An Administrative Tribunal appeal decision issued on 9 February overturned the Paris Prefecture of Police’s ban on a protest organised by women footballers, confirming that the protest should have been able to proceed as planned. The protest organizers had already called off the event in light of the police ban and the Tribunal’s ruling came too late for the protest to take place. The fact that the protest was effectively prevented due to an unlawful ban, which was based on reasoning informed by stigmatising stereotypes, is particularly shameful.
“Do it well and do it deeply”: Navigating Safe Sport Entities
Workshop Recap: Recent Advances and Challenges in Safe Sport Entities On March 23rd, the Athletes Network for Safer Sports held an online workshop exploring the development of ‘safe sport entities’ – organizations designed to address harassment and abuse in sport. Featuring Alison Quigley, survivor of abuse in gymnastics, safe sport advocate, researcher and founder of […]
