Gillian Benson

Bonjour/Hi! |
she/her/elle |
Gender Equity Lead for Karate Canada |
Owner at Koguma Karate |
High Performance Administrator |
Community Coach

[jennifer walinga @jwalinga]

Good graphic on abuse in sport if you’re still struggling to differentiate coaching from abuse - this shows it’s a clear line

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

Collective recreational sport as community-building!

"The goal of our study was to stop and smell the roses and to better appreciate relationships of community that have existed around us for quite some time, but have been overlooked"

[Glen Grunwald @grunwald_glen]

Basketball helps keep people active and brings us all together. How They Play: Studying a Pick-Up Basketball Game https://t.co/hFziujNgVi @CanBball @HoopDome

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

@CAC_ACE So many engaging speakers, and so many new ideas to wrap my head around. Thank you for the excellent programming!

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

Safe space in sport: a communal territory for challenging assumptions and opening up to new experiences, underpinned by respect, honesty, inclusivity.

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

@TinaDacin :”Attitudes are one of the last things to change.”

Incentive structures need to evolve, to encourage behavioural changes, to make space for long-term organizational transformation.

@CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE Power and privilege matter because they provide the context for the emergence of the facets of identity.

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

The microaggressions, the myths associated with meritocracy, the systemic barriers in sport are fundamentally limiting to our collective growth.

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE When given a safe space to flourish, intersectional identities bring compounded value to sports organizations.

@TinaDacin @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Manon Ouellette @ouellette_manon]

Une session inspirante avec Eddie Robinson : “il s’agit de comprendre l’ensemble du récit, dans sa totalité, dans sa vérité”

#SLS21 @CAC_ACE #relançonslesport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

@CAC_ACE The 4 Rs were proposed by Verna Kirkness.

https://t.co/DSl60vmpH9

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

Eddy Robinson: “It’s about understanding the whole narrative, in its entirety, in its truth.”

How to approach Truth and Reconciliation: root ourselves in respect, reciprocity, relevance, responsibility.

@CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

Eddy Robinson: “The key to Truth and Reconciliation is relationships."

@CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Tara Slone @TaraSlone]

You can’t say you want accountability for one organization and then look the other way for another. If you’re holding the NHL’s feet to the fire, then you have to do the same for b**st**ol. Don’t let the bullies win.

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

L’approche centrée sur l’athlète, où celui-ci est le sujet de son propre histoire sportive, demande:
- la capacité de choisir
- un.e entraîneur.e présent.e et à l’écoute
- responsabilisation du groupe

@CAC_ACE #SLS21 #RelançonsLeSport

[EAlliance @EallianceSport]

Investing in girls’ sport participation promotes more than just childhood well-being: it often sets girls up for continuing to lead a positive quality of life as they get older. #girlsinsport #getactive (data from @WomenandSportCA 2016)

[Sport for Life @SportForLife_]

Changing a long-established system is never easy, but breaking down the task makes it less daunting. The table below highlights steps to be taken to ensure #LongTermDevelopment continues to evolve: https://t.co/LUs8k9yrzA

[jennifer walinga @jwalinga]

Safesport is everyone's business #SLS21 @CAC_ACE @CRDSC_SDRCC

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

Taking the burden off participants by providing a transparent framework for complaint management is foundational as much to #GenderEquity as it is to #SafeSport

@CRDSC_SDRCC @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #ReigniteSport

[Dr. Julie McElroy @JulieMcElroy]

The future impact of participation #sports is being discussed @COP26. #ParaSports should be part of the discussion. Grassroots and multinational sporting events will be affected. https://t.co/tPKme2WR62
@gaylemcpherson_ @Davidfhlegg @dgmcgillivray what are your thoughts?

[Gillian Benson @GillianKoguma]

La fatigue est le plus grand obstacle à la résilience: “la plus grosse différence entre le jour 1 et le jour 8, ce n’était pas la rivière. C’était nous.”

@drmhpelletier @CAC_ACE #SLS21 #RelançonsLeSport