The new Club, that derives its name from uniting Muslim-Jewish (MU-JU), aims to facilitate dialogue, tolerance and respect in Jewish and Muslim young people by uniting them in something they all love: footy.
This Sunday the MUJU Peace Club will hold an exhibition football match with two mixed teams of Jewish and Muslim young people playing side by side at the Whitten Oval.
Date: Sunday 18 September
First Bounce: 11.30
Location: 417 Barkly St, West Footscray
The Western Bulldogs encourages the entire community to come and support dialogue, participation and peace and stay after the game for a Kosher and Halal sausage sizzle.
This event has been an unexpected but positive outcome from the Western Bulldogs’ newest community engagement project, “More than a Game” which uses sport, football in particular, to engage with young men from the Newport Islamic Society.
Supported by the Federal Attorney General’s Department - this powerful program aims to help young Islamic men in the West develop leadership skills that they will use to present messages of harmony and social cohesion to the wider community.
