3. Stephen McCubbin (Jamaica) - How can cheerleading unpack toxic masculinity & prevent violence in Jamaica?

Inspira | Erika Mueller Chen

Erika speaks to Stephen about how cheerleading can prevent violence in Jamaica, and the challenges facing practitioners in the Global South.

Stephen McCubbin is a Policy, Community and Youth Development Specialist with over 10 years’ experience in Sport for Development. Coming from humble beginnings and being offered the opportunity at a non-traditional path, it is here that Stephen feels he built a career that would seek to provide new avenues for youth who hailed from similar backgrounds. Stephen is the Coordinator for the Sport for Development and Peace Network at The Commonwealth, and the Founder and President of the Sport for Development organization Cheer Sensation Jamaica. He is the recipient of Jamaica’s Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Excellence in Youth Development, and the recipient of the Commonwealth Youth Award for development work in the Caribbean.

Stephen’s LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram

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

Resources:

1. Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP)
2. Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS)
3. International Platform on Sport and Development aka Sportanddev
4. Cheer Sensation Ja Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
5. Turn your adversity into your advantage by Isaac Serwanga

Episode Info:

• Episode recording date: August 18, 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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