Professional and community sports clubs frequently display anti-racism messaging such as 'Racism stops with me' but evidence is limited for effective, practical and scalable interventions to increase action against racism and discrimination in community sports settings. We developed an evidence-based, co-designed intervention and survey tool in partnership with Welcoming Clubs, local sports clubs and an advisory group consisting of community organisations, local government and community health. The STARS intervention consists of: - A survey tool to assess racial literacy, experiences of racism and upstander actions in sports clubs; - Active Inclusion and anti-racism workshops which draw on value-based messaging and participatory activities to discuss core club values to promote welcoming and inclusion; - Tools to promote and improve active bystander/upstander action against racism; - Ongoing support to embed action in club policy and practice.

Project Owner: The University of Melbourne
Year commenced: 2020
Anticipated completion: 2023
Status: Ongoing
Project ID: ID-230417-5396