a new exhibition to highlight the contributions of footballers coming from a refugee background. The exhibition begins…
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27 Sep 2012
Arthur Wharton the miner remembered
A FURD-sponsored brick, in memory of Arthur Wharton, has been placed on the Commemorative Wall in the Yorkshire Main Commemorative…
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26 Sep 2012
Vibes and Unity festival cancelled
Unfortunately, due to the excessive amount of rain over the last few days, and with more forecast, we have had to cancel the Vibes and Unity…
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19 Sep 2012
Vibes and Unity festival Saturday 29th September
FURD is organising its latest Vibes and Unity festival, to be held on Devonshire Green, Sheffield on Saturday 29th September 2012, from 1pm-4pm. Entry…
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18 Sep 2012
Blue plaque for Arthur Wharton unveiled
A blue plaque to honour Arthur Wharton has been unveiled by Tameside Council at the Tameside Stadium, home of Curzon Athletic Football Club,…
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12 Sep 2012
FURD's Howard Holmes elected Chair of European network
FURD's former Director Howard Holmes has been elected chairman of FARE, a European-wide network which works to counter racism and xenophobia.…
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10 Sep 2012
Job vacancies with Digital Media Centre
Sharrow Digital Media Centre is looking for three new members of staff: Full time Enterprise and Monitoring Officer: see…
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03 Sep 2012
FURD prodige Liban Abdi scores against FC Porto
Liban Abdi Ali made history at the weekend by becoming the first player from Somalia to score a goal in Portuguese top-flight football. The…
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29 Aug 2012
All Nations football festival rescheduled for this weekend
The All Nations Football Festival, originally scheduled for 23rd-24th June but postponed, will now take place this weekend, 1st and 2nd…
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13 Aug 2012
Update on move to U-MIX Centre
We are experiencing a number of connectivity problems at the new home for FURD, the U-Mix Centre. Our temporary contact number is 07971 818 498
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03 Aug 2012
FURD moves to new home at last!
A 10-year dream is realised this week as Football Unites Racism Divides moves to a stunning purpose-built centre. FURD has been campaigning for…
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25 Jul 2012
Change to moving date
FURD's move to the U-Mix Centre has been delayed until next Tuesday, 31st July.
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17 Jul 2012
FURD is moving
Football Unites, Racism Divides is moving next week to our new home at the U-Mix Centre. Moving day is Wednesday, 25th July - please be patient with…
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11 Jul 2012
Volunteer Manager needed by FURD
FURD is seeking to appoint a part-time, temporary Volunteer Manager to work on its research project. The main purpose of the job is to recruit and…
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26 Jun 2012
FURD's Lisa Sultanti in audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama
FURD’s Arthur Wharton Heritage Project Manager, Lisa Sultanti, had the privilege of attending “ an audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama” on…
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26 Jun 2012
Mukhtar Finland-bound as Olympic dream close to reality
Former FURD volunteer Mukhtar Mohammed is closing in on an Olympic place following a dramatic second place in the UK Athletics trials in Birmingham.…
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18 Jun 2012
All Nations tenth anniversary football festival
This weekend, 23rd-24th June, as part of Refugee Week, FURD, in partnership with the Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA , is staging the All…
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12 Jun 2012
FURD's Euro 2012 adventure going well
Teams of FURD workers are now in Ukraine and Poland at the invitation of UEFA, taking part in the 'Respect Diversity - Football Unites'…
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12 Jun 2012
'Untold Stories' film now available online
FURD's promotional film from the Community Channel and Media Trust's Untold Stories series can now be seen online after its television debut…
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06 Jun 2012
FURD to feature in TV film
FURD is the subject of a one-minute promotional film to be shown on the Community Channel on Monday 11th June. Along with 24 other organisations, FURD…
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30 May 2012
FURD team heading for the Euros
Excitement is mounting for a group of FURD staff and young people who are heading for the Euros next week. They have been invited to take…
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29 May 2012
Striker Imran Rehman wins top scorer award
Striker Imran Rehman, from the FURD-backed Sharrow United Under-21 team, has been presented with the Meadowhall Under-21 League's leading…
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21 May 2012
Sharrow United Under-21 striker wins top scorer award
Congratulations to Dronfield Town Under-21s who beat FURD-backed Sharrow United Under-21s in the Meadowhall Under-21 Cup final on May 3rd.…
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15 May 2012
One Sheffield Many Cultures and Community Day this weekend
FURD will be taking part in two big public displays of unity this weekend, and everyone is invited to join us. 'One Sheffield, Many Cultures'…
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01 May 2012
Cup Final this Thursday
FURD-backed Sharrow United Under 21 team, having secured runners-up spot in the Meadowhall Sunday League Under-21 division, are set for an exciting…
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30 Apr 2012
One-All to Barnsley
FURD’s One-All project has been helping to build bridges in Barnsley. During the Easter holidays, FURD took its Streetkick game to Barnsley Football…
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23 Apr 2012
Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player of the Year Award
Tottenham and England star Kyle Walker, who was first recommended to Sheffield United by FURD coaches after he attended FURD's coaching scheme as…
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03 Apr 2012
Generations united by FURD's Arthur Wharton project
FURD held an event last week to showcase work inspired by our Arthur Wharton Heritage Project. The 'soiree', hosted by Sheffield United's…
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27 Mar 2012
New sports and community facilities becoming a reality
FURD workers have been on a site visit to view progress on our new home. The U-Mix Centre, on Lowfield Open Space between Queens Road and Bramall Lane…
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07 Mar 2012
Hat-trick of FURD referrals now playing top flight football
Former Sheffield United player, Aymen Tahar, has signed for Romanian first division club Gaz Metan. Tahar was recommended to Sheffield United by…
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14 Feb 2012
African Cup of Nations final with FURD
While the British media were wrapped up in the ongoing feud between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra last weekend, an event organised by FURD for the…
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30 Jan 2012
FURD on film
Football Unites has secured funding from the Media Trust's Untold Stories initiative to produce a short promotional film about our work. The…
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11 Jan 2012
Arthur Wharton project well under way
Young people from Westbourne School, Sheffield have been creating some great art work inspired by the story of Arthur Wharton. The workshops took…
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04 Jan 2012
FA report on the Suarez-Evra racism case
The full 115 page report of the FA's investigation into the allegations by Patrice Evra of racism by Luis Suarez can now be accessed from our…