ACF Federal Government Liaison Officer George Howard is coordinating a petition in support of recognition of chess as a sport.
Click here to download the petition document.
It is being distributed via ACF Councillors through their state/territory organisations.
All petitions need to be returned to me by mid January 2009.
The state/territory chess organisations as represented on ACF Council are the main collection point for these petitions however if schools/clubs wish to download their own and forward them to me by mid January 2009 that would be terrific - all I ask is that they let either their state/territory chess body know or email me direct on georgeshoward@hotmail.com
This petition and subsequent submission to Sports Minister Kate Ellis continues applications ACF has made in attempting to have chess recognised as a sport (in particular the efforts of Graeme Gardiner and Brian Jones.)
The reasoning etc behind this petition is obvious in the text of the cover sheet to the petition.
- George Howard