In an open letter, Amandine Richaud-Crambes, responsible for the Roller Derby Commission within the FFRS, called on the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu to resign all the members of the Federation's Board of Directors. In question: the RSMC did not react following the report of assaults and abusive behavior. “I have repeatedly questioned the RSMC on these subjects, but my calls have too often gone unheeded, or even turned against me and the Roller Derby Commission. More hostility than support and responsiveness at two speeds: slow for our requests, quick to attack us and the roller derby community, ”she says.
CP: The Roller Derby commission and I, as the responsible for the discipline, call on the leaders of the French Federation of Roller and Skateboard to resign. pic.twitter.com/1bZYAPQaC2
- Amandine Richaud-Crambes (@Amandine_RCr) February 21, 2020In this letter, she also recalls the spirit of roller derby, which “is supposed to be a different sport, the most feminist and inclusive sport in the world, a support and a life change for the many people who were interested in it. .es ". "We have tried that this discipline does not become a sport like the others, accepting violence, sexism, racism, grossophobia or any other discrimination," she adds. In addition to this call for resignation, Amandine Richaud Crambes decided to file a complaint against the RSMC and launched a call for witnesses.
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As head of the Roller Derby commission of the FFRS, I announce that I will file a complaint against this federation and launch a call for witnesses. # Balancetonsportpic.twitter.com / 7vdX9Lt4mr
Born in the United States in the 1930s, roller derby is a contact and speed sport practiced on quads (non-inline skates). Two teams of five players (one jammer and four blockers) compete on the track, the goal being that the jammers of each team exceed as many times as possible the pack of blockers to score points. Today, there are nearly 4,414 licensees in France according to the FFRS.
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