Mission City Roller Derby

Like most of the world, Mission City Roller Derby has been affected by the pandemic and ongoing systemic racism against Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). There are many issues that confront our society, but in the forefront is the need to dismantle ingrained, often unexamined, racist beliefs and actions. We would like to announce a renewed stance against discrimination and harassment, and toward building a non-hostile environment for everyone within Mission City ...Roller Derby. We will be proactive in educating and holding our members accountable. We will work continuously to combat the effects of discrimination in our league and in our communities. We commit to self-evaluate regularly, to consider selecting a representative person or committee to create a better, welcoming environment. The focus of this representative or committee would be accountability and restorative justice. The league considers restorative justice to be recognition of harm, reflection on actions, reduction of harm, and restoration of emotional and physical safety and trust. We will require inclusiveness training for all new and existing members to include racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia, along with an agreement of understanding how it can affect their presence in real life and online. We will be following the lead of our supervisory organization, Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WFTDA) in their updated Code of Conduct, and as they build their Anti-Racism Team Project (ART Project). They are already offering training resources and toolkits we will apply as we work our way back to practices and playing. We echo the WFTDA’s policy stating: All Member Leagues are expected to make the commitment to call out discrimination when it appears in our communities. We expect that all Member Leagues will continually work to decolonize their organizations, act with integrity and fight racism, transmisogyny, sexism, transphobia and ableism, and develop a firm understanding of intersectionality and the many ways in which racism contributes to further marginalization of all of our communities. Although Mission City Roller Derby is a skating organization, at heart we are a community first. A goal of Mission City Roller Derby as a community is to actively foster a culture of anti-racism.

See you there? . . Repost from @sfvrollerderby using @RepostRegramApp - Please join us for a day of protesting and skating in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. #SkateAgainstHate... . . When: June 27, 2020 at 11am Where: Meeting at Libbit Park in Encino - 5101 Libbit Ave., Encino, CA 91436 . What we will be doing: 1) For clarity, THIS IS A PROTEST. We are protesting while on skates, skateboards, or bikes in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. 2) Meeting at Libbit Park (street parking), then rolling down Ventura Blvd to join The Valley of Change. We will be sticking to the sidewalks and obeying all traffic laws. The route is approximately 1.7 miles. The Valley of Change is a protest group set up on Ventura and Sepulveda at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. If you would like to meet there, this group gets started about noon. You can park in the Galleria parking lot, the cost for parking is $2, that may change depending on stores opening there. 3) Schedule: 10:15 am - Organizers arrive 10:30 am - Skaters Arrive 11-11:30 - Opening Statements 11:30ish - Roll out in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd 12-2pm - Protest with The Valley of Change! 2pm - Roll back and final Statements. . . @QueerSkateAlliance @TheValleyOfChange @VCDerby @WastelandRollerDerby @AngelCityDerby @WestCoastDerbyKnockouts @DerbyDolls . . Image: Flyer on white background. Blue text at top reads 6.27.2020 | 11 AM and below that in green capital letters reads SKATE AGAINST HATE and smaller green text reads PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT. Blue text reads: MEET @ LIBBIT PARK, ENCINO. SKATE VENTURA BLVD TO JOIN THE VALLEY OF CHANGE (SHERMAN OAKS GALLERIA - CORNER OF VENTURA AND SEPULVEDA. Below are images of event collaborators. Orange text below reads IN ASSOCIATION WITH ORANGE ALIGNED and green text below reads SKATES | ROLLERBLADES | SCOOTERS | BIKES | SKATEBOARDS and below that in green text reads BRING WATER & WHEELS. WEAR A MASK

Repost from @wcrollerskate using @RepostRegramApp - PSA: The recent TikTok Roller Skating Trend headlines erase an entire community of black skaters that have been nurturing and elevating this activity for DECADES. Get educated on a few quick facts before you roll... --- #Rollwithsoul #rollmodel #rollerskate #rollerskating #rollerskater #quadskate #rhythmskating #skatedance #rollerdance #rollerdisco #discoskate #fitnessandfun #exercise #workout #healthy #fitspo #dance #skate #music #rollbounceskate #rollerderby #unitedskates #tiktok #tiktokdance

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So nice to be remembered in the list of things we can’t do yet. And lovin’ the company we’re listed with! #rollerderbyforever #MCRD #brawlinbetties #missiontattoo #rollinginink

We've been so inspired by our community's creative ways to get together while maintaining physical distance. We couldn't help but jump on the TikTok bandwagon! Even when apart, we still #loveourpack Check out this super fun video we made--and share your own in the comments! Show us your gear, your hobbies, the things that are keeping you grounded during this wild time! What are you doing to stay connected to your community? We want to know! Special thanks to our own Sempe...r Fatale (Christina Wilburn) for organizing and editing this video. I spy (in order of appearance): - Cheeks Ahoy! (Melanie Becerra) - Cinco de Mayhem (Andrea Alvarez) - Swipe Her Right (Debbie Throop) - Nerdcules (Jimmy Randles) - Glitter n Gloom (Ash Smith) - Lady Vulvamort (Amber Asher) - Semper Fatale (Christina Wilburn) - Summer Daze (Sommer Dey) - Chrissy Bang Bang (Anwanur Gielow) - Boom Swing (Dana Johnson) - Sailor Doom (Kristen Wright) - Blewbyu (Bryant Henson) #tiktok #passiton #virtualpasschallenge #socialdistancing #lovemypack #rollerderby

Rad!! Congratulations Sacramento Roller Derby!