Tucson Roller Derby

#DerbyTwitter, we're back~ just a few updates for y'all now that *somebody* finally remembered to get the Twitter PW 😅

@JCRD_Derby WE ❤️ YOU !!

@Leigh_47 @JCRD_Derby Came here to say the same thing!!

HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY! Inviting our friends from @copperstatederby @uaderbycats & any other AZ skaters who might wanna come out to Tucson for this training opportunity~ keeping our fingers crossed that we won't get rained out, but we'll have a backup plan just in case!

We don't have plans to host another Dust Devil until at least 2024. In the meantime, we'll focus on training, embodying anti-racism & gender inclusion, avoiding burnout, and having fun 🛼🌵🌞

#DerbyTwitter, we're back~ just a few updates for y'all now that *somebody* finally remembered to get the Twitter PW 😅

Signal-boosting: check out "Pozole," a short film by Jessica Mendez Siqueiros, who wants to change the view of Latinos in the film industry. Bonus: it's set here in Tucson! vimeo.com/373628618

Watch Imara Jones discussing the importance of centering the lives of Black trans women in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. She is a political journalist and activist who created journalism platform TransLash. Do you know about her and her work? youtu.be/KPC0wR6MhNo

Thank you so much to the #LivesBeforeLaces team at WFTDA for helping us plan for a safe return to sport! We are grateful for your expertise, your caution, and your care. ❤️😷🛼

Here in Arizona we are experiencing an alarming surge in new COVID-19 cases. As the City of Tucson and Pima County have passed ordinances requiring masks in public, we also encourage everyone in the state of AZ to do their part to keep each other safe. bit.ly/2ASthZS

Juneteeth - Institutionalized An in person event at the MSA annex, RSVP and masks required: bit.ly/2UZUm46 Juneteenth - A March with our Ancestors event in Phoenix: bit.ly/37HXneR 5/5

Now is the Time to Make Juneteenth an Official Federal Holiday: bit.ly/2UUKGrR Tucson/AZ Events: Juneteenth- Come Celebrate the Big 50 A virtual, all day event put together by Barbea Williams Performing Company: bit.ly/2AHVjYg 4/5

It is our responsibility to do the work. Learn Black History. Celebrate Black History. Honor Black History. Understand Black History. Even if you’re late. 1/5

Breonna Taylor should be celebrating her 27th birthday today. Writer Cate Young (@battymamzelle) has created a series of actions to take part in today to honor Breonna. Visit bit.ly/BirthdayForBre…; take action and demand justice. Make sure she is not forgotten. #SayHerName

March for Justice Tucson is holding a peaceful rally against police brutality this afternoon (6/3) from 4 - 6pm at Old Main on the UA campus. Please attend if you are able and help create a healing space for members of the Tucson Black community. Wear a mask and stay hydrated!

We refuse to return to our sport without concrete actions and policies in place to support this statement.

In order to do this, we must address the ways in which anti-Blackness manifests within our league, what the league currently does to support and uphold oppressive systems, and what we need to do to dismantle those systems.

Tucson Roller Derby stands in solidarity with communities fighting for justice against anti-Blackness, police brutality, and white supremacy. Black. Lives. Matter. TRD also acknowledges that we are complicit. Anti-Blackness has been and continues to be present in not just...