6. Marika Warner (Canada) - How can we embed anti-racism into Sport for Development?

Inspira | Erika Mueller Chen

Erika speaks to Marika about adapting programming and M&E during the Covid pandemic, and how Sport for Development can be anti-racist.

Marika Warner is the Director of Research and Evaluation for community engagement and social impact initiatives at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Her portfolio includes program evaluation, academic research partnerships, and technology and innovation. Marika uses data to explore issues relating to Sport for Development, positive youth development, sport equity, and corporate social responsibility in professional sport. Her team leads the annual Change the Game Research Study, a collaboration between MLSE Foundation and University of Toronto to assess youth sport access, engagement, and equity issues across Ontario. She is an invited author of a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development and has authored papers in publications such as the International Journal of Sport & Society, Advances in Physical Education, and the Journal of Sport for Development. Marika is also a retired professional dancer, a former physical therapist, and a mom.

Marika’s LinkedIn

Erika’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen

Resources:

1. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Foundation
2. MLSE Launchpad
3. YouthREX
4. Lay-Up Youth Basketball
5. Hockey Diversity Alliance
6. Hockey 4 Youth
7. Journal of Sport for Development
8. International Platform on Sport and Development aka Sportanddev
9. The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development

Episode Info:

• Episode recording date: September 13, 2022.
• See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
• “The Podcast Intro” by “Music_Unlimited” was retrieved from Pixabay. Licensor's Username and Licensee Username - erika_mueller.

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