Institute For Sport And Social Justice Inc

THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (ISSJ) IS TO CREATE WORLDWIDE SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORT.

HUDDLE-UP (HU) IS A LEADERSHIP-INFUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE AND ENHANCE PARTICIPANT LEARNING. HU IS SUBDIVIDED IN THREE KEY AREAS: 1. HU TO PREVENT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE FOCUSES ON PREVENTING ALL FORMS OF MEN'S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, AND ADDRESSES THE FULL CONTINUUM OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS AND EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW MISOGYNISTIC LANGUAGE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, GENDERED BULLYING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE LINKED TOGETHER. IT IS A MULTI-RACIAL MIXED GENDER PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES AND DEVELOPS THE BYSTANDER APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 2. HU FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOCUSES ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND BUILDING TRUST, EMBRACING VULNERABILITY AS A LEADERSHIP SKILL, DISCUSSES THE POWER OF LANGUAGE, THE POWER OF SYMBOLISM, UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND ALLYSHIP, EQUALITY VS EQUITY AND EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PRIVILEGE, BIAS, DISCRIMINATION AND STEREOTYPES CAN CREATE AN UNWELCOME ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER, AND EQUIP ORGANIZATIONS TO RISE TO THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOMENT, INSPIRING LEADERSHIP, INCREASING TRUST, AND ELEVATING THE CULTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION. 3. HU FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES AND ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP STRONG, EFFECTIVE LEADERS, CULTIVATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE COLLEGE SPORTS LANDSCAPE.

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS - IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER TOP TWO PROGRAMS, ISSJ OPERATES OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING HOPE FOR STANLEY, SHUT-OUT TRAFFICKING, NATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETE DAY AND OTHER STUDENT-ATHLETE OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

HUDDLE-UP (HU) IS A LEADERSHIP-INFUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE AND ENHANCE PARTICIPANT LEARNING. HU IS SUBDIVIDED IN THREE KEY AREAS: 1. HU TO PREVENT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE FOCUSES ON PREVENTING ALL FORMS OF MEN'S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, AND ADDRESSES THE FULL CONTINUUM OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS AND EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW MISOGYNISTIC LANGUAGE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, GENDERED BULLYING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE LINKED TOGETHER. IT IS A MULTI-RACIAL MIXED GENDER PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES AND DEVELOPS THE BYSTANDER APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 2. HU FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOCUSES ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND BUILDING TRUST, EMBRACING VULNERABILITY AS A LEADERSHIP SKILL, DISCUSSES THE POWER OF LANGUAGE, THE POWER OF SYMBOLISM, UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND ALLYSHIP, EQUALITY VS EQUITY AND EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PRIVILEGE, BIAS, DISCRIMINATION AND STEREOTYPES CAN CREATE AN UNWELCOME ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER, AND EQUIP ORGANIZATIONS TO RISE TO THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOMENT, INSPIRING LEADERSHIP, INCREASING TRUST, AND ELEVATING THE CULTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION. 3. HU FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES AND ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP STRONG, EFFECTIVE LEADERS, CULTIVATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE COLLEGE SPORTS LANDSCAPE.

TEAMWORK LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (TLI) EXISTS TO HELP SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS AND ATHELETIC DEPARTMENT STAFFS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DIVERSITY TRAINING SERVICES AND THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF TEAMWORK TO ALL AREAS OF ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS. TLI PROVIDES DIVERSITY TRAINING TO ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (SUCH AS NASCAR), FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONS AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS. TLI FOSTERS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER. EACH MEMBER OF NCAS, EACH COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY IS OFFERED TLI SERVICES.

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS - IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER TOP TWO PROGRAMS, ISSJ OPERATES OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING HOPE FOR STANLEY, SHUT-OUT TRAFFICKING, NATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETE DAY AND OTHER STUDENT-ATHLETE OUTREACH PROGRAMS.