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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FEATURE

by KTVU Fox 2

"Empowering girls to build confidence, take on leadership roles and practice social justice is what "Skate Like a Girl" is all about. We sat down with the Director of the Bay Area chapter, Ashley Masters."

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WHEELS OF FORTUNE RETURNS TO SEATTLE

by King5 Local News
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Sept. 9, 2022

"A pretty cool event happening this weekend in Seattle with a goal to empower young girls and trans people. Skate Like a Girl is hosting Wheels of Fortune. This morning we've got Kim Woozy and Kristin Ebeling here with us"

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VICE NEWS

By Ellis Rua

November 5, 2021

The world of skateboarding can be a very scary place if you’re not a straight cisgender male. From trick names to how products are marketed: sexism, racism and homophobia are deeply entrenched within the culture of skating. VICE News meets with skaters that are doing their part in the decades-long push to make skateboarding a more inclusive space for for women and the queer community.

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HOW TO START A SKATE NON-PROFIT

By Max Harrison-Caldwell / Thrasher Magazine

February 12, 2021

WANT TO GIVE BACK TO SKATEBOARDING without starting a failing shop or a directionless brand? Now you can! Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion of social skate projects across the globe—from tiny youth programs to world-renowned nonprofits. These not-for-profit organizations often focus on making skating accessible for people facing financial or social barriers and work to benefit their communities through skateboarding. But how does one start such a project, where does the funding come from and what’s the first step? We sat down with five social skate project directors to find out.

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SKATE LIKE A GIRL FOSTERS INCLUSIVE SKATE COMMUNITY

By Twiness Xu / City On A Hill Press

February 8, 2021

Walking into a skatepark, you will see skaters ripping around the bowl, speeding down ramps, and ollieing in the air. You will feel gusts of wind as skaters whiz past and hear the constant clack of wheels hitting the pavement. Take a closer look and you will realize that most of the people there fit the description of a stereotypical skater — cisgender male. 

Seeing the absence of female-identifying people in skate culture, students from Evergreen State College in Washington, Holly Sheehan and Fleur Larsen, founded Skate Like a Girl in 2000. 


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SKATE LIKE A GIRL SEATTLE PIVOTS AMIDST THE PANDEMIC

By Daniel Tran / Wildcat Films

Watch Skate Like a Girl Seattle staff members share the love of skateboarding with youth from the Congolese Integration Network, in an effort to continue to create a more inclusive community by promoting confidence, leadership, and social justice.

In order of appearance: Kwame Salmi-Adubofour, Soph Elden Alexandria Berriochoa, Providence Kamana

Video by Daniel Tran


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TEACHING SKATEBOARDING VIRTUALLY

By KPTV Oregon News

Online teaching seems tricky enough – but what about lessons that are a bit more physical, like skateboarding? We found out how to do it- with the non-profit "Skate Like A Girl".

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BACK TO SCHOOL 

By Lakeside Magazine

Spring/Summer 2020

In a campus reunion of sorts, Kwame-Salmi Adubofour '14 stopped by Lakeside this past winter and reconnected with Upper School science teacher Mike Town, the advisor of the student skateboarding club Kwame founded as a senior. The visit, though, wasn't purely social: As co-director of the Seattle-based nonprofit Skate Like a Girl, Kwame was collecting 30 skateboard decks constructed in the Lakeside workshop by Town's advanced physics students...

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WHAT’S FUELING SKATEBOARDING’S CURRENT BOOM?

By Ian Browning / Jenkem Magazine

July 21, 2020

Do you get the feeling that there are a lot more people skating lately than ever before? And I’m not just talking little kids, it seems like all sorts of folks are suddenly rolling around.

At my local, Brower Park, where the basketball courts were stripped of hoops, skaters filled the absence. The usual locals were there, but there were also new faces: middle schoolers on brand new completes, dads mongo pushing back to the glory of their youth, and college girls learning how to tic-tac together. The pandemic was quick to silence cities, but the snaps and screeches of skateboarding seemingly got louder.

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Inclusion Necessitates Exclusion: Women and Trans Sessions Make Space for Marginalized Skateboarders

By Alex Moore / Skateism

May 27, 2020

Wheels clack against smooth cement. Wooden boards grind against metal rails. Chatter glides as freely across the space as the skaters do, rising into loud whoops just as a board flies into a kickflip or pop-shuv. The action matches that of any other skate park; the energy, however, is decidedly different.
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For all but three hours a week, All Together Skatepark (ATS) is filled mostly with cisgender men. Tonight, however, is a Monday, meaning the park is occupied exclusively by absolutely anyone else.

