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Skating against traffic through the streets of Manhattan
Skateboarding's Critical Mass (Sort of)
1200 skateboarders celebrated Go Skateboarding Day last week.
By Alex Nathanson
The past Thursday, June 21, 1200 skateboarders came out to celebrate and promote skateboarding.
1200 skateboarders celebrated Go Skateboarding Day last week.
By Alex Nathanson
The past Thursday, June 21, 1200 skateboarders came out to celebrate and promote skateboarding.
If you happened to be one of the many confused New Yorkers who watched roughly 1200 skateboarders skate through the streets of lower Manhattan followed by a fair amount of cops it was because this past Thursday, June 21st, was Go Skateboarding Day (GSD), a four-year-old annual holiday created for the celebration and promotion of skateboarding.
According to goskateboardingday.org, “GSD originated as the day for skateboarders to have fun, to raise awareness about the issues we face, to show the world what skateboarding is really all about, to reclaim our culture and to define skateboarding as the rebellious, creative celebration of independence it continues to be.” Thousands of events in more than 35 countries took place on June 21 this year.
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PHOTOS and MORE HERE:
http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2007/06/87645.html
According to goskateboardingday.org, “GSD originated as the day for skateboarders to have fun, to raise awareness about the issues we face, to show the world what skateboarding is really all about, to reclaim our culture and to define skateboarding as the rebellious, creative celebration of independence it continues to be.” Thousands of events in more than 35 countries took place on June 21 this year.
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PHOTOS and MORE HERE:
http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2007/06/87645.html
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guys thanks for all the support in skating we recieve alot of critizism and oppression specially from cops and school administrators, thanks for acknowledgement of our way and acceptence.
First of all that fat old piece of shit shouldn't be able to do that second of all only one kid ran the others stayed and they weren't "resisting arrest"like he claimed them to be. All these kids are about 13 or 14 im assuming, oh he must feel real fucking strong arresting a bunch of teenagers when hes a 40 year old man. I know this sort of stereotypical but you guys down there in the states have some fucked up cops. I'm living in good old canada now and I have NEVER EVER seen anything like that happen at least not to kids anyway. Last but not least what the fuck is with those shorts that fat son of a bitch was wairing (sorry for bad spelling). Anyway hope those kids are ok. SKATEBOARD FOREVER!!!!
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