 announcing the pushing against racism fund grantees  announcing the pushing against racism fund grantees rubymateja wed 5042022 930 mon 5162022 1200 posted by the goodpush team we are very excited to share the selected grantees with you for the first pushing against racism fund  antiracism social inclusion skateboarding we are very excited to share the selected grantees with you for the first pushing against racism fund  it was incredibly inspiring to learn about all the great initiatives around the world using skateboarding to promote diversity and boost inclusivity and we can t wait to see how their projects develop   we received more than 80 applications across the six continents of which 28 proposals were shortlisted by the pushing against racism working group and passed on to our panel of expert jury members from each continent the projects were assessed on the diversity they display in their leadership teams within the communities they serve as well as on the social value of the proposed initiative  we have now selected 16 organizations across 13 countries to receive a total of 12000 in grants these organizations submitted outstanding proposals which aim to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of disenfranchised communities promote greater racial equity within skateboarding and to provide access to skateboarding in underserved communities the various projects will be carried out throughout 2022 so check out the successful organizations below and give them a follow to stay uptodate with the amazing things they re doing melanin skate gals pals england credits hannah bailey the selected projects per continent    africa   1200  dencityng  nigeria  500  mams park    south africa  300  skate liberia asia  1200  7hills for social development  jordan  800  drug free malaysia europe   1200  melanin gals pals  uk  800  mama skate cic  uk north america   1200  ucanskate   mexico  500  black girls skate  usa  300  sheshreddin   usa oceania   1200  skate timor  east timor  500  skateboarding papua new guinea  300  we skate qld   australia south america   1200  love ct     brazil  500  associacao circuito inclusao     brazil  300  deslizate       argentina mams park south africa credits biyagram the pushing against racism fund was created by the pushing against racism working group  as a direct action to promote an antiracist culture in the skateboarding community worldwide the goodpush alliance is thrilled to be coordinating the first fund which financially supports greater diversity and inclusivity within skateboarding  funds will be received via  tateni community  via international community foundation   via poseiden foundation  via bloom skateboarding  via longboard women united 