In September, I was invited to take part in a roundtable meeting at the UNICEF UK headquarters in London with a pool of safeguarding experts. We got together for a two-day workshop to begin the development of a safeguarding accountability framework for mega sporting events. Mega sporting events involve a Read more
A brief look back on 12 years of writing, advocacy, community building and more, all for the love of Muay Thai.
Muay Siam Club Archives is a project by Under the Ropes to retrieve lost web archives of Thai female fighter profiles and republish them with English translation, to preserve women’s Muay Thai history and make it accessible to a global audience
A panel talk at KU Leuven showcased the work of professionals in sports ethics and integrity and how they’re contributing to the ethical evolution in sport.
This week, I attended the 51st conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I was selected as this year’s runner-up for their R. Scott Kretchmar Student Essay Award for my essay, ‘The Value of Combat Sports as a Healing Tool for Survivors of Read more
A former Muay Thai fighter and survivor activist presenting on gender inequality and sexual violence in Muay Thai at a sports integrity conference.
กล้าเล่า (Speaking Out TH) is a Facebook page that shares stories of sexual assault and harassment in Thailand. The founder, Jomtien ‘Jom’ Jansomrag, is an activist who has been speaking out about her own experience of childhood sexual abuse. We first met when we were both invited to speak at Read more
Vice Consul of the British Embassy Derek Johnstone reached out to me in April 2018 after reading my blog post about my experience of sexual assault. He came across the post while researching the experiences of British rape victims in Thailand, and told me of his plans to improve the Read more
I recently had the honour of joining UN Women on the HeForShe University Tour, visiting several universities around Bangkok to campaign against gender inequality and gender-based violence. This tour was the first of its kind in Asia. Each university visit would consist of educational sessions on gender equality, talks by activists Read more
Of all the places I expected Muay Thai to take me, the United Nations wasn’t one of them. In June, that’s exactly where it led me. I was invited to the UN’s Asia Pacific headquarters to speak, as part of a production of The Vagina Monologues. A few months prior, Read more