Grunge City Rollers

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We at Grunge City oppose systemic violence and human rights violations upon communities and people of color. We oppose the murders of unarmed Black adults, youth and children by police officers in communities throughout this country. We have their names, lives, and their families in our hearts as we stand in solidarity with this movement. We acknowledge the institutional and systemic racism within society/our criminal justice system which leads to the incarceration of minorities, along with daily occurrences of police harassment and intimidation that disproportionately targets communities of color.
We actively seek to be agents of change for racial justice as we research, listen, and learn from our community. We wish to promote critical dialogues within our league along with other leagues about how racism and other forms of structural oppression and inequality affects roller derby as a whole. As a league, we are dedicated to promoting and supporting human rights and justice for people of color.
Silence and inaction contribute to the ongoing, deep rooted, social inequalities. Please consider donating any spare funds to the following campaigns to show support:
Ways you can help:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Grassroots Law Project: https://www.grassrootslaw.org/plan
Seattle and US National Black Lives Matter:
https://blacklivesseattle.org/
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Seattle mutual aid and political action:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-survival-fund-for-the-pe…
https://www.gofundme.com/f/trans-women-of-color-solidarity-…
https://www.kingcountyequitynow.com/
https://www.papermag.com/how-to-support-black-trans-people-…
https://www.change.org/p/king-county-elections-director-jul…
Support Black-owned businesses:
http://seattlerefined.com/…/support-black-owned-businesses-…
https://intentionalist.com/
Action items and Petitions:
https://linktr.ee/Wurfelhouse
Individual fundraisers for those who have fallen due to police violence:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-said-joquin
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-honor-of-manuel-ellis
https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-tony-mcdade
Seattle and National bail relief programs:
https://www.nwcombailfund.org/
https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020
Additional resources for Black History:
Black History Library from
shorturl.at/aeZ13

Thank you to those allies, supporters, and protesters who have performed the labor to make this list, these resources, and our learning possible. We are always open to feedback on how to be better allies. As a league that was formed on inclusivity, we will always do what is best for those who skate with us to feel welcomed and safe.

Black History Month Library - Google Drive

A very happy 21stbirthday to Ellaphobia of and of course Grunge City!!!

Nothing but smiles off the track and ice cold determination on!!!

Thank you again for an amazing weekend! You are gracious hosts.

Mahalo!!

Here are some pics from the bout:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156448869900957&id=36611725956

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Queen Diamond! Though she has only been with us a short while, the impact this amazing human being has had in the team has been immeasurable. Always positive and always inspiring greatness as a teammate as well as leading practices. This birthday has been especially tough being away from friends and family back east, but just know you are a part of the GC family now!

Oh and did we mention she's a guitarist for a kick-ass metal band?!?!?

"I think getting older is hard on its own but then you realize when you're so far from family that you'll have less and less new memories going forward while you also have less and less time to make em'. It teaches ya to really cherish what you have and make the future memorable in other ways." - Queen Diamond

A very HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY to everyone's favorite skater named Cary Stark, Cary Stark!!!! Jammer extraordinaire for Q***r Squad Washington, Vancouver Murder and of course Grunge City Rollers! You are an amazing teammate, coach, mentor and friend, and we love you!!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

Feliz cumpleaños a nuestra distracción latina favorita Juan Nightstand Ya sea que esté en la pista o corriendo en el banquillo, siempre está ahí para apoyar al equipo. ¡Feliz cumpleaños mi hermano!

Join us for practice tonight at the Marysville Skate Center
8pm-10pm
Open gender
All skill levels welcome
$7 drop in fee

Shoot us a message for more info!!!

Happy Birthday to our very own Thigh Fighter!!! Make sure you show them your love at practice this Thursday in Marysville! 😈

This fantastic duo is coaching Thursday
8pm
Marysville skate Center
Open gender
$7 drop in

Carnage Asada, originally from Maryland and primarily a Jammer, he has played roller derby since 2005 and has played with New York Shock Exchange through multiple MRDA Championships. Carnage has also played with Mohawk Valley Roller Derby before moving to WA and now skates with Puget Sound Outcasts. He has coached multiple teams and has run clinics and guest coached with several teams internationally.
Hailing from NYC Queen Diamond, primarily in a blocker/pivot role, has skated on WFTDA, MRDA, and MADE teams. She coached Mohawk Valley Roller Derby last season while living in Upstate, NY before moving to WA. She has helped run clinics, guest coached teams, and enjoys learning/doing any role roller derby has to offer.

