Anti-Racism Commitment

Commitment to Anti-Racism in Skateboarding

What’s the Commitment?

The 'Commitment to Anti-Racism in Skateboarding' was created for the global skateboarding community to sign on to, so that we can better unite and educate ourselves in challenging racism. It was officially launched on May 25th, 2021.

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Pushing Against Racism Fund Grantees!

We are very excited to share the grantees with you for the 2023 Pushing Against Racism Fund! We have selected 12 initiatives from 12 different countries to receive a total of $15,000 in grants.

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Who Can Sign?

All skateboarders, skate shops, brands, social skate projects, skateparks, media, and anyone else who is a part of the skate community and wants to fight to end racism.

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Signatories

More than 200 skateboarding brands and non-profit organizations have already signed onto the Commitment, with the list growing each day.

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Key Stats

We are tracking the reach of the Commitment. Hover over each number for details.

Numbers To Date

145

Skate Brands, Distributions, Shops and Media signed on

940+

Individual Signatories

198

Social Skate Projects signed on

55+

Countries Represented

Goal: End Racism

Who’s Behind It?

The Commitment is an initiative from the Goodpush Alliance, which is a network of social skateboarding projects from around the world. The Pushing Against Racism working group includes members from a dozen skateboarding non-profit organizations and skate companies.

Commitment to Anti-Racism – Working Group Members

Sandy Alibo, Founder of Surf Ghana

Rhianon Bader, Goodpush Alliance Manager at Skateistan

Jessica Forsyth, Co-Founder and Execute Director of the Harold Hunter Foundation

Yash Presswalla, Founder of Impact Skate Club

Steven Wolfe, Founder of SOLID Foundation

Micaela Ramirez, Founder of Poseiden Foundation

Mbali Mthethwa, MEL Manager at Skateistan

Nanja van Rijsse, Co-Founder of Women Skate the World

Talia Kaufman, former Programs Director at Skateistan

Will Ascott, Co-Founder of Free Movement Skateboarding

Ray Mendez, Creative Director at the Harold Hunter Foundation

Brian Goglia, Co-Founder of Good Times Familia

Kevin Ortiz, Director of Programs for the Harold Hunter Foundation

Susie Halsell, Founder of Bangladesh Street Kids Aid

Indigo Willing, Co-Founder of Consent is Rad

Kopano Tong, former Educator at Skateistan South Africa

Shane Carrick, Programs Director at Make Life Skate Life

Jim Thiebaud, Vice President at Deluxe Distribution

Toni Frallicciardi, Founder of Surf Skate Science / Christian Skaters International

Wendy Ngwenya, former Educator at Skateistan South Africa

Julen Arizmendi, Goodpush Alliance Intern at Skateistan

Watch: Anti-Racism Panel

In September 2021 we held an online panel discussion on challenging racism in skateboarding, with guest speakers from around the world, hosted by Skateism.

$12,000 in Grants Awarded!

In 2022 we launched a new fund for anti-racist leadership and inclusion in social skateboarding. Our selected grantees include 16 projects from 13 countries.

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Resources and Next Steps

Signing this Commitment does not mean the work is done – it is only the beginning of the serious work we must do to abide by the principles and actions within it.

Go to our Resource Library

Lesson Plans

For educators and coaches who are working with children and young people, we’ve prepared some curriculum and lesson plan examples on anti-racism and anti-oppression with a skateboarding angle.

Credit: Project Fearless

Check out the Curriculum

Vocabulary List

We’ve created a list of basic definitions related to racism and oppression which you are welcome to use, adapt and share!

Download the List

Event Pack

Are you planning a skate event and want to help raise awareness for Pushing Against Racism? Our new Event Pack has flyers, stickers and more that you can print/use for your event.

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Share Your Feedback

If you have suggestions for how to improve the text of the Commitment or ideas for anti-racism webinars or resources, please send them via our Feedback Form.

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Show Your Support

You can now find t-shirts, bags and more at our online shop. Proceeds support the continuation of this work.

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Spread the Word

The Commitment is meant to be shared. We need your help to reach more skaters, skate shops, brands, skateparks, non-profits and skate media. Contact us via antiracism@goodpush.org

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Commitment to Anti-Racism in Skateboarding

As members of the global skateboarding community, we have come together to make a collective commitment to actively resist and challenge systemic racism in our own scenes, organizations, the skateboard industry, and wider society.

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