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cottoncandytrafficcones · 2 months ago

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10 Cool Jewish Women from Modern Day! Part 3 Because Why Not

Ildiko Rejto, a Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer. Born in Budapest, she was born deaf and had scoliosis since she was a teenager. She represented Hungary in every Olympics from 1960 to 1976, winning several medals, and won the 1963 World Fencing Championships title and the 1962, 1967, and 1973 team World Championships titles. She was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Lihi Ben-David, an Israeli Paralympic goalball player who competed for Israel in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where the Israel women's national goalball team won a silver medal. After completing Sherut Leumi, she studied physical education at Wingate Institute. She began playing goalball a age 11, and in 2015 scored the winning goal at the IBSA World Games.

Yael Arad, an Israeli judoka and the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes, she was born in Tel Aviv to two journalists, and holds a BA in business administration from Reichman University. She began judo at age 8, and won her first international title at 17. She was chosen to light a torch at the 1993 Maccabiah Games, and has coached for Israel. Today, she serves as a member of the Marketing Commission and the Digital & Technology Commission at the International Olympic Committee. She was the first woman and first Olympic medalist to hold the position of President of the Olympic Committee, and has published an autobiography.

Kristin Eriko Posner, a Japanese American born in California to a Japanese mother and a Japanese-Hawaiian father. She taught English in Japan for two years, where she learned to cook Japanese food. A convert to Judaism, she is the founder of Nourish Co., a website inspiring multiethnic people and families through writing, recipes, and modern heirlooms.

Elena Kagan, an American lawyer serving as a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010. The descendent of Russian Jewish immigrants to America on both sides, she was born and raised in New York City. She has attended Princeton, graduating summa cum laude with a BA in history and also serving as an editorial chair of a student newspaper, as well as Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a Master of Philosophy in politics, and Harvard Law School, graduating with a JD magna cum laude. She has worked as a law clerk, a junior associate, an assistant professor as Chicago Law School, and an Associate White House Counsel before becoming a Supreme Court Justice.

Liraz Charhi, an Iranian-Israeli actress, singer, and dancer. She began singing and performing at six, and made her debut as a stage actress at the Habima National Theatre. She was nominated for the Ophir Award for her role in Turn Left at the End of the World / Sof Ha'Olam Smola. She has since acted in French, Israeli, and American shows, and has released several singles and albums, one of which was sung in Persian.

Sabina Berman Goldberg, a Mexican writer and journalist born to Polish Jews. She was a member of Mexico's national youth tennis team, and studied Psychology and Mexican Literature at the Ibero-American University. A four time winner of the National Playwriting Award in Mexico and two time winner of the National Journalism Award, her work mainly deals with issues related to diversity. Her plays have been stages in several countries, and a novel of hers has been translated into 11 languages and published in over 33 countries. As a journalist, she writes for Revista Proceso and El Universal, and has written for Vanity Fair in Spanish.

Pnina Tamano-Shata, an Israeli lawyer, journalist, and politician, and the first Ethiopian-born woman to enter the Knesset, as well as the first Ethiopian-born minister after being appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption. Born in Wuzaba, a village near Gondar, she is the granddaughter of a prominent spiritual leader of Ethiopian Jews. She and her family immigrated to Israel when she was three, during Operation Moses. In June of 2021, she was awarded the Magen Begin Prize for Israeli Leadership.

Ofir Ben Shitrit, an Israeli Orthodox singer who sings in Hebrew, English, Arabic, and Spanish. Born to religious Moroccan Jewish parents, she began songwriting at age 11. She has studied and received her BA in music from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. She has performed on The Voice Israel, facing backlash for singing in front of men, and finishing in second place. The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance has saluted her as a key figure at the forefront of Orthodox feminism. She has performed with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra and women's group Neshot Chava.

Esti Mamo, an Ethiopian-born Israeli model and actress. Born in Chilga, she moved to Israel at nine. As a teenager, she founded the dance group Mango. Since 2004, she has worked in Europe as a model, and has also acted in several Israeli productions. She is involved in philanthropic work.

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news365timesindia · 3 months ago

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[ad_1] Indian Contingent after their Paris Paralympic success (PC: PCI/X) Any review of Indian sport in 2024 is incomplete without a detailed mention of what the star athletes achieved at the Paris Paralympics as well as the Asia Pacific Deaf Games which concluded recently in Kuala Lumpur. If winning 29 medals in Paris and Chateauroux was an incredible achievement, the 55 medals won in Kuala Lumpur were also defining. All the athletes who have been classified as ‘Para’ athletes or ‘deaf’, overcoming the challenges and excelling in the field of play is worth lavish praise. For those who may think the standard of competition in the Paralympics or the Deaf Games is easy, one needs a reality check. RevSportz covered them live from the venues in Paris and how the Para athletes came up with stupendous performances. Sample the various sporting disciplines these stars have shone in. It’s an eye-opener. From skillful badminton to the more technical javelin and shooting, Indians winning medals is bound to motivate so many more. The support extended to these athletes by the government has been praiseworthy. Not one athlete can complain that there was inadequate support. Rewind to March 2024, when the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) was staring at suspension from IPC (International Paralympic Committee). Like many other national sports federations, elections were overdue in the PCI. Credit must go to the Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India for fast-tracking the elections. For a legendary figure like Devendra Jhajharia to get elected as the PCI president, unopposed, was the best thing to happen. An athlete at heart, he could have still gone on to represent India at the Paris Paralympics. He chose to give back to the sport and India returned with 29 medals. “I have been elected and am thankful to all those who supported me. My goal will be to ensure Indian athletes do well in Paris,” Jhajharia told RevSportz just after the elections. And, again, when he spoke of at least 25 medals from Paris, Jhajharia was accused of hyping it far too much. He was present in Paris and moved from one venue to the other. The joy on his face was a sight to watch, as India continued to win medals. For a nation which is still not identified as a ‘sporting country’, it was a sea-change. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Sheetal Devi, Sumit Antil and Bhavnaben Chaudhary in Paris Paralympics 2024 (PC: X) The likes of Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil, Navdeep Singh and Harvinder Singh are now recognised. These are the stars who battle hard to bring India glory. None of them complains of what they lack. The most touching part was the opening ceremony for these athletes from India and other parts of the world. And how does one forget that quote/question from Navdeep Singh when he told his coach “khao maa kasam (swear on mum)” after being informed that he had hit 46.39 metres in javelin. Navdeep again said in an interview to RevSportz in October if he went on to break the world record, he would again tell his coach “khao maa kasam”. His popularity is massive, he gets invited by Amitabh Bachchan on the TV show as well. So, what is it that has led to a rise in performance and medals? It is two-pronged; support from the government as well as a corporate like Shrachi Group from Kolkata coming on board. As far as coaching is concerned in Para sports, they have their own mentors. In addition, a Jaspal Rana or a Suma Shirur is also there to guide the Para athletes and ‘deaf’ athletes. Rubina Francis, from Madhya Pradesh, took to shooting with great difficulty as he had ‘clubbed feet’. And when she won a medal in Chateauroux, she did not forget to thank Jaspal as well. “I coach any shooter who wants my help, everything in life is not about money. I still remember when Rubina first came to Bhopal at the state academy, she needed special shoes. It also gives me joy that I am able to guide someone who cannot hear but still wants to shoot,” said Jaspal, speaking about a talented boy who has done well recently in the Deaf Games.

