awesomeness – PLAZM http://urbanhonking.com/plazm Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:58:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Neon Frontier on 107.1 FM: Skatepark Revolution http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/2012/03/03/neon-frontier-on-107-1-fm-skatepark-revolution/ http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/2012/03/03/neon-frontier-on-107-1-fm-skatepark-revolution/#respond Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:41:29 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/plazm/?p=462 Continue reading →]]> By the  early 90’s, skateboarding was in a slump again.  The sport had gotten to a new level in California in the 70’s when skaters brought surf-style moves to the empty swimming pools and decaying urban infrastructure that littered the edges of towns like Venice Beach. But then, street skating ran into community opposition in most parts of the country, and skate parks were having liability issues.  Mark Scott, Dreamland Skateparks owner and one of the original builders of the Burnside skatepark, sat down with me to discuss how it took a DIY community of Portland skaters building an indie skatepark under the Burnside bridge, in cooperation with the local business community and retroactively approved by the city, to kick off what Mark described to me as the skatepark revolution.

Check out the podcast on 107.1 FM here.

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From May 31st through June 6th, graphic designer Sean Deyoe of The Royal Academy of Nuts + Bolts will be riding his bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles as part of AIDS/Lifecycle 8. But going those 545 miles is the easy part. As a participant, Sean has committed to raising $3000 for the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center.

The Center provides an array of important services to the Los Angeles community, including low or no-cost medical treatment for those struggling with HIV infection; access to free medication; developing multi-language educational materials and training for other community-based organizations; as well as testing, counseling, education, and advocacy.

With the economy in its current state, it is much more difficult for one to give, but, unfortunately, these hard times have also meant that the Center has seen its state funding significantly cut — at exactly the time when its services are more and more in demand, since so many people are either losing their health care or having their benefits greatly reduced.

To donate or for more information, go to:

http://www.teammidnightridazz.org/sean

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