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"Skate Like a Girl welcomes everyone on deck, stressing acceptance, confidence and a couple kinds of safety"

By Christy Karras / Pacific Northwest Magazine

​November 20, 2019

WHEN KRISTIN EBELING started skateboarding as a kid, she was the only girl at the park. Though she loved skating, the others mocked her attempts to join their club, leading to what she calls “some pretty traumatic experiences for a young person.”
When she discovered Skate Like a Girl, she says, “I felt like I found my people. I no longer had to try to fit in.”
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Skate Like a Girl, a nonprofit group that teaches and supports skateboarding, is open to more than just girls. For one thing, there’s no age limit. The 30 or so people who turned up for classes at All Together Skatepark in Fremont on a recent Monday evening ranged from preteen to middle-aged.

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"WOMEN, QUEERS, AND TRANS FOLKS TAKING OVER SKATE CULTURE"

by Mark Van Streefkerk 

July 30, 2019


Every Monday evening, women and trans skateboarders of all ages and abilities take the back alley to 
All Together Skate Park (ATS) in Seattle, beneath the evo retail board store, and tucked between bougie Stone Way restaurants Joule and The Whale Wins. Billed as Seattle’s only indoor skate park, ATS boasts ramps, rails and obstacles for every skill level. The Women and Trans (WT) Monday night session is hosted by Skate Like A Girl(SLAG), a non-profit that hosts skate camps, events, and after school programs that seek to empower individuals, especially young womxn, and encourage inclusivity and community through skateboarding.

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"Skate Like a Girl ramps up confidence through inclusivity"

By Jessica Christian / SF Chronicle

May 6, 2019

When Ashley Masters discovered skateboarding at age 10, she was instantly hooked. As she continued to skate through her teen years in Southern California, she found that being a girl skateboarder was a harder trick to pull off than a kick flip. The industry was dominated by males. No matter her skill level, she was still a girl and unable to be seen as an equal among her peers at the skate park.

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'SKATE LIKE A GIRL' HELPS KIDS FIND PASSION THROUGH SKATEBOARDING

by Q13 Fox

SEATTLE -- The organization 'Skate Like a Girl' has been teaching youth, especially girls, how to participate in sports that have been historically dominated by boys and men.
'Skate Like a Girl' offered a free clinic Friday, July 20 at Little Brook Park in Lake City.

​The organization will be offering a number of free clinics serving youth of all ages on Mondays and Fridays through August.

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WHY WE VOLUNTEER:
ALEXANDRA PEPIN TEARS IT UP WITH ‘SKATE LIKE A GIRL’

by Danielle Samaniego

JULY 2, 2018
We just totally take over the skate park,” said Alexandra, a merchandising coordinator who uses her paid volunteer time to help out the nonprofit Skate Like A Girl. “Everyone is totally out of their shells. They’re not looking around worried about what other people are thinking — they’re just comfortable. Growing up, that didn’t exist — and in a lot of places, it still doesn’t.”

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'Skate Like A Girl' wants more women and girls at skateparks in the Bay Area

... and they're doing something about it. ​

by KQED News

May 11, 2018

Former Up2Us Coach is Helping Break Down Barriers

by Alex Partida

​April 19, 2018

As Executive Director of Seattle’s Skate Like A Girl, Kristin Ebeling is doing her part to help evolve the culture of skateboarding to be more inclusive. Growing up, Ebeling admittedly had more of an affinity for scooters than skateboards, but in the early 2000s, that all changed. One day, while hanging out with her friend Kimmy, they began to play the video game “Tony Hawk Pro Skater.” Discovering female skater Elissa Steamer’s inclusion in the game as a playable character (and the only female featured in the game), she was instantly inspired. She subsequently traded in her scooter for a skateboard and never looked back.

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She Was a Skater Girl:
Why Skateboarding’s No Longer a Boy’s Game

by Chloe Jagger

​Anything boys can do girls can do better (or equally as well), especially when it comes to skateboarding. While females doing kickass things isn’t groundbreaking news, there's a new wave of female skaters who are shaking up the industry. 