Rana does not want to highlight the shooter’s name for personal reasons. “He is going to be there at the Nationals in New Delhi. He can shoot as well as the normal people. It’s my good karma that I can help so many people,” Jaspal added. Also Read: Neeraj Chopra and Klaus Bartonietz association needs to be celebrated The post Para athletes and ‘deaf’ stars also provide joy to Indian sport appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 3 years ago

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Brazil ready to host Deaflympics for first time

Brazil is ready to host the Deaflympics for the first time in the competition's 98-year history, with Caxias do Sul set to welcome the world's best athletes with hearing impairments over the next two weeks.

An Opening Ceremony is scheduled tomorrow, while men's football matches began today.

Russia and Belarus will be notable by their absence, removed from the event by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which confirmed last month that it was implementing the recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to ban athletes and officials from these countries due to their involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.

ICSD President Gustavo Perazzolo also expressed concern for the National Deaf Sports Federation of Ukraine after making the decision and called for peace.

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sportsuncoveredworld · 3 years ago

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J&K team clinch 1st position in World Deaf Judo Championship

The Jammu & Kashmir team for deaf clinched 1st position in World Deaf Judo Championship held at Paris Versailles, France. Rakshanda Mehak who is part of the Indian team for the deaf clinched the bronze medal by defeating the South Korean team in the semifinal. The championship was held at Versailles, France. The championship is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.

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helloyoucreatives · 5 years ago

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Viewers will get a first-person taste of what it’s like to run a Paralympic 100 metres final as a vision impaired sprinter in a new campaign looking ahead to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Called ‘Wait for the Greats’, the film is the first campaign created by adam&eveDDB since its appointment by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in 2019.

The IPC briefed adam&eveDDB to help continue its mission to showcase how Para sport is transforming the lives of persons with disabilities– work which is given a huge boost every four years when a global cumulative TV audience in excess of four billion people watches the Paralympics.

With Tokyo 2020 now postponed until 2021, the IPC wanted to find another way to continue the momentum and keep the spotlight on Para athletes. The answer was to look forward to the greatness coming next year, but with a twist – showing it from the perspective of David Brown, the fastest fully blind sprinter in the world, running 100 metres in under 11 seconds, and a competitor at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympics.

For 17 seconds, we experience the world as David did during the men’s 100 metres T11 final in Rio – the sounds of the crowd, in-race commentary from Jerome Avery, David’s guide runner, as well as David’s feelings. The whole time, the screen is almost totally black, to give viewers an idea of the extent of vision impairment experienced by T11 competitors.

The ad breaks on 24 August in the UK and US, where it will run on Paralympic broadcaster Channel 4, NBC and online. adam&eveDDB has also made an audio described version for people with a vision impairment and a subtitled version for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The ad features music from the new Netflix film ‘Rising Phoenix’ about the Paralympic Movement which was scored by Daniel Pemberton.

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dramatispcrsonae · 5 years ago

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I’ve seen posts going around the rpc with people giving tips about their cities as a resource to folks who write characters from those places. Here is my small contribution for Washington, DC. This is particularly relevant for people who write political characters or fic in fandoms such as The West Wing, Scandal, Bones, The Blacklist, House of Cards, etc. It’s too long and in no particular order but HERE GOES:

The Mall/Monuments. No one goes here unless your parents are visiting. End of story. There are some exceptions to this, of course: the occasional free concert or protest or an inauguration, etc. but generally it’s avoided. It’s rife with tourists, capitol police, and there’s not a lot to do if you’ve already seen it. TV shows so often have their characters hanging out together on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial or sitting on benches along the Mall…. No. Maybe your character will go jogging there but that’s about it.

Here’s a big one. If your character works in DC, odds are they don’t live in DC. They live somewhere in the DMV (District of Columbia/Maryland/Virgina). There are DC suburbs in VA and MD that are accessible on the metro that are often more affordable than living in the District. Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in MD and Arlington and Fairfax counties in VA are heavily populated by people who work in DC. If you live in the District, you’re probably a) a college student, b) a twenty-something living with about 3 other people, or c) extremely wealthy. As always, there are exceptions to this, particularly in regards to certain neighborhoods, but more on that later. Also, if your character lives in, say, Rosslyn and works in DC, they will tell people not from around here that they live in DC. It’s not technically true, but it’s kinda true...

DC is a reputation-conscious city. The first things you find out when you meet someone are where they went to school, where they work, and what they do. You sort develop a sense of what the Important Person Hierarchy is very quickly. It’s squicky but it’s real.

It’s a company town and that company is the government. It’s not a capital city like London or Paris or Berlin that grew organically and has a larger identity. It’s a tiny place that was designed specifically to be the capital (see “The Room Where it Happens” from Hamilton). Certainly not everyone works for the government, but most people’s lives are touched by it in some way. This could be anything from when a non-profit’s office closes (many follow the federal government’s schedule), to dealing with traffic from protests or motorcades. There’s so much more to the city, but it would be silly to pretend that’s not The Biggest Thing here.

People are ferociously career-oriented, there is an absurdly high concentration of people with law degrees, and other graduate degrees. Most people are thinking about what their next thing is or how X or Y will look on their resume. Basically it’s a city of Type A over-achievers. And yes that can be as unbearable as it sounds.

It’s a small c conservative city. People dress conservatively, behave conservatively. Especially if your character does anything related to the government. Do not have your OC show up to their first day as Chief of Staff to Congressman Whoever with pink hair or a nose ring. Not gonna happen. Like I knew an intern who was once sent home for wearing khakis to the office….

If you work in politics or the non-profit world, it’s genuinely surprising to meet someone who is a DC native. Most people are transplants from elsewhere in the country who came for school or a specific career-related reason.