One of our favorite Grunge City players, Grandpa Wrecksie, was selected to represent, at this years RollerCon.

They will be skating with Q***r Skate Alliance, and we couldn’t be prouder of them.

Congrats! We know you’re going to kick ass!

Check out this Q&A

Thursday, July 11th, we will have the pleasure of being coached by Sofa King Ninja!

Bio:
Hey Everyone, Im Sofa King Ninja. I started with Whidbey Island Rollergirls back in 2012 before moving to Seattle and joining Rat Citys Grave Danger in 2015. I trained with the All Star program before transferring to Jet City, where I retired from the Bombers in 2017 after playoffs.
I currently coach the Marysville Derby Demons full time and skate for Tilted Thunder Rail Birds and Grunge City Rollers.
I love derby and I love seeing different styles and perspectives and incorporating them together.

Join us 8pm Thursday
Marysville Skate Center
Open gender
$7 drop in

This Thursday, we have the privilege of being coached by Rogers from the Vancouver Murder!

Here is a message from him.

Hello!
For those that don't know me, I currently skate for the Vancouver Murder, and before that I was with the Outcasts for almost 4 seasons. I also coached the Throttle Rockets for two seasons, and Rain of Terror for one.

This will be a blocker focused practice, but don't worry jammers, there will be plenty for you to do. For the first half of practice, we will focus finding on your edges and lateral movement. After that, we will work on our tripods (especially pockets) and then individual offense on tripods (especially against pockets).

Hope to see you Thursday!

Marysville Skate Center 8pm
Open gender
$7 drop in fee

Thank you, Sheree Annette Spindel, for capturing last nights game.

Port Scandalous host Grunge City Rollers.

Need some hard hitting derby action this weekend?

We are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication put in by this team.

Grunge City brought home the Gold in the women’s division and gave us our first win on international soil.

Great job team!

Congrats to Grunge City’s Men’s team. They placed second in their division!

⚓️⚓️⚓️ y aquí compartimos los puestos del triangular Masculine!

🥇 Felicitaciones a Bandera Negra - Roller Derby - Ushuaia por obtener el 1er puesto!!! Estamos muy felices y orgullosxs por ustedes.

🥈Felicitaciones a Grunge City Rollers por obtener el 2do puesto!!

🥉Y felicitaciones a Cobra Quads por el 3ro!!!

Una vez más agradecemos a todxs los que viajaron hasta el último kilómetro, nos veremos en la 3ra edición? Estén atentxs!

🏴

Winning! The GCR WFTDA team is currently undefeated and the MRDA team is back on their winning streak.

Huge Shout out to the GCR WFTDA team!

They won both their games of the tournament. Kamikazes and Piratas Del Beagles.

Grunge City rollers takes on Argentina.
Good luck team!

Grunge City Rollers wants to extend a very warm send off for our very Own, Coach Stark!

He’s heading to Denver, to Kick a$$ with his team, the Vancouver Murder.

Good Luck coach, we are rooting for you!

Tonight at 8pm, Marysville Skate Center

Double-threat Timmy, twinkle toes, Two-stepper will be coaching Grunge tonight and you don't want to miss this epic practice. He will teach you how to fly on skates.

Drop ins welcomed $7
Open gender 18 and up
Jrs welcomes with guardian and coach permission

Grunge City Rollers se formó en 2010 por ShaNita Penalty, una patinadora de Seattle que vio la necesidad de más oportunidades de juego. Aunque había varias ligas de derby en la ciudad, muchos patinadores estaban sentados en bancos o no recibían mucho tiempo para jugar. ShaNita creía que cualquier persona que quisiera jugar roller derby debería tener esa oportunidad. Con verdadero grunge, espíritu underground, organizó un grupo de patinadores dedicados de todos los géneros y comenzó a programar juegos. Los patinadores que no estaban recibiendo mucho tiempo en la pista finalmente pudieron jugar juegos y experimentar el derby como habían querido. Hoy en día, Grunge City Rollers aún adopta ese espíritu de inclusión, reuniendo a jugadores de diversos niveles de habilidad, brindándoles un espacio para que jueguen en el roller derby y redefiniendo lo que significa ser feroz en el Gran Noroeste.

Our first group of Grunge City Rollers, have landed safely in Argentina, and they are checking out the local wildlife at the Canal de Beagle.