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First feature ✅ Georgia's Eteri Liparteliani making history, and getting engaged in the process! 😁 Make sure to check out the video of the moment - guaranteed to make you smile! https://lnkd.in/d-whx7FY

It’s Never Over Until It’s Over: Never stop protecting your family, your team or your assets!! Hawkins Security Consultants Group #protectyourgoal #protectyourbusiness #investandprotectyourteam

Phil Jacob and I created WAVZE to help sports organisations ‘soundtrack’ their universe. We make it easy, safe and affordable to access authentic music, often made by talented fans of a team or sport (like Prose in this case) in order to deliver authentic sounds that resonate with your fanbase and to help attract new fans (particularly genZ/genAlpha). We want to transform sport’s relationship with music from an afterthought, a cost and a complex liability into an opportunity to engage with fans and a high value IP asset for value and revenue generation. OKTAGON MMA , via WAVZE, are at the vanguard of a new paradigm in sport’s relationship with music and artist-fans. This paradigm is about mirroring how sport approaches every other exploitable, customer/fan facing experience within its universe - EXCEPT MUSIC!! ie. Develop it, produce it, own it, control it, protect it, package it and exploit it!! Ed Shearan (Ipswich Town), Stormzy ( Man United)and Noel and Liam Gallagher (Man City) - to name but a few - were fans and talented, struggling musicians long before they became superstars… imagine if these clubs had ‘signed’ these artists, helped them on their way, introduced their music to their global fanbase… this is why Phil and I created WAVZE - to help #Soundtrackyoursport to help develop and exploit your audio universe. Bravo Pavol Neruda Ondřej Novotný and all at OKTAGON MMA #sportsbusiness #sportsmarketing #musicbusiness #ISC #sportspro #leadersinsport

Here is the abstract to my new chapter with Derek Catsam "Chasing Snakes: Whiteness, White Privilege and Sport" in the Handbook of Critical Whiteness  (Springer Nature, in print soon). Thanks for the opportunity Professor Jioji Ravulo! Abstract This chapter explores white privilege in sport which has had global implications for a long time. To understand why white privilege remains so powerful and hard to relinquish, it is important to understand historical frameworks of global power and processes that began in the imperial/colonial era whereby Western (and by implication white) body culture practices were inscribed onto colonized (and by implication black) bodies, simultaneously replacing and subverting local physical cultural practices. We examine these in various contexts in order to unpack how whiteness and white privilege have shaped sporting discourses globally. Keywords #Race, #racism, #apartheid, #JimCrow, #UnitedStates, #SouthAfrica, #trackandfield #athletics, #AmateurAthleticsUnion, #whiteness, #whitesupremacy

IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND NOT FAIR TO TREAT ANYONE IN THIS WAY ! Race does not biologically exist, yet how we identify with race is so powerful, it influences our experiences and shapes our lives. In a society that privileges white people and whiteness, racist ideas are considered normal throughout our media, culture, social systems, and institutions. Historically, racist views justified the unfair treatment and oppression of people of color (including enslavement, segregation, internment, etc.). We can be led to believe that racism is only about individual mindsets and actions, yet racist policies also contribute to our polarization. While individual choices are damaging, racist ideas in policy have a wide-spread impact by threatening the equity of our systems and the fairness of our institutions. To create an equal society, we must commit to making unbiased choices and being antiracist in all aspects of our lives. No one is born racist or antiracist; these result from the choices we make. Being antiracist results from a conscious decision to make frequent, consistent, equitable choices daily. These choices require ongoing self-awareness and self-reflection as we move through life. In the absence of making antiracist choices, we (un)consciously uphold aspects of white supremacy, white-dominant culture, and unequal institutions and society. Being racist or antiracist is not about who you are; it is about what you do. To Create an Equal, Safe, Strong and Positive Society, We Must Commit to Making Unbiased Choices and Being Antiracist in All Aspects of Our Lives. Thank you. Dr. Ammar Ali

Wonderful post about how language matters. We want to recognize the barriers various groups of people face to create equitable and inclusive communities. By not “seeing” a certain group, you are erasing that experience and those unique barriers. An intersectional approach looks at the full picture of unique experiences and how we can create equitable strategies accordingly.

https://lnkd.in/dxhZJ2_X "The qualification you need is the dream you have." 👌🏾❤️ Profound words of wisdom and inspiration from Vusi Thembekwayo. See a snippet of the video below 👏🏾🙏🏾 #VusiThembekwayo

🔍 Diving into #BlackHistoryMonth! 📚 Read Merkle's #IAmMerkle blog to hear about Wesley Hall, Solutions Engineer, and learn about his journey:

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