SESSIONS
Young people residing in the 10th and 19th arrondissements of Paris, most of them from priority education zones, regularly participate in our skateboarding activities which have been be carried out over the years with the intention of reducing the inequalities and promoting inclusion for kids who often don't get to go on holiday in summer.
The project aims to encourage these young people, whatever their physical or social condition, to move and be active, by providing them with quality sports facilities.
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A pilot project that combines circus and skateboarding, sport and culture, was launched this year at the Grange aux Belles. The combination of diciplines is open to the public for free. The Olympics has opened Paris to the world thus language learning will be mixed with sports activities to welcome people from across the globe as our animators come from across the globe!
To participate in workshops join us
https://www.paris.fr/evenements/cirque-et-sport-pour-les-6-19-ans-57792.
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DEMONSTRATIONS
Skateboarding is a tool that can help bring not only sport, but also a driving motivation to those who take part in it.​ The proposed activities will take place throughout the year and will be accompanied by live street art shows and demonstrations. ​ A pilot project that combines circus and skateboarding, sport and culture, was launched this year. The combination of disciplines opens up the possibility for outside audiences to participate in workshops.
The Olympic Games opened Paris to the world, so language learning was mixed with sports activities to welcome audiences from all over the world.
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Involvement with young refugees
2016, a wave of refugees arrived in Europe marking the first of a long series of attempts to flee the instability of their countries. Whether it was the War, global warming, political or economic instability, these young people found themselves in an administrative prison upon arrival.
Emmaüs reacted with the 'bubble' project, installed at the Porte de la Chapelle in 2016. This process and reception center remained a little more than a year. During this time, 400 people passed through it each week gaining access medical and social consultation then, they were transferred, dispatched to other cities in France.
I intervened sporadically armed with a skateboard and weak juggling materials. These entertainment instruments brought smiles, a kind of 'ice breaker' to open to exchanges and offer some diversion to the weighing reality of their situation.