Sports teams! The Redskins are (well were) beloved but suck. The Nationals are the new kids on the block who everyone now pays attention to (for obvious reasons). Like, if your character is a Hill staffer they probably love going to Nats games. And then there are the Capitals. I think everyone likes the Caps???

Quadrants. The city is broken up into four quadrants with the Capitol Building as the center point. These are NW, SW, NE, SE. These are a part of every address in DC and they all have reputations. NW is the biggest quadrant and probably where your character will work/spend a lot of time. SW is the Waterfront area and has recently become more of a hotspot. It used to be very sketchy. SE is still a pretty iffy place -- i.e. people don’t walk home alone after dark, etc. I have a co-worker who lives there and once came home to find a bullet hole in her living room. It’s that kind of place. BUT it is a big residential area and a lot more affordable than other places in the District. Your character totally might live there. NE is recently becoming quite gentrified.

Related to this are the streets. Downtown DC has a numbered grid-system like NYC, but… then you have the avenues (all named after states) that cut across the grid diagonally. It’s confusing and stupid but at least semi-reliable. Outside of Downtown though? Lol good luck.

DC is a diverse city. It’s nearly half African-American, and something like 60% of the population is under 35. That said, though there is diversity, it’s not evenly distributed. You will definitely see a difference based on neighborhood. Ex: If your character lives in Georgetown, they’re surrounded by rich white people. If they live in Anacostia, it’s likely the opposite.

Public transit! Driving in DC sucks! Most people avoid it! There is the metro (the subway but don’t call it that) and then there are buses. Metro lines are coded by color and the final stop in whichever direction you’re going. Metro… sucks. It’s not as frustrating as other cities, but it’s over-priced, and constantly on fire/broken. Complaining about metro is basically hobby here.

Know your neighborhoods. Downtown (where you’ve got the federal buildings and monuments) is nothing like, say, Adams Morgan or Anacostia. You could easily think it’s a different city. That’s actually one of my favorite things about this place...

There are so many fucking police forces: Capitol police, DC Metro police, park police, secret service, uniformed secret service, uniformed FBI, and that’s not even half it. Basically it’s small area FILLED with cops.

It is an EXPENSIVE city. Sure, every major metropolitan area is like this, but it’s worth noting that if your character is a 20 something Hill staffer, they will 100% have roommates (or live in a roach-filled matchbox of an apartment), and they will totally know every good cheap happy hour menu within walking distance. Food trucks are also a big thing here -- like they line up downtown and sell anything from pizza and burgers, to Greek and Ethiopian. Food trucks are a CULTURE.

Hill staff culture. This could be its own post honestly Most people are crazy young (like a 28 year old chief of staff is not even a little bit unusual) and are there to get to their next thing. Often people on the hill end up in lobbying or consulting before too long. The money is garbage, the hours are garbage and the turnover is high. A Hill internship sounds fancy to people outside of DC, but you’re basically the lowest of the low and you should know that everyone hates you lol. There’s a hierarchy here too, of course: House isn’t as cool as Senate, committees are more prestigious than members offices, unless your member is famous and on TV a lot, etc, etc. On the other hand, there are also Hill staffers who are ‘Hill Rats.’ In other words, they stay forever and never move to the private sector. These people are weird, and of the decidedly Josh Lyman type personality...

People who work in federal agencies tend to stay much longer in their jobs -- the money is better, the hours are better, and the benefits are better. But these are much harder jobs to get and it takes much longer to rise the ranks.

The colleges. Georgetown is the fanciest and most prestigious. Also the most expensive. It’s the one that has the most caché. After that would probably be George Washington University and to a lesser degree American University. There’s also Catholic University, Howard University (an HBCU with a great law school), and Gallaudet University which is a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. But if your character is here to be a politics person, they probably went to Georgetown or GW.

Going out. The hotspot areas are Adams Morgan, U Street, H Street, and to a lesser extent Dupont. The Waterfront area is becoming more popular too. The Kennedy Center is where fancy touring companies and operas perform (i.e. your rich socialite might have season tickets there). But there are other theaters in town and lots and lots of concert venues. The most iconic rock venue is the 9:30 Club, but Black Cat and U Street Music Hall are pretty good too.

Anyway, this is already way too long and by no means everything, but it’s a place to start! Also,I really need to add that this is from the perspective of a comfortable straight white girl who works in a government-adjacent job. This is by no means representative of what it’s like for everyone in DC or the surrounding area, particularly lower income folks or people of color. It’s a city with very wide and noticeable divisions on those fronts and I don’t want to presume to know things that I don’t. So if others want to add to this post, please do!!!!

#anyway here's my 'so you want a political oc' 101 post!#i. ｢ ooc. ｣#i'm also a little tipsy so #what is coherence?

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maheshwarikrishna · 3 years ago

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5 Laws every Woman should know about!

In India, crimes against women occur every minute. Women are not safe in their homes, public spaces, or the workplace. Given the high amount of crimes committed against women, women must understand the laws in place to protect them.

People in the Indian patriarchal society often have a prejudiced view of women as a result of conditioning. Sexism and misogyny frequently distort people's judgment, hurting both men and women. From being ignorant to the difficulties women face to being tone-deaf to their demands, sexism and patriarchy can obscure people's judgments.

Women are socialized to feel that they are a burden from an early age. Women are treated with apathy and denied their rights in patriarchal societies. As women continue to fight sexism and misogyny in India, here are five rights that every woman has:

1. Right against Workplace Harassment:

The definition of Sexual Harassment in simple words is “any unwanted or inappropriate sexual attention. It includes touching, looks, comments, or gestures”. A key part of Sexual Harassment is that it is one-sided and unwanted. There is a great difference between Sexual Harassment and Romance and Friendship since those are mutual feelings of two people.

Sexual harassment is one of the most serious issues that young women face today in a variety of settings. We hardly go a week without being reminded of situations that should be classified as "social concerns." It is a developing problem, and everyone is doing their best to address it by implementing new regulations and initiatives. The concept of sexual harassment differs from one individual to the next, as well as from one country to the next.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(prevention, prohibition and redressal) Act, 2013 defines sexual harassment as one or more of the following unwelcome acts or behaviour. Such as

physical contact and advances; or

a demand or request for sexual favours; or

making sexually coloured remarks; or

showing pornography; or

any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature;

The workplace includes any government or private sector organization, establishment, etc. It also covers unorganized and domestic workers, hospitals, any sports institute, stadium or complex, any place visited by the employee during her course of employment, etc.

Provisions:

The Act establishes a procedure for resolving complaints. It also protects against false or malicious accusations.

An Internal Complaints Committee is essential in every organization (ICC). Each office or branch with ten or more employees must have an ICC.

