January 14 - 21 ⏰
This Week’s Highlights:
Sexual misconduct on the roller derby track — We can stop it.
Southern Discomfort Roller Derby Issues Sanctions
MRDA Board Statement - Southern Discomfort Roller Derby investigation
Junior Derby News December 2018 World Rankings
2019 JRDA Tournament Head application is now open
Tournament Head Officials Application
Championships Officials Application
Growing the League: How Our Skater Programs Are Evolving
Bone Shaker and B.A. Bolster Canberra Roster
Jambi is Back!
Frightmare looking for help improving brain safety in roller derby
What a Bout! Issue #3 Winter 2019
ECDX 2019 Announcer Application
Team Indigenous Roller Derby shares 10 Ways to Be An Indigenous Accomplice
2019 Team Indigenous Rising Roller Derby Skater Application
Roller Derby Thoughts - How to Pass Your 27-In-5 and more, Advice for Rookie Skaters
Power Through the 4th Whistle Podcast on Anchor
Roller Derby Thoughts - How Do You Get on a Roster?
Power Through the 4th Whistle Podcast on Anchor
Started From The Bottom, Now I’m Here
What are you training for?
Derby Rocz Episode 183
USARS Team USA Mens Roller Derby roster announced
MVP of the Week: Theminist Killjoy
This week referee Killjoy shared this wonderful piece Sexual misconduct on the roller derby track — We can stop it. It’s a great piece I encourage everyone to read but I really loved this commitment to making things better and am making a point to do so myself! Thanks for writing this and challenging us all to do better!
Commit yourself to change
My name is Theminist Killjoy, I’m a roller derby referee, and I’m making the commitment, right now, to stand up against sexual misconduct in roller derby.
I will challenge it directly if I see it.
I will follow it up, and never consider an incident too minor to be worth reporting.
I will call out “stepping stone” behaviours and actions — ones that normalise boundary violation and make light of consent, or that bolster cultures of toxic masculinity.
I will listen to, believe, and amplify the voices speaking out.
If you’re with me, spread the word, and make the same or similar commitments yourself to building something better.
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WFTDA held another #AskWFTDA session yesterday, the focus being “…keeping the conversation going with our community around location choices for postseason and safety and inclusion at WFTDA events.” Here’s the recap!