Her action snowballed and opened the door for other Washington Mystics to find their own voices in the causes they support. There have been several media blackouts in the time following, some for gun violence awareness and some for other forms of advocacy. They connected Cloud with the organization ‘Everytown for Gun Safety’ – the game partner for Friday’s festivities – to help her turn her passion into more actionable pursuits. They had to “follow up and be a part of the process,” taking a stand had “to be an ongoing thing, that cannot be a one-off thing.”Ĭertainly, the organization has followed through since. It was that night in 2019 that then-head coach and now-general manager Mike Thibault said they can’t just speak on the issues. So it’s both, you want to stop it and still represent those people in some shape or form.” “So you’re still paying homage to those who have lost their lives to gun violence as well. “We know when you wear orange, you know what it represents,” Brittney Sykes added in a joint availability. It’s good to have a game like that to continue to spread awareness.” It’s not safe to do anything, it’s not safe to send your kids to school, it’s not safe to go to church, not safe to go to the movies, it’s not safe to live at this point. “We want to continue to bring focus and use our voice to make laws change because it’s just going to have to happen. Everyone knows the state of our country is horrible in terms of gun awareness and gun availability,” Tianna Hawkins said. She will be one of several ‘women trailblazers’ the organization will recognize with their Rebel jerseys throughout the 2023 season.
Washington will honor Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts at halftime of the contest. The event coincides with the ninth annual Gun Violence Awareness Day. This Friday night, the Mystics are hosting their third straight Wear Orange game when they play the Dallas Wings at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. The right thing to do is speak up and use this platform.”įour years have gone by and the charge Cloud put forward that Friday night in June has now become an annual recognition by the organization. But it was like, ‘How do I utilize my platform in order to do that?’… So I feel like triggered me, that I don’t have to know what the right thing to do is. “How powerful my voice was because I was in college, and then even early on in my career in the W, just I knew it was the blueprint that we spoke on social issues. “I didn’t truly know how powerful my platform was at the time,” Cloud told NBC Sports Washington this week. She found an additional voice, not one of just volume and projection but, one as an athlete with a large platform with the power to enact societal change. Not only was she a point guard directing flow on the court but at the moment she began directing action off of it as well. It was a significant moment for Cloud as she was blossoming as a leader of the franchise.
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