Internal Complaints Committees have the same evidence-gathering capabilities as civil courts.

Employers are subject to fines under the law. A fine will be imposed if the terms of the Act are not followed.

Higher fines and the termination of a license or registration to conduct business are also possible if infractions are repeated.

2. Right against Domestic Violence:

In 2019, the most common crime encountered by Indian women was domestic abuse. The National Crime Records Bureau documented 4.05 lakh incidences of crime against women, with domestic abuse accounting for 1.26 lakh of them (NCRB).

According to a recent report, 70% of women in India are either victims of domestic abuse or have been victims of domestic violence. The Indian Penal Code, section 498(a) of 1863, was the first to define domestic abuse as cruelty perpetrated by a woman's spouse or a relative. On October 26, 2006, the Indian Parliament passed the Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act of 2005. This law differs from section 498(a) of the IPC in that it broadens the definition of domestic violence. Domestic violence impacts women in all aspects of their lives. They must be aware that they are protected by the Domestic Violence Act of 2005. Women who are assaulted by their parents, brothers, spouses, or live-in partners are protected by this law.

3.Right to Anonymity:

There are various legislative rules that demand the protection of the identities of survivors and victims of crimes, some of which are unique to children and others that are specific to crimes against women.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act forbids the publication of a child's identification, "including his name, residence, portrait, family details, school, neighborhood, or any other particulars that may lead to disclosure of the child's identity," according to Section 23(2). Violation of this act is a criminal offense that carries a penalty of six months to one year in prison and a fine.

The Juvenile Justice Act bans the revelation of a child's "name, address, or school, or any other detail" that could be used to identify a child who has been the victim of a crime or even a child who has been suspected of committing a crime, as well as children who have witnessed a crime.

Violating this prohibition is also a criminal offense, punishable with up to six months' imprisonment, and/or a fine. Both these prohibitions seek to prevent the disclosure of any information which would reveal the identity of a child victim, which includes photos or details about their parents.

Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) prohibits the printing or publishing of the name or any other detail which discloses the identity of a victim of rape (section 376, 376 A-E of the IPC). This applies to both adults and minors.

This prohibition can be waived by the survivor or, in the case of a deceased (or incompetent) victim, the victim's family, in writing to a designated welfare institution or other authority. If someone prints or publishes information that breaches this clause, they are committing a criminal offense known as an offense against public justice, which is punishable by up to two years in prison. The legislators intended for the victims of such crimes to remain anonymous so that they would not be subjected to hostile prejudice or harassment in the future. In society, a rape survivor would endure hostile prejudice and social exclusion. Such victims will have a tough time finding work, getting married, and integrating into society as normal human beings. Because our criminal justice system lacks an adequate witness protection programme, the necessity to shield the victim and conceal her identity is considerably greater.

4. Right to Maternity Benefits

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 protects women's employment during pregnancy and entitles them to a fully paid leave of absence to care for their children. The 2017 changes aim to extend maternity leave to 26 weeks in all workplaces, including the private sector. The Act covers all establishments, including factories, mines, plantations, government establishments, stores, and establishments subject to applicable legislation, as well as any other establishment that the Central Government may notify.

Moms adopting a child under the age of three months from the date of adoption, as well as "commissioning mothers," will be eligible for 12-weeks maternity leave. The commissioning mother is a biological mother who utilizes her egg to make an embryo that will be implanted in another woman.

The Maternity Benefit Amendment Act also includes an enabling clause for women to "work from home," which can be used after the 26-week leave term has expired. Women employees may be able to take advantage of this benefit on mutually agreed-upon terms depending on the nature of their work. According to the Act, a woman must have worked as an employee at an establishment for at least 80 days in the previous 12 months to be eligible for maternity benefits. The average daily earnings for the period of actual absence is used to calculate payment during the leave period.

5. Right to No Arrest

The mode of arrest is defined in Section 46 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. An arrest is defined as the physical seizure or touching of a person's body with the intent of detaining him. The mere pronouncement of the words "arrest" does not constitute an arrest unless the individual being arrested complies with the procedure and follows the Arresting Officer. The legislature's primary goal is to protect the woman during her detention. Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973 and Section 46(4) (amended under Section 6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 define the basic procedure for arresting a woman. Section 46(4) states that no women shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise unless exceptional circumstances exist and that if such exceptional circumstances exist, the woman police officer should obtain the prior permission of a first-class Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the offense is committed or the arrest is to be made by filing a written report. Many women would have been victims of social or physical harassment, abuses, exploitation, and a variety of other afflictions if these areas had not existed.

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lescroniques · 1 year ago

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El reconeixement del COI impulsa l'ICSD a reforçar la transparència i la responsabilitat

Thomas Bach, president del Comitè Olímpic Internacional (COI), va rebre a Adam Kosa, president del International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), a la Casa Olímpica. thestatesman.com La reunió va tenir com a objectiu discutir com es poden crear les condicions per a una renovada cooperació entre les dues organitzacions. El president Kosa va transmetre el seu agraïment pel suport i…

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fantastic-nonsense · 3 years ago

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I can't believe I actually have stuff to contribute to this conversation.

Okay, so full dislosure: I was not a boarder. But I did attend a combo day/boarding school in the Southeast US as a day student for one year of middle school and most of high school (long story). And yes: boarding schools are much rarer (comparatively speaking) in the US than they seem to be in the UK, and they're much less normalized. Many of them are like the one I went to, with a combination of both day students and boarders in attendance.

Generally speaking, US boarding schools tend to fall loosely into two categories: high schools (Grades 9-12) and middle+high schools (Grades 6-12). For the Brits and other international readers in the room, that covers kids who are vaguely between 13/14-18 for the first type and 9/10-18 for the second type. There are a couple of specialized boarding schools I can think of that might take kids who are younger (notably, schools for the deaf and blind), but generally speaking even if a boarding school is K-12, the younger kids are almost certainly day students.

So barring some ridiculous differences between the DCU and real-life America, you're absolutely correct that Tim likely wouldn't have even had the option to board anywhere until he was in middle school. He spent a potential maximum of three years as an actual boarder before we meet him in canon at 13 unless his parents legitimately shipped him off somewhere, which they don't seem to have done.

As a sidenote: Tim is, in fact, a Gotham native, but the Drake family didn't actually live next door to Wayne Manor until after Tim was already Robin. They had a house in the suburbs and in a condo in Gotham City when Tim was a kid. I had to go track down the issue, but Robin #100 notes this pretty clearly when the Drakes move into a townhouse in the city:

"We always walked this way from our condo to the opera, way back when. We almost never used our city place except when we were going to operas, galleries, or downtown stuff like that. Most parents wouldn't bring the kid along to such tres-haute affairs. I have to admit, when Mom and Dad weren't off traveling, they did their best to include me in everything."

