South Side Roller Derby

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Women’s Roller Derby Info Night 👀🛼✨

You are invited to come and get a lookie 👀 at what training for our fun local recreational women's roller derby league looks like!

📅 Date: Monday, June 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Pearwood Skate Center

No skates are needed for this—this is a relaxed sit, observe, and ask questions session! See a live scrimmage and learn exactly how our training process works to build your skills safely from the ground up.

What you will learn:
🏁 The rules of roller derby

🗓️ All about our 12-week training process

❓ Ask all the questions & get all the answers
👀 Get a firsthand look to see if you think your body can do the training

🔗 Click the link below to RSVP right now and lock in your spot:

https://www.southsiderollerderby.com/womens-roller-derby-orientation-night/

History books love to credit the politicians in the tall hats, like they just woke up one day and decided to be nice. But that is a lie. The real source of change didn't come from a government office, and the real source of the problem wasn't just politics. 🎩📜

Back then, the vast majority of the world was sucked into a mass psychosis, believing that slavery was totally fine. That sickness was kept alive by the mainstream culture of the time. But the real heroes were the ones breaking the matrix. We had the quiet heroes operating in the shadows—the enslaved people resisting daily and the discreet protectors keeping safe spaces hidden. But we also had that rare, fearless group of front-line agitators who refused to shut up. They knew they couldn't hide people if they were loud, so they chose to be the fire-starters instead. They had boundaries so strong that they refused to let the system break their minds. 🧠🛑

They knew it was wrong, and they forced the world to look at it. Speaking up back then didn't just get you canceled or bullied online, it got you killed. Your friends and family turned their backs on you, but they spoke up anyway, because they knew that the more we speak up, the more people wake up. It was their relentless, loud, and dangerous public resistance over decades that protected the underground and finally forced the politicians to sign those papers. 🗣️⚡

We are out here celebrating Juneteenth, but let’s get the history straight: the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, and slavery was already outlawed in the rest of the country. People were going to jail for it elsewhere, but Texas plantation owners deliberately kept people in the dark to squeeze out one last harvest. It took two whole years for the news and enforcement to finally break through on Texas soil. Texas was the absolute last place to catch up because the powerful kept them in the dark as long as they possibly could. 🇺🇸🌍

The people who control the platforms always get the credit for putting out the fire, but they only showed up because the underground and the loud rebels started it. It’s the same exact playbook today. While the historical horrors of the past stand in a league of their own, the manipulation tactics haven't changed. The mass psychosis doesn't start with politicians, it is fed to you through your TV screen, Hollywood movies, music television, and the social media feeds of influencers with millions of followers. 📺🎬

They use that massive media machine to normalize total madness, celebrating things that harm kids, pushing agendas into our schools and our libraries, and demanding you nod along with the crowd. 🛑🏫📚

Today, we want to thank those original punks who risked absolutely everything to stand up against the mainstream narrative when the whole world told them to stay quiet. 🙌🖤

And to anyone out there right now standing up for things that aren't popular with the crowd, whether you are fighting for women's sports, protecting girls' spaces, keeping kids safe, or just refusing to let Hollywood and media influencers dictate your boundaries, you are doing great work. Keep it up. 🛼👑

Continue to speak up! So they will wake up. ⚡🥊

HEY Divas!! We will be talking DERBY FRIDAY at Scotty's Pub come chat us up!! We will be spilling all the tea on our 12 week training program! 🤪🍹🛼

Martinis, Permanent Jewelry, Roller Derby Girls, and all your favorite sing-along songs? Say less. 💖🍸🛼

Girls Night Out is happening TOMORROW NIGHT at Scotty’s Pub! Grab your besties and join us for National Martini Day with DJ Moto, Luxury Links Permanent Jewelry, and the South Side Girls Roller Derby team bringing prizes, free class passes, and all the girl-power energy.

Who’s coming? 👇💕

Yall!! JOIN US!

JOIN US!! IT’S TIME TO DO SOMETHING CRAZY. 🛼

💥 FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ON WHEELS!

Ever watched women’s roller derby and thought, "I wish I could do that"? Come watch our league in action, learn the rules of the game, and discover the safe, progressive for females by females training process we use to get you ready for women’s roller derby!

Our next New Skater Orientation Night is officially here, and it’s the perfect stepping stone to get you ready for our brand-new session starting July 6th!

📆 MONDAY, JUNE 22 @ 7:00 PM 📍 Pearland (Pearwood Skate Center)

❌ NO SKATES OR EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Orientation night is 100% casual. Come exactly as you are, watch a live scrimmage practice, meet the team, and see our current rookies in action. We will answer all your questions about our upcoming training process that takes you from absolute beginner to 12 weeks to derby girl ready!

THE MISSION: South Side Roller Derby is proud to be the only roller derby league in the world exclusively dedicated to biological females. Since 2006 we remain fully committed to providing a safe, empowering, and highly supportive environment where women lift up other women through intense, competitive sport.

If you are looking for true female camaraderie and strength, you belong here.

BONUS: Our crew will get you fully fitted for gear and skates on the spot, so you'll know your exact sizes and can shop with confidence before the new session kicks off on July 6th!

Whether you just want to see the hype with your own eyes or you're totally ready to sign up, your journey starts here.

🔗 RSVP FOR FREE NOW: https://www.southsiderollerderby.com/womens-roller-derby-orientation-night/

Stop waiting. Let’s roll! 💖🖤