AASP Newsletter - September 2019

Greetings AASP!

September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! Learn more about athletes like Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo), Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo), Sofia Huerta (@schuerta), and Josef Martinez (@JosefMartinez17) who are standouts in their respective sports. Need a good read? Check out Jorge Iber’s blog post on Latinos in American Sports.

October is Bully Prevention Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and LGBT History Month. Take a moment to read Carlos Dunlap’s article on Choose Kindness and Sportsmanship, Not Bullying. Also find some time to re-read this APA Division 47 article on sport and violence by Dr. Mitch Abrams, Dr. Michelle Bartlett, and Dr. Tanya Prewitt-White.

Did you know Jaiyah Saelua (@jaiyahs) was the first non-binary player to compete in a men’s FIFA World Cup qualifier? Read this article to learn more about the gains and setbacks experienced by trans athletes. We celebrate German American Heritage Day on October 6, National Coming Out Day (@NationalComingOutDay) on October 11, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (@PovertyEradicationDay) on October 17, and Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary (@WomensMilitaryMemorial) on October 18.

Register for AASP's new webinar Amplifying Their Voices: Empowering Girls & Women in Sport that will take place on October 3 to learn about the existing barriers in sport and how to apply feminist theories to contextualize their experiences.

Also, keep an eye out for this month’s tweets and other news related to diversity days and months!