So. Tim as a day student at a series of local private/boarding schools until he was 10 or so, and then potentially a boarder from 10 to 13 (one of which being that co-ed boarding school mentioned by OP). What does all of this mean? It means that I am uniquely qualified to speak on some of the extracurricular activities Tim might have participated in while he was at school!

The answer really boils down to "it depends on Tim's interests and school offerings." He might have been required to participate in extracurriculars, sports, or 'afternoon programs' as a matter of school requirements (which is what my school did), and these offerings can range from traditional sports like soccer and track to performing arts like theater, choir, and band to other offerings like the school newspaper and yearbook committee.

Clubs, of course, might range the gamut from Ethics Bowl and chess club to Anime Club and Fishing Club or helping DJ a local radio station. We can speculate a lot about the potential opportunities Tim might have had based on the canonical clubs we know exist at Gotham Academy:

Ignoring the last three (which....not official clubs), it looks generally like a normal private prep school set up, so I think the experiences largely translate.

So! Based on Tim's canonical knowledge and interests over the years, I can speculate a few activities Tim probably or might have participated in (either officially or for fun on the side):

Skateboarding Club

Photography (maybe yearbook committee? Mine allowed the middle schoolers on it, so it's possible)

Martial Arts of some sort (we know he was already moderately proficient in 1-2 by the time he was 13)

Tim's a gearhead and loves mechanics. He'd obviously be too young to take the interest in cars and motorcycles we see him cultivate in canon as a teenager, so...theatre tech crew, maybe?

If that boy wasn't in a dedicated DnD (or rather, Warlocks and Warriors as it's known in the DCU) group long before we ever saw him play it in canon, I'll eat my hat

He's been a geek his whole life, and he often quotes books and movies. He absolutely had some kind of regular set-up with his friends/dorm-mates where they chilled out together in a common room and watched movies and tv during their free time

I suspect he was also in chess club, or at least regularly played it as a child, given his competency at the game in canon

He was clearly learning foreign languages during this time period; whether that was in school as part of normal classfare (as it was in mine) or as part of an extracurricular language club I don't know, but it was definitely happening

Other than that....yeah, OP's generally right about boarders being generally forced to interact with each other whether they want to or not. My school had 4 house parents per dorm who were always putting on activites or cooking for the kids or enforcing study hours, and there's obviously going to be things like weekly/monthly dorm meetings or campus-wide events happening too.

I will say that generally speaking, Tim is incredibly intelligent and loves learning but is generally bored at school; he's rarely shown taking a genuine interest in his studies, and I suspect if we were to look at Child!Tim the situation wouldn't look much different.

Idk why I’m so fascinated by Tim’s early boarding school days. What was he like? Did he play sports? Did he like school?? If you ever need inspiration, a before Robin Tim in boarding school would be rly interesting

I do wonder how different US boarding schools are compared to the UK. To compare, about 0.5% of US school kids attend boarding schools, meanwhile in the UK it's about 1%. It doesn't sound a huge difference but I know quite a few folk who went to boarding schools, although - to be fair - only one was a boarder, the rest were just day students.

I've been trying to look this stuff up but you know how uncentralised and unhelpful the US education system is so... Take everything below with a giant pinch of salt. I'm British, and attitudes to boarding schools are probably more 'normalised' here.

If I can use my 'local' example here in Scotland, they only take boarders for age 10 and up, but they do teach all the way down to nursery level. I think in the US it's typically 13, which is coincidentally the age at which we meet Tim. But there are junior boarding schools in the US too, albeit not very commonly found. Even so, I'm struggling to find more than like... two (legit actually not cult esque) boarding schools on the East Coast that takes kids younger than age 9. So again, I think being 10 is probably your best bet for when Tim started boarding at his private schools.

Prior to that, I really don't see him as a boarder at private schools. I guess he could have been? I mean those schools do exist after all but... it's just not super common, and Tim couldn't have been jumping schools that much because there literally aren't enough that exist to do that.

You will have kids attending boarding schools who are age 4 and up, but they typically won't be boarders, just day students like any other private school.

So when Tim speaks about being shunted from boarding school to boarding school, I don't think he'll have been shifting living locations that much if he stayed in the Gotham area. I think. I am assuming again that he has pretty much stayed in the Gotham County area for most - if not all - his life. There's only so many schools surely... and he didn't board at Gotham Academy or Brentwood when we first meet him right? HOW MANY (GOOD) PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE THERE IN NEW JERSEY?

Having said that... Do we even have confirmation that Tim is and has been a Gotham native all his life? I've missed it if so, happy to be corrected!

Anyway, let's say for the sake of headcanon, Tim had attended private school all his life, and started boarding at one around age 10. From the way he describes it - he changed schools maybe once a year once he starting boarding. So, I'd say at worse, he's changed where's he's been living...maybe three or four times? Which is still a fair amount!

I sound so dismissive don't I? Haha. Poor Tim. You have all that money spent on you...

ANYWAY, to answer the actual ask (anon I am so sorry), what do you even do with your time whilst at boarding school? I mentioned in a previous ask that I doubted Tim would have had time to be lonely, because boarding schools make a point of shoving you together with as many of your peers and different grades as possible so you are like...never alone. Your parents can rock up and visit whenever they please so long as it's not literal class time. You can call them and Zoom them whenever you want to. Nowadays they really do everything they can to stop you from ever feeling alone.

Of course, being alone and being lonely are two different things. And Tim can be so cerebral...

We know that Tim attended at least one co-ed boarding school. And it looked like the dorms were seperate buildings with the classrooms occupying another space.

Again, using my 'local' boarding school example, here's what their week looks like:

Look at those happy salad eating children. What a world.

They will take you rock climbing on a Sunday whether you like it or not. You will be playing basketball on a Saturday. You will be practicing for the Christmas musical after classes in the late afternoons... No time to stop and think.

I'm sure some kids - maybe Tim himself - take great comfort in the regime of it all. You're allowed to mix and hang out in each other's rooms, common rooms and halls. Some schools have the younger kids share rooms, some let them all have their own bedroom... That depends.

Does Tim like school? He likes learning. He likes people. He might not have enjoyed how structured the curriculum was, and he might not have enjoyed how stringent some schools' timetables were. Although, considering he was 13 when he left boarding schools behind... I don't think they work those kids quite as hard as the high school prep lot.

