 new annual advocacy event in vancouver started by the vsc  new annual advocacy event in vancouver started by the vsc  the plaza i just caught word of the vsc s plans to host a skateboard advocacy expo and skate jam in false creek in vancouver at the end of october called smorgasboard sounds like vancouver s answer to malmo sweden from what i gather and it s about friggin time too so many great minds here let me tell you hopfully we gain some much need traction as we ve been spinning our wheels in the sand for some time now getting complacent with all our parks time to turn it up a notch anyway one thought i keep having is why not set up a table or booth to represent good push and a handful of other worldwide collectives and initiatives we could display a host of past projects and the affiliations aspirations for future etc could be a real opportunity for exposure and recruitment donations etc if this gets your attention or you have additional ideas to pile on please please get a hold of me soon either find me on fb as vaughan smithneville lin or pm me or better yet join my wwsaap group and we can all discuss on there in the comments or while we re at it on here if that s best taiwanvaughan sat 9212019 644 some ideas by talia on wed 9252019 1114 hi vaughan that s great thank you for thinking of us and the event sounds awesome here are a few ideas 1 we could send over some print quality poster flyers to print for goodpush if you re interested to spread the word 2 connect with michelle at antisocial i think she s also involved with vsc and she s a supporter of skateistan goodpush 3 reach out to jeff thorburn who s doing some family skate meetups in false creek   eastvanskateclub  on instagram he might be interested to get involved with what you re planning 4 reach out to chris ray  chris newlineskateparkscom  he s based near vancouver and involved with newline skateparks and a handful of overseas initiatives too i m sure he d be interested to see what s being planned and to take part in some way let me know if those leads are helpful and if you want any posters or flyers to print my email is talia skateistanorg or you can message me on fb talia marie queen s university from what i know from by taiwanvaughan on mon 10142019 656 from what i know from talking with my bro of bros geoff dermer it s going among other great things to have speeches much like malmo and sa i m actually bummed on the timing cause i m way too slammed with other work unrelated to that and am extremely stretched thin i m thinking of a table or something you know like a booth with couch or a table with a sign that says helping very poor children with skateboarding is the best thing ever change my fucking mind or something to that effect and recruit for several networks at once but i still haven t even spoken with vlad the mastermind or even made a meeting in some time i feel bad about that cause i m so hyped on the whole thing like crazy right now like you wouldn t believe now michelle s all over it in whatever she s already doing she s great that s covered by default posters would be huge jeff i haven t yet had the pleasure but he s on insta i m 104 years old and still only communicate through fb i ll get to him though so thanks chris is probably already involved as i hear newline is picking out the speakers so far that s all i know and it s now in mid november and called all aboard nailed it perfect thanks vlad booth by taiwanvaughan on thu 10242019 2242 it s official we have a booth there are a few rules like no fliers to keep the garbage down and no selling but mostly up to us just ideas and networking here and as far as i m concerned recruiting oh and if nothing else a boat load of fun hit geoff dermer or i up let s swirl some ideas geoff has more details at this point though chat soon attending by talia on tue 10292019 631 hi vaughan quite sure i ll be at the event i m not passing through berlin on my way but will put my head together with rhianon about how we could use a booth who else would want to be represented at said booth please feel free to email or fb me to discuss further talia  