The South Windsor Girls Basketball team hosted their first annual Equity Game, where the girls basketball team competed against Tolland. The game featured a performance from the Indian Dance Club, and participation from many other clubs.

The purpose of the Equity Game was to raise voices for the different groups of people that make up the South Windsor community as well as build awareness around equity issues that exist both in South Windsor and the world. At the event, the phrase, “bigger than basketball” was used to promote student athletes having an important platform for athletes to use their voices for causes bigger than sports. 

“I thought it was really cool, seeing people combine sports and issues like women’s equality, healthcare, and many other things,” Nashwa Changampally, a freshman at South Windsor High School, told the Prowl. “It was really inspiring to see kids my age participating in something so meaningful.”

Inspired by the WNBA, who are seen standing up for marginalized communities, both as individual players and an entire organization, players of our high school’s girls basketball team are willing to use their sport to take a strong stance on equity issues seen throughout the world.

According to the WNBA Changemakers, the WNBA is partnering up with many brands, such as Ally, AT&T, CarMax, Deloitte, Google, and Nike, to promote a change for women’s sports and women’s society by providing financial support and marketing amplification. The WNBA movement for change has inspired many young athletes to use sports as a form of protest and support. 

“Anyone who attends the event will be able to see the equity causes or marginalized groups that our players are standing with,” Coach Goslin said. “People that attend the event will definitely have the opportunity to learn more about equity and dimensions of diversity within our community and beyond!”

In addition to the Equity Game, multiple clubs and organizations from the school came together to stand up for equity, while promoting topics such as diversity and equality, as well as educating viewers on issues that are present in the world today.

Many stalls were set up in the Hall of Achievement, such as the Islamic Club, UNICEF, Japanese Club, Indian Dance Club, Indian Heritage Club, and many more. The area was busy, with many spectators visiting the different booths. 

Overall, the Equity Night proved to be very successful, setting the stage for similar events in the future to influence change through sports.