Anyway, thank you for the ask anon! I am writing a fic where his upbringing is the topic of many conversations with his parents, so in a hindsight approach. It is interesting how it would have formulated his sense of self, especially contrasting the other batfam members who received either really unconventional educations (Dick, Cass, Damian) or your bog standard city school education (Duke, Babs, Steph, Jason - though save Babs these all got cut short).

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Global disabilities map visualizes the strength and power of millions of athletes around the world

Qaphela Dlamini, educator, wheelchair basketball participant and incapacity rights advocate from South Africa. globalsportsmentingprogram/flickr, CC BY-ND

When the People with Disabilities Act was signed into legislation in 1990, it turned unlawful to limit entry – to employment, training or federally funded establishments – primarily based on incapacity. The ADA made it simpler for wheelchair customers, senior residents or a disabled baby to navigate public areas and to have equal entry to studying.

Many People who are usually not disabled profit from the ADA. Constructing ramps, curb cuts, wider halls and audio directions at crosswalks had been a results of this legislation. The ADA made it simpler for a dad or mum to push a stroller down the sidewalk, to cross the road guided by aural prompts or for college kids with dyslexia to study and excel at school.

JP Manues incapacity rights advocate and dragon boat racing coach from the Philippines. globalsportsmentoringprogram/flickr

December three is the United Nations Worldwide Day of Individuals with Disabilities. Whereas ADA protects the rights of People with disabilities, what protections exist across the globe? Are there insurance policies that shield a toddler in Ethiopia born with listening to loss? Or the Venezuelan lady who misplaced the usage of her legs in an car accident? What about an adolescent in Senegal born with Down syndrome?

The College of Tennessee Heart for Sport, Peace, and Society has created the International Incapacity Rights Map, an interactive map that advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities all through the world. The map may also serve to empower those that need to create insurance policies that shield individuals with disabilities.

Leveling the enjoying subject

In 2016, JP Maunes, a incapacity rights advocate and signal language interpreter, and Adeline Dumapong, a Paralympic bronze medalist, each from the Philippines, sat in a Washington, D.C. restaurant riveted by the closed captioning expertise on the tv. For the hundreds of thousands of people who find themselves deaf or exhausting of listening to, closed captioning supplies details about what might be seen, even when it’s not attainable to listen to.

Neither Maunes nor Dumapong is deaf. Closed captioning, nonetheless, represented greater than the comfort of having the ability to observe a sports activities commentary in a loud restaurant. They may see what was attainable for individuals with disabilities in their very own nation. As Filipino residents, Maunes and Dumapong wished to know what they might do to deliver consideration to the discrimination towards individuals with disabilities.

They’d seen American athletes use their skilled platforms to talk out towards discrimination, unequal pay and sexual harassment, together with Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe. How may they use their energy as athletes to advocate for extra inclusive legal guidelines and insurance policies?

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Altering the world by means of sports activities

Manues and Dumapong had been contributors in our program, the College of Tennessee Heart for Sport, Peace, and Society, which has skilled greater than 80 athletes and professionals from 50 international locations who work within the sports activities sector. Their questions, conversations with advocates around the globe and the middle’s work to advertise the rights of individuals with disabilities led our crew to create the International Incapacity Rights Map.

Many individuals need to replicate the protections that ADA supplies in their very own communities. The middle supplies coaching on present legal guidelines and insurance policies. It additionally helps athletes to create sport-based initiatives and enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities of their residence international locations.

College of Tennessee Heart for Sport, Peace, and Society’s director, Dr. Sarah Hillyer, describes the aim of the International Incapacity Rights Map.

The International Incapacity Rights Map describes the legal guidelines and insurance policies in a given nation and connects them to the Paralympic Motion, a world effort to advertise para sports activities and help para athletes to attain excellence in sport. The map additionally supplies data to athlete activists on how you can advocate for extra inclusive rights.

There are web sites devoted to explaining nationwide and worldwide legal guidelines and insurance policies defending individuals with disabilities, such because the United Nations Division of Financial and Social Affairs. However there has by no means been an interactive world map that shows the rights of individuals with disabilities mixed with details about the Paralympics, Particular Olympics and Deaflympics.

Photograph of the International Incapacity Rights Map. sportandpeace.com

The map consists of country-specific details about the nationwide places of work of the Paralympic Committee, Particular Olympics and Deaflympics and statistics on a rustic’s participation within the two most up-to-date worldwide competitions. As well as, the map incorporates a biographical sketch of an area athlete utilizing sport as a device to advertise the rights of individuals with disabilities and to foster larger social inclusion.

Designed as an open supply platform, the map permits customers to replace and add new data on legal guidelines and insurance policies and new sports-based incapacity rights initiatives. Updates are submitted by means of the web site and reviewed by middle college for accuracy earlier than showing on the map.

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One of many middle’s targets is to facilitate stronger partnerships and higher collaboration all through the game sector. For instance, the Worldwide Paraplympic Committee is about to signal a historic cooperation settlement with the Worldwide Incapacity Alliance “to advance the rights of individuals with disabilities and collectively commit to make use of parasport as a car to drive the human rights agenda ahead.” Parasports are sports activities performed by individuals with disabilities, each bodily and mental. Our map reveals visually how interdisciplinary efforts from authorities, Parasports and native initiatives can advance human rights.

Individuals with disabilities face quite a few boundaries daily. Our work on the middle helps to equip individuals to develop into advocates and break down these boundaries. As we analysis obstacles dealing with individuals with disabilities, this map can act as a robust device to assist strengthen these vital human rights.

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A Confederação Brasileira de Desportos de Surdos – CBDS promoverá e supervisionará a Surdolímpiada Nacional – Edição 2021, que já está na sua terceira edição, nos dias 04 a 07 de setembro de 2021 em Brasília – DF envolvendo aproximadamente 800 participantes, dentre surdoatletas, membros de comissões técnicas, profissionais e voluntários em 16 modalidades olímpicas e tem como objetivos premiar seus vencedores como servir de seletiva para compor a delegação brasileira que participará do Deaflympics2021, que terá nos dias 05 a 15 de dezembro de 2021 em Caxias do Sul – RS – Brasil e em 21 modalidades olímpicas e que cujo evento é pioneiro na América Latina e do Sul e contará com a participação de delegações de mais de 4.500 surdoatletas de 100 países filiados ao ICSD – International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, grande parceira desta CBDS. Também apoiam a Surdolímpiada Nacional 2021, como anfitriãs o Governo do Distrito Federal – GDF e a Federação Brasiliense Desportiva dos Surdos – FBDS. A Diretoria da CBDS, em conjunto com a Secretaria Especial do Esporte, vinculado ao Ministério da Cidadania e que patrocinará a Surdolímpiada Nacional, já está batalhando desde fevereiro de 2020, mês que tomou posse, para formar departamentos das mais diversas modalidades, captação de recursos financeiros públicos e privados, contratação de recursos humanos como reuniões com as Federações filiadas visando um plano de trabalho conjunto para que aquelas Federações como esta CBDS possam brilhar naqueles eventos com resultados acima da média. Vejam no site www.cbds.org.br as informações para que as delegações estaduais possam participar com sucesso na Surdolímpiada Nacional Edição 2021. Vamos à luta! As modalidades que farão parte nesse evento estão previstas: Handebol Vôlei 6×6 Basquete 5×5 (a confirmar) Vôlei de praia Tênis de mesa Judô Karatê Taekwondo Atletismo Natação Ciclismo SPEED (estrada) Ciclismo MTB Orientação Boliche Xadrez (a confirmar) Badminton Fiquem atentos aos prazos, procurem sua federação de seu Estado para mais informações sobre cadastro, inscrição e matrícula. #cbds https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-3l0LLiYb/?igshid=e5x1qqnuz014