All-girl skate crews are finally getting the same opportunities and recognition as their male counterparts, and the fashion industry is taking note.

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ParentMap 2018 Superhero
​Kristin Ebeling: The Skateboarder

March 30, 2018

At 16, Kristin Ebeling considered quitting.

She was a pretty good skateboarder — and more importantly, loved it — but was disheartened by experience after experience of being judged for her looks rather than her skills. Then she went to an all-girl skateboarding contest sponsored by the Seattle-based organization Skate Like a Girl. “I was skeptical, but I showed up, and my jaw hit the floor,” she says. “I was hooked.”


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"Seattle Parks & Recreation announces 2017 Denny Award winners" (November, 2017)

"Skate Park at Seattle Center Will Be Demolished, But Rebuilt… Somewhere"
(November, 2017)

"Female Skaters Rolling in Confidence" (November, 2017)
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"I am Seattle Center - Kristin Ebeling" (June, 2017)
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"Go Pro For a Cause: Skate Like a Girl" (March, 2017)
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"8th Annual Wheels of Fortune" Tobius Coughlin-Bogue (May, 2017)

"Skate Like a Girl SF Bay Area is Growing" Jordan Beal (April, 2017)

"I am a Skateboarder" Awesome Sports Project (March, 2017)  

"GoPro: Skate Like a Girl" GoPro For a Cause (March, 2017)

"All Hands on Deck" TransWorld SKATEboarding (February, 2017)

"Skate Like a Girl: 'An Alternative Universe' for Seattle's Female Skaters" The Seattle Lesbian (January, 2017)

"City reportedly rejects both plans to fix up huge Magnuson park near hangar" The Seattle Times (January, 2017)

"The Best Performances, Exhibitions and Concerts Happening This Fall" Seattle Weekly (August, 2016)

"City considers options for Magnuson Park Building" King 5 News (July, 2016)

"Build it, and they'll come (indoors)" Portland Tribune (June, 2016)

"Free movie tickets, skateboard lessons, doggie sundaes" The Seattle Times (June, 2016)

"Ms. Monthly: What You Miss'd in March" Skate Slate (April, 2016)

"Skate Like a Girl Benefit: In a Perfect World" Seattle Music Insider (January, 2016)

"Your week in Seattle music featuring Vanessa Carlton, Ty Segal and more" The Seattle Times (January 2016)

"What Does It Mean to 'Skate Like a Girl'?" KUOW (February, 2015)

"Portland's female skaters band together to create custom cat-bedecked boards for girls and women" The Oregonian (December, 2014)

"5th annual Skate Like a Girl's Wheels of Fortune skateboarding showcase" The Seattle Times (April, 2014)

"Kristin Ebeling's cool skateboarding job" The Seattle Times, (September, 2014)

"Skate Like a Girl" The Seattle Times (August, 2014)

"Skate Like a Girl at Pacifica Skatepark" Pacifica Patch (December, 2011)
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ARTICLES WE LOVE

"Boarders vs. Bureaucracy" Seattleland Podcast (March,  2018)

"Is Skateboarding the New Soccer?"
 Dan Fost (February, 2017)

​"An Interview with Professional Skateboarder Kristin Ebeling" Grl Mag (October, 2016)

"Skate Girls: Kat Sy" Urban Outfitters Blog (February, 2017)
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​"The Big Secret I've Been Keeping from My Skater Bro Friends" The Stranger (January, 2017)

"Young women consider goals without fear after Malala talk in Seattle" The Seattle Globalist (August 2016)

​"Executive Director of Reel Grrls Speaks Out Against SIFF for Woody Allen Opening Night" The Stranger (May, 2016)
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  • ABOUT
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    • SEATTLE
    • PORTLAND
    • SF BAY AREA
    • WOF 11 RECAP
    • SKATEBOARDING INCLUSIVITY COOPERATIVE (SIC)
    • LEARN TO SKATE AT HOME >
      • TUTORIAL VIDEOS
  • PROGRAMS BY TYPE
    • WT SESSIONS
    • YES Program
    • OVERNIGHT CAMP
    • YOUTH CLINICS
    • YOUTH SUMMER CAMP
    • COMMUNITY MEETUPS
    • ALLYSK8® TRAINING
    • SCHOOLS
  • GET INVOLVED
    • DONATIONS >
      • GET ON BOARD 2023
      • GEAR DONATION
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