The NDA Files

Kim Shore is a former gymnast who co-founded Gymnasts for Change, campaigning for an end to abuse in gymnastics in Canada and internationally. Kim was among many individuals and sports organizations - including Hockey Canada, Canada Soccer and Gymnastics Canada - who testified before the Heritage Committee when it investigated abuse in sports 2023-24. The Committee produced the following report:Safe Sport in Canada : Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, June 2024In its final recommendation, the report recommends that the Government of Canada legislate to ban the use of NDAs for athletes who have reported maltreatment and require NSOs (national sports organizations) that receive federal funding to abide by this ban. No legislation has yet been introduced.For More Information Visit:https://www.cantbuymysilence.com/the-nda-files

In this episode, Esther Hwang, a violinist and member of the LOVUS String Quartet, and Lusiana Lukman, a pianist, composer and director of the Classical Music Conservatory, join Julie for a conversation about their personal experiences of sexual assault inside the music industry by trusted and prestigious musicians, and the dismissive approach taken when they reported the assaults to management. Why are sexual assaults - often followed by NDAs - so commonplace within the music industry?