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Russia stuck in stalemate with WADA after doping scandal

AP Published 5:51 a.m. ET March 21, 2018 | Updated 11:12 a.m. ET March 21, 2018

With the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea closed, we turn the page and look ahead to the next Olympics: the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. USA TODAY Sports

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia seems to be stuck in stalemate that is blocking its full re-entry to international sports after a state-backed doping scandal.

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it is “not wavering” from two key demands in a road map to rehabilitate Russia, whose anti-doping body was suspended in November 2015.

Russia has refused to formally accept the findings of WADA-appointed investigator Richard McLaren, who detailed the doping program and state-orchestrated cover-ups, nor allow access to potentially tainted samples stored in the Moscow laboratory central to the conspiracy.

At an annual conference for global anti-doping officials, WADA stressed its wish to welcome Russia back would not be sold short.

“That price is the road map, and that price is they have to accept (McLaren),” the agency’s deputy director general, Rob Koehler, said in an expert panel session that also featured Russia’s top anti-doping official.

In an apparent plea to newly re-elected President Vladimir Putin, Koehler said public acceptance of McLaren’s evidence “needs to happen from the leadership, in order to start mending and having that cultural change.”

MORE:Putin orders Russian diplomats to seek doping rule changes

Putin said last year American interests were manipulating sports leaders to use doping scandals that embarrassed Russia ahead of the elections.

Russia’s federal law enforcement agency, which answers to Putin’s government, is another barrier to WADA restoring the compliance with global standards of the national anti-doping agency, known as RUSADA.

WADA president Craig Reedie earlier revealed his frustration with trying to work with the Russian Investigative Committee which sealed the Moscow laboratory as part of its own case.

Four letters sent to Russia by WADA in recent weeks have gone unanswered, and “it seems our offer has fallen on deaf ears,” Reedie said in a keynote speech.

Reedie said while he wanted to bring Russia “back in from the cold … it is just a pity it is taking so long for Russian authorities to make it happen.”

Decisions in Russia were taken above the level of sports officials, RUSADA director general Yuri Ganus told reporters after the session.

“It’s a question outside of our responsibility,” Ganus said when pressed on why Russia did not compromise on the two outstanding issues, adding it was a “procedural question” for federal investigators.

Ganus acknowledged Russia was “losing the trust of the international community. It’s a very serious problem.”

Earlier on stage, Ganus said McLaren was a “respected person” but did not address a delegate’s question of what happened next if Russia continued to refuse that McLaren’s report was accurate.

WADA and the IAAF, the governing body of track and field, are proving Russia’s toughest opponents in fallout from the doping scandal which corrupted the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee imposed conditions on Russia’s team selections for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and 2018 Pyeongchang OIympics, though reinstated Russia’s Olympic body days after the games finished in South Korea last month.

The IAAF this month threatened the Russian track federation, suspended since 2015, with expulsion if progress was not made by July.

The doping scandal has not yet affected Russia’s hosting of the World Cup, which kicks off on June 14 in Moscow.

FIFA is investigating potential doping cases in Russian soccer using evidence provided by McLaren and WADA, including more than three years of testing data from the Moscow laboratory supplied by a whistleblower last October.

WADA chief investigator Guenter Younger said his team “fortunately” had help from another whistleblower, former Moscow and Sochi lab director Grigory Rodchenkov, to begin the challenge of analyzing the data.

“We will not accept that cases will be brushed under the carpet (by sports bodies),” Younger said.

Reedie began the conference by saying “every Russian sporting victory will be questioned” until the country achieves a full return to international sports.

“It is time for this situation to change in the interests of clean athletes,” the WADA leader said, “in Russia and beyond.”

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Ghana Deaf Football Association focused on Korea 2020 football championship

The Ghana Deaf Football Association (GDFA) has dismissed reports suggesting that Ghana’s deaf football team, the Black Wonders, has withdrawn from the World Deaf Football Championship, originally scheduled for 2020 in Korea.

According to the GDFA, the event was cancelled way back in March when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, adding that the announcement from a group known as Ghana Deaf Sports Federation (GDSF) raises suspicions and urged the public to disregard the group.

The GDFA’s position came in the wake of reports from the GDSF indicating Ghana’s withdrawal from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) sanctioned deaf football championship which has been postponed to 2021.

The GDSF, however, assured in its statement that there are efforts to prepare a team to the 2021 Summer Deaflympics scheduled for December 2020 in Caxia Du Sul, Brazil.

It also announced the suspension of the membership of the GDFA for gross misconduct.

Responding, the GDFA in a statement signed by Acting Chairman, Chris Ekpo, called the bluff of the GDSF, querying its locus in the organisation of deaf sports in Ghana.

“The announcement of the suspension of the membership of the GDFA is laughable and a childish act from a desperate group seeking for attention.”

Mr Ekpo explained that the GDFA derives its powers from the National Sports Authority (NSA) as well as the Ghana National Association for the Deaf (GNAD) whose constitution mandates the GDFA to execute its football.

“We are answerable to bodies such as the Association of Sports for the Disabled, National Deaflympic Committee, Confederation of African Deaf Sports (CADS), Deaf International Football Association (DIFA), the International Committee of Deaf Sports (ICDS) and the West Africa Deaf Sports Union (WADSU) but not to GDSF.”

He described as unfortunate the turn of event on the deaf football scene but assured that GDFA would work with all the recognised stakeholders as far as deaf football was concerned to ensure the sport was improved to change the lives of all deaf athletes in the country.

