Community Push has been at it for years pushing the skateboard culture of Detroit in a progressive and healthy direction. Alongside Community Push, Levi's Skateboarding has played a great role in our scene as well by helping to launch what was the Rosa Parks Boys space. We're excited to announce that Community Push and Levi's Skateboarding have come together, with additional local support from shops across Metro Detroit, on a project that hits close to home: the development of The Roosevelt Skatepark. Located in the heart of Corktown Detroit, right up front of the Central Train Station, there has been talk for years of bringing a fully developed skatepark to our city and at last things are going live! July 23rd...
Derrick Dykas has done so much for the Detroit skateboard scene through his organization Community Push. It has transformed our skateboard scene and captured national attention (and capital!). His commitment and motivation have inspired Ryan Sheckler to Donate Concrete tools to help the cause. Community Push is behind "The WIG" a DIY skatepark located at 801 Selden and The John C Lodge Service Drive.Hyped to see Transworld Skateboarding covering the efforts and undoubtedly bringing more attention to our cause. Thank You!
Go Skateboarding Day was this past Sunday, June 21st and we spent it at The WIG in Detroit. Community Push organized local shops to hold a contest on a feature. We picked the main center quarter pipe feature and it went down. So, it turned out to be more of a contest in who could snake the best, but some trick still went down and prizes were won. As the sun was setting Derek Dykas ran a Dad Jam contest. While I was pretty much skating by myself, I cleaned up and took home the win.Once it was sufficiently dark, Robert Gutowski premiered his all night footage Detroit video, Nightbird. With the help of Redbull Detroit, the video...
It is finally here, a Detroit proper skate park. This Saturday, October 4th. come out to show your support and thanks for all the laborious work Community Push put into creating this.
October 4th. Noon till dark
Wiggle Rec Center
801 Seldon St.
Detroit, MI 40201
There will be the karaoke after party held at Rosa Parks Boys from 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Come to the "Community Push" May 23rd, 2014 @ the Third Street Bar to help get a DIY skatepark built in Detroit!This is a Free Event, but we encourage you to donate! There will be a donation raffle with big prizes. We have some awesome bands/performers volunteering their time to entertain us all. Come out to see NickyStix, Blacker Magick, and Wolf Eyes.
Find out exactly what is going on. This is A DIY park, so things will happen very fast. No red tape. Just full throttle park building.
I hope to see you there!
for more details check out the Community Push Event Page
