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Administrator
Administrators play a vital role in sport, particularly to reduce the potential for things to go wrong. Here, you can access resources to help you manage risks in your sport.
Coach or Official
Coaches and officials are what make sport tick. They play a crucial role in helping keep sport safe, fair and inclusive. Here are a number of tools and resources to help you do just that.
Player
If you are a player then you can make a huge contribution to making sport safe, fair and inclusive. Your behaviour influences others, not only your team mates, but everyone involved in sport.
Parents
As a parent you should be aware of your clubs responsibilities. At the same time you also have responsibilities and you can play a huge role in creating a safe environment for your child.
This year the Forum was hosted on 23 January by CMSport in partnership with Play by the Rules, Pride in Sport and Tennis Australia, with 10 speakers and moderators discussing the topic “what is intersectionality and how can sport use the concept?”
The host on the day was Beau Newell, National Program Manager at Pride in Sport, who is a champion of Inclusion, an LGBTQ advocate with extensive experience in sports and a steadfast commitment to human rights.
The panel discussed topics at the forefront of the role intersectionality plays in sport, how we need to decolonise sport and break down access barriers for participants, and what results you see when you simply have a go.
Panelists included:
Maria Dimopoulos: a nationally and internationally recognised expert, specialising in intersectionality and inclusion. She has worked across all tiers of government, advocating for human rights and social justice informed policy responses.
Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli: a nationally and internationally recognised writer, researcher, lecturer and consultant in the issues of cultural diversity, gender diversity, sexual diversity, family diversity, HIV/AIDS, and social diversity in health and education, with a specific focus on adolescence and young people.
Teuila Reid: the Executive Director of Helping Hoops, a NFP which runs programs instilling community cohesion through the vehicle of basketball. Teuila has served community, family and sports-based groups throughout Naarm over the past 10 years.
Jessica Crofts: the Manager of Gender Equity at Sport and Recreation Victoria in Naarm, Jessica coordinates the Preventing Violence Through Sport Grants Program. She is an experienced trainer, researcher and project manager, with a PhD in sociology and gender studies.
Radmila Dyson: a driving force for positive change within the Officer City Soccer Club, Radmila emerged as a passionate advocate for female inclusion in sports after participating in a Football Victoria leadership program.
Jacara Egan: a proud Muthi Muthi / Gunditjmara former athlete, Coach and Mental Health Social Worker, Jacara has a passion for educating and creating culturally safe environments so all First Nations young people and their families have access to all levels of sport and mental health care.
Ahmed Kelly: a three-time Paralympian who has overcome many obstacles in his life. Born in Baghdad with significant disabilities in all four limbs, humanitarian Moira Kelly and her charity brought Ahmed and his brother Emmanuel to Australia for medical procedures in the early 2000s, which led Ahmed to a passion and professional career in sports.
Shelley Ware (Moderator): a proud Yankunytjatjara, Kokatha and Wirangu woman from Tandanya who currently lives in Naarm, Shelley is a highly regarded AFL media presenter and MC. She is also a teacher, author, curriculum writer and facilitator, passionate about embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture into the national curriculum.
Kate Jenkins AO: a leader who has led cultural reform and advanced diversity, inclusion and performance in Australian workplaces, sport, parliament, education and the security sector.
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Diversity Council Australia “A note on language: Culturally and Racially Marginalised Women at work” 2023 - dca.org.au/a-note-on-language-culturally-and-racially-marginalised-women-at-work
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Human Rights Risk Assessment - humanrights.gov.au/our-work/business-and-human-rights/projects/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023-human-rights-risk-assessment