He thanked the public for the support received so far and advised that rebellious groups such as the GDSF and others be disregarded in the move to improve sports in Ghana.

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Brown University reinstated three varsity teams after athletes said the school was hurting diversity

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Brown University reinstated three varsity teams after athletes said the school was hurting diversity

Coming from a small suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Ingram said he had never even heard of the Rhode Island school until a coach reached out to recruit him to run sprints.

When Ingram woke up to news that he and his track teammates were stripped of their varsity team status on May 28, he said he was shocked and frustrated that effective immediately he was no longer a varsity athlete and track would be considered a club sport instead.

Ingram’s team was not alone.

Ingram and his peers in the demoted sports pushed back.

“We got a group together of all the student athletes of color and, in wake of everything that’s happening in America, we decided that it’s an incredibly accurate and timely example of just why we’re put in these situations and why we face what we face in terms of systematic racism and just all these hard challenges we have to overcome,” Ingram said. “And Brown indirectly made it harder for us to overcome those obstacles and clear those hurdles.”

Their calls for reinstatement resonated with leadership

On Wednesday, Brown President Christina H. Paxson said the university would reverse the decision for the school’s track, field and cross country teams after the Brown community expressed serious concerns about the rank change’s “implications to build and sustain diverse and inclusive communities for students at Brown, and particularly for black students and alumni.”

While Ingram is pleased with the reversal, he told Appradab, he’s frustrated that it happened in the first place.

“Our students, alumni and parents took the time to share their deeply personal stories of the transformative impact that participation in track, field and cross country has had on their lives,” Paxson wrote Wednesday in a letter to the Brown community. “Many noted that, through Brown’s history, these sports have been a point of entry to higher education for academically talented students who otherwise would not have had the opportunity, many of them students of color.”

Sports are an entryway to the Ivy League

Former Princeton track athlete Russell Dinkins joined in the fight to get Brown to reverse its decision because he saw himself in those athletes.

“Sports is the greatest entryway to the Ivy League,” he said. “It provides the biggest admissions advantage, more than legacy admissions.”

Varsity teams are allotted a certain amount of spots for recruiting purposes, according to Dinkins, whereas club sports don’t have recruited spots. And while Brown, as a member of the Ivy League, doesn’t award academic or athletic scholarships, varsity athletic coaches are able to recommend to admissions officers students they think will be a welcome addition to campus, according to the school’s website.

Brown’s decision to drop track, field and cross country from its varsity ranks could have had life altering consequences, Dinkins said.

He took issue with Brown’s initial decision to close off access for deserving students because had it not been for track he too would have missed out on an Ivy League education at Princeton.

Even though Dinkins is a Princeton alum, he said it’s not about where he went to school. He wanted to help fight for one of the few access points available for students coming from diverse backgrounds and disadvantaged socioeconomic statuses.

A decision two years in the making

In Paxson’s initial letter to students in May, she said the school conducted an internal review during the 2018-19 academic year and consultants concluded there were too many varsity sports at Brown which “was a barrier to competitiveness.”

“In the decade ending in 2018, Brown earned 2.8% of Ivy titles, the lowest in the Ivy League,” Paxson said. “This outcome is inconsistent with the Ivy League principle of competitive balance across schools, and with Brown’s commitment to excellence in all we do.”

In January she asked a committee of alumni with “deep ties to Brown athletics” to come up with ways to improve the student athletics program.

The committee recommended the following changes: revise rosters by reducing the amount of varsity sports teams from 38 to 29, and “continue to focus on admission and recruitment of outstanding student-athletes, as well maintaining roster sizes that build competitiveness, enhance our focus on coaching, training and conditioning, including professional development for athletics staff, and advance facilities improvements that will make a difference in recruiting talented coaches and student-athletes, and improve competitiveness in varsity athletics.”

The 11 teams affected in the initial advisory were men and women’s fencing, men and women’s golf, women’s skiing, men and women’s squash, women’s equestrian and men’s track, field and cross country, which are considered three individual varsity sports under federal Title IX rules.

In light of the reversal of track, field and cross country, eight of the other teams will maintain their new club status and Brown’s varsity program will now include a total of 32 teams, according to the online statement.

Additionally, club coed sailing and club women’s sailing will transition to varsity status, the school said.

Alumni and student athletes mobilize for change

Within two hours of the announcement from Brown in May, Ingram said alumni quickly mobilized on Facebook. The group consisted of former Brown student athletes, current Brown student athletes, former Brown coaches, parents, and former Olympians — anyone who shared a common goal of wanting Brown to reverse its decision, according to Ingram. That’s when Dinkins got involved.

In response to Brown’s decision, athletes from the sports teams who were stripped of their rank coordinated efforts and created six online petitions championing for their sport to hold onto its classification, according to the student publication at Brown, The Brown Daily Herald.

Additionally, captains from each of the demoted teams authored an open letter to Brown administrators, The Herald said.

Brown addresses the timing of its announcement

In a second letter on June 6, Paxson said she was met with feedback from the community about the timing of Brown’s decision to demote these varsity teams, shortly after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of police while being arrested in Minneapolis.

Paxson said there’s never a right time to make a change like this without affecting some group of current student-athletes, new recruits and coaches.

“But I never could have imagined the release of the initiative would come on the heels of one of the most heart-wrenching moments in our nation’s history — the death of George Floyd and the illumination of the longstanding problem in this country of anti-black racism — and I am truly sorry for the impact the collision of these circumstances have had on so many in our community,” she said.

Paxson further clarified the school’s decision, saying this was the result of years of discussions with members of the athletics department who expressed concern about physical and financial resources within the department, conversations with alumni who said Brown should cut sports, and the external review on how Brown could improve varsity athletics.

On June 1, Brown’s senior leaders issued an online letter to the community titled “Confronting racial injustice” in response to Floyd’s death. In the letter, the school said they don’t condone acts of racism, discrimination or violence.

“This cannot be accepted as ‘normal,'” the letter said. “We must continue to demand equity and justice for all people, inclusive of all identities. And we must continue to care for and support each other, especially in this time when we are apart.”

There’s more work to be done

Even though Brown’s track, field and cross country teams were reinstated, Ingram said there’s a lot of advocacy work still to do.

After seeing the success at Brown, student athletes of color from other Ivy League schools have reached out to Ingram for support in being a catalyst for change on issues like racially tone deaf staff, trainers and directors and by cosigning letters to administrators for change at their own schools.

“We’re not just going to stop making our voices heard because we got what we wanted at Brown,” Ingram said. “There’s a lot more work that needs to be done in diversity in athletics across the board so we’re going to do more work as a group to fix that.”

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