Independent has footage of  ”Skate For A Cause”

Kinetic North Foundation has unilaterally terminated the contract for leasing property at the SkatePark Amsterdam NDSM area as of the 1st of August.

After almost 12 years they have decided to end the partnership between the Kinetics Foundation and North SkatePark Amsterdam Foundation. SkatePark Amsterdam has been the co-initiator for starting the biggest art and culture breeding area of Europe at the NDSM wharf, Amsterdam.

Our reach since 2005 has been more than 600,000 people worldwide… and still counting. In 2011 we received over 37,000 visitors to the park and each week we gave lessons to over 100 kids! All of this possible through pure skateboarding and BMX.

We are a city youth project which is highly rated internationally and was created by skaters, for skaters. This is something we are very proud of and we believe to be the reason for our growth and success in the international community.

We pay rent and do not get government funding.

Since December 2011 negotiations with Kinetic North Foundation started with the aim to relocate the Skate Park Amsterdam, but without notice they surprised us with the recent announcement that Kinetic North Foundation will put an immediate stop to the negotiation and chose to terminate the current lease contract and in essence evict SkatePark Amsterdam from its home.

Kinetic North Foundation has made it very clear that they want to re-develop the NDSM warehouse for possible office buildings. Things the city has an abundance of and does this without supporting or relocating Skatepark Amsterdam. This action is thus destroying the community that not only uses this park locally in Amsterdam, but also destroying the community that has been created across the globe that has used and benefitted by SkatePark Amsterdam. SkatePark Amsterdam has been a destination for people of all ages, both sexes, families, communities, professionals, creatives and put Amsterdam on the map.

We need your help to band together and show the city and this foundation of development that we are a community that is willing to fight for what they love and believe in and demand to save the SkatePark Amsterdam.

Please support this campaign and sign up, promote it to your friends on facebook, everyone else’s friends on facebook or instagram, send the petition to the brands that support the park, basically to everyone and anyone who understands the importance of having this park and what it provides to the community of Amsterdam and beyond.

We ask that you sign the petition before the 1st of August to make it very clear to the tenant SKN and the Amsterdam City Council that we dont want to leave. Let us stay, lets develop together, as we have only just got started!

Sign this petition!

Thanks from SkatePark Amsterdam

On May 5th, etnies held the “Sheckler Foundation’s 3rd annual Skate For A Cause” at the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, benefiting the A.Skate Foundation

FTC, Western Edition and Venture Trucks did a skate jam for the skaters in Barcelona

Next Up Foundation had a special guest  ’Manny Santiago, Vitor Borger and Jeff Lenoce” from Axion Footwear to hang with the kids

NC Skate hosted a jam at Marsh Creek to benefit the A. Skate Foundation

Real just dropped part 2 of Johnny Romano Make-A-Wish Jam 2011 and it features “Justin Brock, Ishod Wair, Kyle Walker, Davis Torgerson, Peter Ramondetta and Alex Midler”

DLXSF has footage of Justin Brock, Ishod Wair, Kyle Walker, Davis Torgerson, Peter Ramondetta and Alex Midler at the Johnny Romano Make-A-Wish Jam 2012

Karl Watson started a non-profit organization called “Karls Kauses” and its about  helping inner city youth through the positive influence and self empowerment of skateboarding. Venture is giving all proceeds from each Karl Watson Pro Venture Trucks and it will go directly to the Karls Kauses organization to help keep it going

Over the weekend, The Berrics hosted a charity best trick contest  ”Skateboarding Gives Back” and all proceeds went to skateboarding related charity organizations. Also, check out Tyson Bowerbank doing a 540 ollie down the 7 stair at The Berrics