ARTISTS AGAINST RACISM announces the winner of the 2010
TAKE A STAND AWARD
Artists Against Racism is proud to announce that Greg Walsh, coach of the NAPA Auto Parts minor hockey league team, in Peterborough, Canada, has won Artists Against Racism's inaugural TAKE A STAND Award.
This award is presented to individuals who take a heroic stand in the face of racism, whose conscience rules their actions, thus serving as great role models to us all.
On Nov. 15, 2010, Greg Walsh took a stand when he removed his team from the ice as a result of a racist remark inflicted on one of his l6 year-old players, Andrew McCullum, by a member of the opposing team. In an effort to both protect his player and to send a message to both teams, Walsh refused to let his team return to the ice.
Suspended from coaching by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), the largest minor hockey association in the world, until Apr. 10, Walsh has stuck by his values of zero tolerance in the face of racism. For this, we applaud him, and proudly honour him with the 2010 Take A Stand Award.
