<p dir="ltr">Skateboarding means something different to just about everybody. Skateboarding means freedom, it means taking risks, it means being creative in a unique and personal way. The rules that govern the sport are loose and relaxed, and getting on a board on Go Skateboarding Day is a great way to celebrate the sport and introduce it to new people.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Every June since 2004, people all around the world have promoted the sport of skateboarding and encouraged young people to get skating on Go Skateboarding Day. The day was created in an effort to make skateboarding more accessible to the world, an initiative very in line with what Skateistan strives to do every single day.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Skateistan introduced Go Skateboarding Day to Afghanistan in 2009, with events taking place outside the skatepark and outside the doors of the Skate School. For new Skateistan students, this is often the first opportunity they’ve had to skate in public with a group of friends instead of inside at the Skate School.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">On or around June 21st, Skateistan celebrated Go Skateboarding Day at all of our sites. From Mazar to Kabul, Afghanistan, and Cambodia to South Africa, all Skateistan sites participated in a rad day of skating and fun with their community to celebrate. Each Skate School celebrated differently - the teams in Kabul and Mazar introduced skateboarding to new populations in Bamyan, Afghanistan, to skating in the community beyond the walls of Skateistan in Mazar and Johannesburg, inviting parents and family members of Skateistan students in Mazar and providing an opportunity for students at all sites to participate in a small skate competition with their friends and mentors.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">At Skateistan South Africa, advanced student skaters and high school students took part in a city skate with visits to the local skatepark and then back to the Skate School. Younger students enjoyed an open skate session and ended with a small skate competition for all of the students to enjoy.</p>
