Events
Double Dutch Demonstration and Workshop
Sunday, November 15, 2009 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, Boston, MA
The Demonstration/Workshop features Phunk Phenomenon, an exciting dance troupe, who will perform a dance routine and then invite participants to try dance moves with them. Afterwards, double dutch teams will demonstrate various routines. The kids will be divided into groups based on skill level (from absolute beginners to experienced jumpers) to jump with members of the demonstration teams and experienced coaches. This event is a great way to introduce the sport of double dutch to a new team or to a group of kids thinking of joining a team. The main objective is to have fun and learn about double dutch. Parents are welcome to attend as well. Register to participate by completing this form DD Registration Form (DOC).
Screening "Uneven Fairways"
October 26 at 9:00 AM
Northeastern Unviersity
Sport in Society in partnership with Comcast Corporation will present a program designed to introduce youth to the heroic story of African-Americans who struggled to find their fair place in golf. The program is built around distribution of Uneven Fairways, a documentary chronicling the little-known, but rich history of African-Americans in golf through never-before-seen archival footage and revealing stories of the men and women who faced prejudice and endured indignities to play golf at its highest level.
Mentors in Violence Prevention Institute
August 17-19
Raytheon Amphitheater Eagan
360 Huntington Ave
For more information contact Jarrod Chin at 617-373-8420
Excellence in Sports Journalism Awards
Deadline: September 15, 2009
Call For Nominations (PDF)
Wat Misaka Award Ceremony and Film Screening
August 8, 2009
Providence Rhode Island
Sport in Society in partnership with the Rhode Island International Film Festival and Reimagine Wold Entertainment proudly hosts a film screening of Transending the Wat Misaka Story. More details to come...
Power of Sport FREE Networking Dinner
June 17, 2009 6-8 pm
12 Dade Street, Dudley Square, Roxbury
Join Sport in Society and the Power of Sport community to learn more about a growing network of individuals and organizations using sport to promote social change. We will be celebrating the 2nd annual convergence of the Power of Sport community, as well as the 25th Anniversary of Sport in Society.
If you are attending the summit, this is an opportunity to network with fellow participants, including noted researchers, sport industry professionals and grassroots organizers. For those who are unfamiliar with Sport in Society, this is an opportunity to learn about the intersection of sport and social justice and, in particular, the relationship between Sport and Social Responsibility, the theme of this year’s summit.
Haley House: Nourishing our community while fostering economic independence. Since 1966, Haley House has served those in need while challenging the attitudes and systems that perpetuate suffering. The Haley House Bakery Café creates economic sustainability for under-employed women and men while nurturing the Dudley Square community.
Have You Heard From Johannesburg? Sneak-Preview Film Screening and Talk-Back
Time: June 18, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
Location: Northeastern University Curry Student Center afterHours
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Meghan Mahoney, 617-373-3159
On Thursday June 18th, Sport in Society will present a special preview of the documentary, HaveYou Heard from Johannesburg? Followed by a talk-back with Director/Producer Connie Field.
Have You Heard From Johannesburg? is a powerful six-part documentary series, chronicling the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africa’s entrenched apartheid regime. The film shines light on the citizen’s movement that took on South Africa’s apartheid regime. It reveals how everyday people helped bring one of the most brutally repressive political systems in the world to its knees. The third story, Don't Play With Apartheid, focuses on the battle against apartheid in sports, one of the movement’s first victories.
The South African human rights movement left behind a legacy of international efforts not only in human and citizen’s rights, but in the fight for the redistribution of wealth, the environmental justice movement, the reproductive rights movement, and AIDS activism. Pulling together the many threads of global anti-apartheid action for the first time in any medium, Have You Heard is an inspiring example for citizens and movements across the world.
For more information about the film, visit http://www.clarityfilms.org/joburg/story3.html.
2009 Power of Sport Summit
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Friday, June 19, 2009
African-American Institute
Northeastern University
The summit is an interactive meeting of academics, practitioners and advocates working together to define and address current and emerging issues involving the intersection of sport and social justice. The objective of the Summit is to generate discussion around current trends, including what's working, what's possible, and what important actions are needed to help advance the sport and social change movement. Experts in the fields of research, education and advocacy will unite to celebrate, reinvigorate and advance this very important work. For more information contact Meghan Mahoney (me.mahoney) at 617-373-3159.