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Johannes Meyer-Bohe Louis Taubert

Skateboarding as a medium to foster cross border cooperation The Pigeon Plan e.V.

Structure • Introduction • Literature Review • Roots in South Africa • Regional Level – Refugee Home Kiel (Johannes) • Cross Border Project • Outside Activity • Zoom Out

Introduction • What do you know about Skateboarding?

Literature Review • 1950 US surf culture (asphaltsurfing) California • 1970 urban skateboard scene (no sport – culture of expression) • Separation from regular sports system • Today a field of youth marketing /Sponsoring (commercial/ sports- related) • Today part of public youth work / public spaces (Skateparks) • 2020 Olym lympic ic Games Tokio io

South Africa • Birdsnake – Tour 2011 • Sustainability • Collecting used boards • Shipment 2015 (fundraising) • 1 week workshops at 5 institutions • Basic skills / ramp building / social interaction

Kiel • Skateboarding classes • Creative workshops • Carpentry – Ramps to skate • Responsibility • Aquire language and social skills • Part of a community • Integration through Mini Ramp

Cross Border Project • Critique phase / Fantasy phase / Reality phase • Workshops at Future Camps labour market • Design / Recycle / Imprint / Craftship / Upcycle • Sustainability • Social participation / Donation • Language skills • Subcultural discipline / artistic expression

Borden, I. (2001). Skateboarding, Space and the City. Architecture and the Body . Oxford [England]: Berg. Butz, K. (2012). Grinding California. Culture and Corporeality in American Skate Punk . Bielefeld: transcript. Hunn, D. (1977). Skateboarding . London: Duckworth. Kilberth, V. and Schwier, J. (2018). Skateboarding zwischen Subkultur und Olympia: Eine jugendliche Bewegungskultur im Spannungsfeld von Kommerzialisierung und Versportlichung . Bielefeld: transcript.

Zoom Out • What have you learned about Skateboarding? Any surprises? • How is it related to current trends and development in youth work? • Can you draw connections to your own localities?