April 23, 2024 – (Ottawa, ON) The latest episode of Sportopia: Conversations about healthy, human sport, titled “Fostering Inclusive Sport Environments”, is now available. Listen as we share insights and enhance the legal and leadership knowledge of sport leaders. Episodes are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music. You can also listen on our website.

This week, hosts Dina Bell-Laroche and Steve Indig, are joined by Sport Law Team Member Mel Knox. Mel is a lawyer at Sport Law and former soccer player for the Panama Women’s National Team. Mel has spent time in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean supporting human rights development. She has a passion for fostering environments of inclusion, collaboration and togetherness. Steve, Dina and Mel, discuss the importance of fostering spaces of belonging, through practices such as inclusive language and understanding the concept of intersectionality.

Click here to listen to Episode 31: Fostering Inclusive Sport Environments

The podcast is meant to answer burning questions from sport leaders, so we are inviting listeners to share ideas for future topics and to ask questions you’d like for us to tackle. Listen and submit questions and
comments via email and social media (@sportlawca) to have your say in conversations about healthy, human sport!

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