Thanks Mac! We need survivors’ expertise at the table to co-create better sport policy and governance.

The voices sports leaders fear: Why survivors must be part of the fight against abuse From gymnastics to badminton, sports bodies have ignored abuse and prioritised power, argues Kim Shore, a Canadian safe sport advocate. Sports organisations resist survivor involvement, but without th...

My latest with @playthegame-org.bsky.social
"Voices Sports Leaders Fear"
Unique wisdom of survivors of systemic abuse is lacking in positions of influence. Better governance & safer healthier sport cultures require them at the table co-creating new laws & policy.
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From gymnastics to badminton, sports bodies have ignored abuse and prioritised power❗

Sports organisations resist survivor involvement, but without them, meaningful change will never happen ⚠️

Read the comment by @kimshore.bsky.social 👇

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📣Calling all Safe Sport Advocates, Athletes and Survivors!!! 📣

I spoke at this conference for the first time last year. It was an amazing experience! I learned so much and connected with so many brave, outstanding people working hard to make sport better. 💪

"Sport at the Conjuncture: Sport History, Sexual Abuse, and Resistance"

Our latest. Certainly my most radical contribution. It's a critique of sport history, a plea for historians to engage more in the present, and a call for a collaborative project on 🇨🇦 sport.

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We need to identify and disavow the ideology upholding sport as a persistent field of human rights abuses.

Thank you @playthegame! With the recent IOC consensus statement, I hope the timing of this piece adds a HUMANIZING element to the conversation. Nothing would be possible without the brave sharing of survivors. 🙏 Next step is to see your voices elevated to expert status & co-create sport policy.

Why dehumanisation is key to understanding abuse in sports Over the past few years, thousands of athletes have spoken about the shame, regret, fear and hurt their sport experiences have caused them. Kim Shore uncovers how dehumanisation is a very apt descript...

Language matters, argues @kimshore.bsky.social, a Canadian safe sport advocate. In a quest to understand the toxic culture of sports, she uncovers how dehumanisation is an apt word to describe what happens to many athletes 👇

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