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Skate Girls Tribe Trip to Cuba!


Skate Girls Tribe
Rolling into Cuba for girls only Hermana Skate Clinic and Contest!


We are the DC based Skate Girls Tribe, a group that invites girls of all ages and skill levels to skate together and forge a stronger female presence in skateboarding culture. We're heading to Cuba to help organizing the Hermana Skate Clinic and Contest for girls, and we need your help to get there! 

Your contribution will ensure that the contest prizes and skate donations get to Cuba and the crew will be able to throw a legit contest and clinic. 

It will ensure more women and girls are inspired to skate, and it will help lift the culture of skateboarding in Cuba.

“Skateboarding in Cuba isn’t easy, and female skateboarders face challenges on an everyday basis”, says Tatiana Kolina, founder of Skate Girls Tribe and sPACYcLOUd, action sports and street wear brand. In Cuba, skateboarding is still an unrecognized sport by the government, and the girls search to find their paths in a subculture that is not only male dominated but also completely underground.


This is all examined in Hermanas en Ruedas (Sisters on Wheels), a documentary that follows the stories of young women in the underground skate culture in Havana, Cuba. What makes the young women of Hermanas en Ruedas so special is that Cuba, unlike other countries where skateboarding has emerged, has no official or professional skateboard industry. Additionally, Cuba has yet to see the opening of an official skate park since the emergence of the sport on the island. “As skate collectives emerge around the world, the young women of Havana's skate scene seek to be recognized as a contending force” touts Amberly Arlene Ellis, director of Hermanas en Ruedas.

The Hermana Skate Clinic and Contest has arisen out of a partnership between Hermanas en Ruedas, Film For The People ProductionsSkate Girls Tribe, and sPACYcLOUd.  sPACYcLOUd is bringing the Skate Girls Tribe, as well as a professional skateboarder, Natalie Krishna Das, to show support and camaraderie to Cuban skaters.

So please contribute anything you can to promote this great cause. Help break down barriers in a culture that is too cool to keep girls away from. Most importantly, let's work together to help girls in Cuba foster a productive skate culture and empower girls across the island!

Organizer

Tati Kolina
Organizer
Rockville, MD

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