We have had a successful partnership with Charlton Athletic Football Club (CAFC) and its Community Trust (CACT) for many years. Both organisations, like ourselves, believe strongly in the power of sport to change lives. Each year, the University of Greenwich community comes together with Charlton Athletic to celebrate the partnership and our many shared values through the delivery of Five themed match days.
This year, we kicked things off with our annual partnership day on 25 October 2022 when Charlton welcomed Milton Keynes Dons to the Valley for a midweek EFL league one fixture. Please see the full list of themed match days for 2022/23 below as well as finding out a bit more about what they represent.
SAVE THE DATES
Football v Homophobia 28/01/2023
As a university, we share many of our values with both Charlton Athletic Football Club and Community Trust and as such, we support Charlton’s annual Football v Homophobia initiative. This initiative exists to challenge discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression at all levels of football. Join us on 28 January as Charlton kickstart a month of action.
Register your interest for free via Eventbrite here.
Environmental Day 25/02/2023
The university is fully committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030, applying sustainable development across its activities, and working closely with students, staff and the wider community to help radically reduce carbon and enhance social value. Join us as we celebrate this pledge and our ongoing commitment to ensuring we better our impact on our planet.
International Women’s Day 11/03/2023
Join us on 11 March as we come together with Charlton Athletic to celebrate International Women’s Day. Celebrated annually on 8 March, Charlton’s home fixture on the 11th gives us an opportunity to celebrate with our partners. To find out more about how we celebrated IWD 2022, click the link here.
Red, White and Black day 01/04/2023
Join us at Charlton’s annual Red, White and Black day which is exists to promote and celebrate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our university strategy, ‘This is our Time: University of Greenwich Strategy 2030’, has EDI at its core and is underpinned by our values of being inclusive, collaborative and impactful. Last year, hundreds from local schools and community groups came together for a parade based on the theme ‘All Together, All Different, All Charlton’. Stay tuned for more information on next year’s RWB day.
