Emergency Episode #2: Beyond Black Squares

06/12/20 • 60 min

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#016 - On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, organizers and advocates for the Black Lives Matter movement called for people to show solidarity for black lives by posting a black square on folks' social media accounts, specifically Instagram. Within the American rowing community, this was done by many. Now, many are wondering what the next steps are for moving the needle forward with regard to the dialogue surrounding race in rowing
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine presented a webinar for USRowing under the same title, "Beyond Black Squares." This episode is similar but shorter than that presentation.
We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

Previous Episode

Pride Episode #1: Stonewall was a Protest

#015 - Amilia Rosa, Lyss Villablanca, and Gustavo Diaz are all part of the queer community and are rowers of color. In this episode, they cover the topics: if they were out when they were rowing (and why?), having a coxswain who identifies as trans, and coming out on a podcast episode, among many more.
We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.

We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

Next Episode

Pride Episode #2: Unpacking Homophobia, Stereotypes, & Coming Out as "Bisweptual"

#019 - Amilia Rosa, Lyss Villablanca, and Gustavo Diaz return for their second half of their conversation in Episode 019. In this episode, they cover the topics: overheard homophobic comments in the boathouse, the power of stereotypes, among many more.
To get in touch with any of the guests, below are their Instagram handles:

@averageamilia for Amilia Rosa
@bidalyss for Lyss Villablanca
@itsthegeese for Gustavo Diaz

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.

We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.