In just three weeks Pushing Boarders – skateboarding’s leading cultural and academic conference – will travel to Malmö, Sweden to partner up with the annual Skate Malmö Street event and other local organisations – thus doubling-down on last year’s incredible edition in London. What we’re coining “skateboarding’s most exciting domain for discussion” (though, yes, given: we do help organise it) is going on tour! Aboard the Pushing Boarders bus is an inexhaustible list of panelists from skate-culture and the industry, including Leo Baker, Rick McCrank, Candy Jacobs, Lucy Adams, Atita Verghese, and many, many more. They’ll be talking about everything from the state of journalism and media (yikes!), to the womxn-led skate revolution; from corporate interests and DIY values, to problematic prejudices towards LGBTQ+ folx in the industry (oh, we’re hosting that one!). The Pushing Boarders Malmö event will run for four days, alongside its partner events Skate Malmö Street, SKATE! Exhibition and Smörgåsboard Film Festival; but the City of Malmö is always open! So come down early, stay too long, and we’ll party like we did in 2018, but Swedish-style.
REGISTER FOR TICKETS – THEY’RE FREE!
*IMPORTANT INFO*
Talks are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is a specific talk you want to see – please arrive early to avoid disappointment : )
If a talk has reached capacity you will still have full access to everything else!
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This year, Pushing Boarders travels to Malmö, Sweden, to join together with the annual Skate Malmö Street event, the Kristianstad Museum’s Skate! 2019 exhibition and the Smörgåsboard Film Festival. All events are free and open to the public.
Each day begins with panel discussions about topics surrounding skateboarding culture, followed by skate events, exhibitions and film screenings held at different venues around the city.
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Wednesday 14th August
Registration // Opening Event
Skate! 2019 Exhibition Launch // Smörgåsboard Film Festival Opening
Skate sessions hosted by Skate Malmö Street
Academic Forum at Brygerriet High School (hosted by Re-verb Skateboarding)
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Thursday 15th August
AM: Panel discussions @ The Bryggeriet High School
PM: Skate sessions hosted by Skate Malmö Street
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Friday 16th August
AM: Panel discussions @ Moriskan, Folkets Park
PM: Skate sessions hosted by Skate Malmö Street
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Saturday 17th August
AM: Panel discussions @ Moriskan, Folkets Park
PM: Skate sessions hosted by Skate Malmö Street
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Sunday 18th August
AM: Panel discussions @ Venue TBC
PM: Skate sessions hosted by Skate Malmö Street
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Skate! 2019 Exhibition & Smörgåsboard Film Festival continue all weekend!
www.pushingboarders.com
info@pushingboarders.com
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Mental Health
The topic of mental health runs through all of the panel themes being discussed at Pushing Boarders Malmö, as well as our experiences of skateboarding, so this year we are asking for voluntary donations when you sign up for your tickets to Pushing Boarders Malmö.
Donations from Pushing Boarders will be shared evenly between suicide prevention campaigns in the UK and Sweden.
For more information please go to:
pushingboarders.com/mental-health
