Skating + peta2 = Match Made in Heaven June 14, 2006
Posted by Marta | Permalink | Comments ( 0 )
Ever since I was about 13 I've been really into this whole skating thing. I went to the X-Trials a few years back in Virginia Beach for aggressive skating, but everyone else destroyed me with tricks I can't even spell. One of my favorite parts about skating is that, like punk rock, it is a community that is generally really open-minded. I've had the pleasure of meeting a lot of really cool vegan kids through skating. At peta2, we've been lucky enough to interview and work with a whole slew of pro skaters like Ed Templeton, Scott Bourne, Brad Staba, and most recently Paul Rodriguez. I think Staba said it best:
... skateboarders are very critical when it comes to most things, so it only makes sense to be aware of your diet and intake. The better the stuff you put in your body, the better it responds to the abuse you put it through. Skateboarding is hard on your body, so anything helps.
Even if you aren't a pro and you have no plans to try out for the X-Games any time soon, you can still spread the word about animal rights when you're thrashing and grinding and doing all that. Use peta2 stencils and stickers on your skate deck and helmet (if you don't have any, e-mail peta2@peta2.com and we can send you some). If you wanna take it one step further, bring some leaflets and stickers to your local skate park or skate shop.
I've sorta started to get back into skating (skateboarding, aggresseive skating is so 1998), and apparently so has my pal Jack. Any vegan skate company owners out there want to sponsor him? He even made a video to convince you to sponsor him!
Oh Jack... anyway, if you're vegetarian or vegan and like to skate, please do shoot us an e-mail so we can send you free stuff for your deck.
-Noah
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