The White Card (#WhiteCard) is a worldwide digital campaign created by Peace and Sport in 2015 to celebrate International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Holding up a White Card, just like a referee, is an action meant to symbolize the positive power of sport, in contrast with the red card, which signifies the most serious offense in sport, the White Card is a gesture of inclusion, equity and peace.

The annual campaign, recognizes the importance of the peace-through-sport movement, capturing the attention of millions of people each year through social networks in the lead up to International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on April 6. Founded by the United Nations in 2013 and supported by the International Olympic Committee, IDSDP celebrates the power of sport to drive social change and community development, foster peace and promote understanding. It falls on the anniversary of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

International Fistball Association – IFA, is calling on all Fistball family around the world to support #WhiteCard digital campaign by April 6 and show our commitment to peace efforts worldwide. As part of the #WhiteCard campaign IFA is invited to hold up a symbolic white card and share a photo of themselves doing so on social media using the hash tags #WhiteCard and #IDSDP2022
“The white card acts as a unifying symbol for inclusion, equality and peace worldwide. By holding it up for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Fistball communities demonstrate that sport can be an instrument for change throughout the world,” said Gastão Englert, Olympic Education Director from The International Fistball Asociation – IFA. “I encourage all Fistball communities to come together to support the #WhiteCard campaign on social media for April 6 and show our commitment to peace through sport around the world.”