A group of leaders from Afghanistan is traveling under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in an effort to promote women’s athletics and fitness in the U.S. The visitors will be joining Skate Girls Tribe and sPACYcLOUd weekly "Just Kickin’ It Sundays" skateboard session at our local Rockville Skate Park @ 355 Martins Lane this Sunday, May 8th 5-7pm.
One of the visitors is a Program Officer for Skateistan, a non-profit organization in Afghanistan that works with boys and girls and promotes empowerment through skateboarding.
As a skateboarder and member of sPACYcLOUd, I will begin to tell you a bit about the reason this event is important to us at sPACYcLOUd.
The magic behind sPACYcLOUd, the reason we are what we are today, is Ms. Tati Kolina. She is very passionate about what we believe in and works every day to advocate for women, equality, peace, love, skating, and all the good stuff in the world. She was so inspired by Skateistan The Movie, that she created Skate Girls Tribe; sPACYcLOUd's female-empowered skateboarding team. Skate Girls Tribe invites girls all ages and skill levels to participate in various events and skate sessions together. She wanted to push her own version of the Skateistan model to every corner of the world and unite women and girls under skateboarding and other action sports. She was so inspired that to further advocate for the movie and what Skateistan stands for, she organized several movie screening events in the D.C. area. The screenings were quite a hit that several legends showed up including Patti McGee, Di Dootson Rose, and Bryan Ridgeway!
At our session this Sunday, we will hold a skating demonstration, craft project for children to celebrate Mother's Day, skate coaching for all levels and reiki share time. Everyone is welcome to come and share the good times with us.
