Tag: Lisa Whitaker
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Huck | Mimi Knoop is paving the way to gold for women’s skateboarding
“The potential inclusion of skateboarding in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics divides opinion. But the potential benefits for women’s skateboarding could be huge, explains Mimi…
Transworld | Mimi Knoop Discusses Women’s Contest Debut in SLS
TransWorld Business sat down with Mimi Knoop, President of The Women’s Skateboarding Alliance (WSA) to discuss the organization’s work with Street League. Founded in early 2015 in conjunction…
East Bay Express | Reinventing The Wheels
The current issue of East Bay Express has a great article on women’s skateboarding and making positive strides within our community. Read it here: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/reinventing-the-wheels/Content?oid=4210451
Cooler | This is Me: Lisa Whitaker
“Lisa Whitaker, founder of Girls Skate Network and Meow Skateboards, female skateboarding inspiration extraordinaire, on how 25 years on she can still remember how…
New Opportunities For Female Skaters
“Call it YouTube, GoPro or Facebook, or call it a whole new way of sharing media that circumvents the gatekeepers who have historically decided…
Ditch Day Fun
Meet up with this crew the Firestone ditch for a fun little session. Ashley Rehfeld was in town and came to join in on…
Alliance Meeting
Meeting with some of The Alliance board members discussing big things happening for women’s skateboarding in 2013! Got a sneak peek at some of…
Planet Notion: Boardwomen
“Inspired by a resurgent skate community and a series of exciting projects, we dispatched our Culture Correspondent Nina Hoogstraate to investigate the other side…
Mini Ramp Session At CB’s
A few of us headed down south for a mini ramp session at Cara-Beth’s house. Amy Caron rock n’ rollin’. Mimi Knoop hooked us…