PR – Powell River Library: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders

Join skater librarian, Natalie Porter for a presentation that honours these female and non-binary skateboarders, many of whom she had the privilege of interviewing for her new book Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders.Porter also emphasizes the importance of combating archival silence, when only a narrow perspective of history is acknowledged, which motivated her to create an online archive to celebrate these unique skateboarders and their impact.