Longboarding for Peace

Longboarding for Peace is a movement forward, powered by skateboarders and those who wish to support efforts to foster peace, balance and justice.

longboarding for peace in Shuafat refugee camp

Shuafat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem – July 2012. Our first mission for LFP.

Over the past two decades I’ve built a network of people all over the world who support my vision within the world of skateboarding. Six years ago, I was fortunate enough to harness that energy and create something quite different. Instead of putting money into a structured entity, I have allowed LFP to flourish on its own momentum. It took me 7 years from the time I started the Skategeezer Homepage (as a part-time hobby) to turn it into an entity that allowed me to quit the day job. This entity became Concrete Wave Magazine.

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Thanks to the generosity of dozens of skateboard companies, we’ve given over $300,000 worth of product over the past 6 years.

In the meantime, if you’ve landed here, chances are you are intrigued about what exactly LFP does. If you feel that you’ve been called for duty, we happily accept you as a potential recruit. Just email mbrooke@interlog.com.

A word about my email address. I’ve had it for over 20 years. It’s printed in 42,000 books and over 1.8 million copies of my magazines. I like it and I’m keeping it. If it dissuades you from not contacting me, my sincere apologies.

Remember, on a skateboard, if you go too far to the left, you wind up in a circle. The same thing happens when you go too far to the right.

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The ONLY way forward is a little bit to the left and then a little bit to the right. Same thing when you’re off the board. Extreme left and extreme right just go in circles.

We started this movement in January 2012.

Here’s a sample of what we’ve achieved so far