There is a exciting documentary documentary being made in London about female skateboarding. The documentary focuses on Kellesse a 9-year-old skateboarder who runs her own skate company and teaches skateboarding to those willing to learn. The skateboarding is an inspiration documentary that shows skateboarding is for girls, motivating the younger generation. “My Company, Like A Girl®Continue reading “Like A Girl Documentary Fundraiser”
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Women in Skateboarding – Past and Present
Research into skateboarding is on the increase, as people are becoming more interested in what we do, how we shape local cultures and how we construct our identities. There is also a growing network of skateboarders who have entered the world of academia themselves, in a broad range of different fields, and who often find themselvesContinue reading “Women in Skateboarding – Past and Present”
GIVE HER FIVE! SKATEISTAN CAMPAIGN
Skateistan Pushes For Girls Empowerment Through Their Latest Fundraising Campaign, Give Her Five! Skateistan, the non-profit organization which uses skateboarding and education for youth empowerment unveils a new fundraising campaign, “Give Her Five”. The campaign highlights the positive impact Skateistan is having on the lives of girls in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. It launchesContinue reading “GIVE HER FIVE! SKATEISTAN CAMPAIGN”
COME SEE US AT THE GIRL GANG XMAS MARKET IN SHEFFIELD THIS WEEKEND!
We are OH SO EXCITED to be involved in this years Girl Gang Christmas Market in Sheffield on Sunday 4th December! Come and visit Kirsty and I at our mini stall between 11am-4pm on Sunday AT The theatre Delicatessen on the Moor, we will be selling our mugs, pins and pocket mirrors as well asContinue reading “COME SEE US AT THE GIRL GANG XMAS MARKET IN SHEFFIELD THIS WEEKEND!”
National Geographic explore a rural South African skate camp
Within the Valley of a Thousand Hills in rural Durban, South Africa, there’s a group of young skateboarders practicing on a half-pipe and a bowl. They’re all part of the Indigo Skate Camp, a movement that looks to nurture sustainable skateboarding environments for rural and vulnerable youths, and Andile Msomi is one of them. TheContinue reading “National Geographic explore a rural South African skate camp “
Girl Skate UK at SLS: Feat. Lacey Baker & Vanessa Torres
It was the second time the women’s competition was on at Street League and I was in the states already so obviously wanted to go check it out. I had been in Chicago for the first stop last October and was intrigued to see how things had changed. The night I arrived in LA, HelenaContinue reading “Girl Skate UK at SLS: Feat. Lacey Baker & Vanessa Torres”
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