Skaters and hosts: click here to register

What is International Girls Skate Day?

International Girls Skate Day is a movement for often disenfranchised skaters (girls/women/non-binary/non-dudes) to support one another by skating on the same day in solidarity, regardless of where they live/shred in the world!

In April 2019, we launched the first International Girls Skate Day and the Girls Skate Day digital map! This map allows skaters, skate shops, and supporters to register and place a pin on our Google map helping skaters from all around the world connect. Our goals are to invite girls, women, and non-binary people to shred, to help them connect with each other, and to encourage them to build their own communities. All ages/skill levels are encouraged to participate, treating people like poop is not!

In 2019, events took place in Boston and Worcester, MA (USA), Montpellier (France), Kathmandu (Nepal). Boston’s event included:

Free admissions by renting out a local park (Acorns)

Free lessons

Free skateboard rental

Free raffle (w/ boards and gear donated by OneGig)

A talk about the Neuroscience of Skateboarding given by one of our organizers in collaboration with the Cambridge Science Festival.

Science, like skateboarding, has a tendency to shut out women/girls-- which is why we teamed up with CSF for Boston GSD! Our main goal is to build inclusive spaces where women/girls/non-binary people are able to explore interests more freely.

This year the event will take place on:

Saturday, April 18th, 2020!!

How can I participate?

* Register here as a skater or host for International Girls Skate Day 2020

* Sign up to volunteer the day of the event ~ email: girlsskateday@gmail.com

* Donate! All our events are free so your donations will help make GSD as far reaching and inclusive as possible.

* Loan/donate boards/protective gear (pick up/drop off can be arranged)

* Host your own International GSD 2020 event! Skate in solidarity with women, girls, and non-binaries on April 18, 2020!

~Please feel free to email us with your thoughts!~

International Girls Skate Day is made possible by;

our friends at Papercut Zine Library, ERA, Sciencepunx, NeuroBoston & community support from shops like OneGig

Registration (for skaters and hosts)

Digital Map

Instagram

Flyer (pdf)

Donate

Zine (pdf)

~~~~~GSD wants to celebrate Fall with you!~~~~~

Meet us at Papercut! Sunday Sept. 29th
located in the Democracy Center on 45 Mt. Auburn St. in Cambridge Come @4:30pm and we roll out at 5pm!

Memorial Drive is closed off on Sundays until 7pm so we thought it would be a perfect time to skate along the Charles!

Let's pick up where we left off ;) We want to know how yr summer went! Girls and Nb people of all skill levels are welcome! ~

Bring yourself and your wheels // if you have an extra board and are able to bring it along for anyone who doesn't have one that would be great too! See you there :D

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REGISTER HERE:
https://qtrial2019q1az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HzSIzbwbTllSmh
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A day to make space for girls/women/non-dudes to shred their spot.
To participate, register (link above) and skate on April 21 wherever you are. Everyone who is registered will be added to an archive of girl/non dude skaters on a google map. When you register, let us know which city, state, country or city, country you'll be skating in.That's it!

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FYI: Your contact email will not be listed unless you opt in and want other skaters/sponsors/local skatespots to contact you. Yes, you can use an alias! Check back a few days after you register to see yourself on the GSD map/archive of non-dude skaters.

BOSTON LOCALS:
Our event will be part of the Cambridge Science Festival on April 21, 2019. There will be free skate lessons from 12-4pm then at 4pm we will be sharing info on the neuroscience of skateboarding and how it alters your brain and physiology. (We will also share some socio/anthro tidbits on how skating is a revolutionary act for girls and women). Location TBD, check back April 10!!


Your skate instructors will be:
Cathy Cathodic
Lucy Green
The Green Giant
Abigail White

(Want to join the skate instructor team? Let us know, we have two more spots open)

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Boston, are you a dude who wants to support? Lend us your board on 4/21 from 12pm - 4pm! Or do you live outside of Boston and want to list your own GSD event? Get your park listed on the GSD map as a host by registering (same link) and sharing this event page.

REGISTER HERE:
https://qtrial2019q1az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HzSIzbwbTllSmh
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REGISTRATION DETAILS:
* You can register as an individual skater, team, and/or host
* When you register, let us know which city, state, country or city, country you'll be skating in and your name/alias will be displayed on the GSD map (these will be uploaded by hand so coming soon)
* If you're a skatepark, skate shop, or have a half pipe/parking lot and want to host a GSD event (or maybe you want to find other girls/women to skate with in your area?) be sure to opt to display your contact info when you register. Default settings will hide all information other than alias/city unless you opt in to share contact info. There are only two requirements if you'd like to host. 1) the space is made available to girls/women only and that entry is completely FREE.
* If you'd like to find other skaters or hosts in your area, check the GSD map for folx with contact info
* If you're in the Boston/Cambridge area, you can RSVP for the FREE Cambridge Science Festival GSD event (12pm - 4pm on April 21st) during registration. Location TBD (probably Lynch Family Skatepark but we're still waiting for the offical okay). At 4pm we will have a little blurb/chat about how skateboarding can change your brain and physiology. If you are not in the area, keep an eye out for out next zine that will include the neuroscience of skateboarding and maybe a pic of you shredding? I mean, if you want
* to be in the next GSD zine, you can post or send a pic, art work, GSD international feels or don't! =D

To learn more or download the first zine, go to girlsskateday.org and in the menu, choose the GSD tab. Questions? Message us, don't be shy we wanna help you shred regardless of your skill level or age




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Since this is an international event, start/end times should be adjusted to whatever makes most sense in your city ♥
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