#WeRideTogether is a movement aimed at ending sexual misconduct in sport, promoting safer environments for all athletes through survivor-centered storytelling and advocacy. Shockingly, over 50% of athletes experience abuse, often from familiar individuals like coaches or teammates, highlighting a critical need for systemic change. It emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed practices and believing survivors. The initiative calls for a cultural shift to confront abuse with honesty and accountability. Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer’s narrative of childhood abuse underscores the deep-rooted issues prevalent in athletics and the need for supportive changes in sports culture.
More than half of all athletes experience some form of abuse during their lifetime, most often at the hands of someone they know, such as a coach, trainer, or teammate.
#WeRideTogether is a nonprofit organization created to make the youth sport environment safer for all athletes, reshaping safety, accountability, and healing in athletic spaces.
Real change starts with trauma-informed systems and believing survivors first, emphasizing the urgent need for sustained commitment to cultural change in athletics.
Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer shared her story of childhood sexual abuse, highlighting the profound impact it had throughout her athletic career.
Collection
[
|
...
]