Mana Shim
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Mana Shim
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Kanaka Maoli | Kiaʻi | Partner at Accelerate Strategies | Retired Pro Soccer Player | JD | Chair, Participant Safety Task Force @ussoccer
- Rubiales’ refusal to resign is horrifying. But it's worse to see the men in the room applaud him - and the leaders in this sport who are still silent If we can't agree to punish sexual misconduct caught on video in front of millions, how can women anywhere in football feel safe?#ÚltimaHora ‼️ Luis Rubiales no dimitirá como presidente de la RFEF: 🗨️ "No voy a dimitir, no voy a dimitir".
00:00 - I have a new job: I'm going to work at U.S. Soccer as the chair of its new Participant Safety Taskforce. We still have so much work to do! LFG. Here’s my full statement:
- For those wondering - yes I got my JD, yes I’m taking the bar, yes I’m coaching college soccer, and yes I still want to practice law. I am going to do all the things.
- I’m done with coaches (mostly male) making sexual and romantic advances on their players. I’ll call it out — 7/8 of my male coaches and 1/4 of my female coaches dated, had sex with, or married one of their players. & usually it’s more than one player. How many do you know?
- The Yates report demands immediate attention and accountability. Instead, it has been met with silence from the teams, and inaction from the NWSL and the PA. We should not have to wait for the League to finish its report - which is NOT independent - to seek justice for players.
00:00- This is very upsetting and exactly the reason why you should listen to us the first time.NEW: A Post investigation found multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against former NWSL coach Rory Dames in youth soccer, including a player who alleged he groomed her and had sex with her once she turned 18. "Nobody believed those teenagers." washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02…
- This is a major concern that needs our immediate attention. It’s awful to have to discuss this before we know how many have lost their lives, but anyone who knows disaster capitalism knows the urgency of protecting our ‘āina from developers and greedy malihini.Lahaina residents worry that rebuilt homes in their Maui town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders seeking a tropical haven rather than homegrown residents who give the Hawaiian island its spirit and identity. apnews.com/article/hawaii…
- February 17, 2017 - the day I worked up the courage (I was so anxious!) to try a mood stabilizer for the first time. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder months earlier and I worried medication would dull my personality or affect my athletic performance or make me seem weak.
- I’ve been thinking about this for a little while and I want to set the record straight after the Thorns “investigation” was released. Gavin Wilkinson explicitly told me to be more like a player who we both knew to be closeted. There was no misunderstanding.
