The Organika guys after doing a weeklong stay at the Woodward Skate Camp will be in the Washington DC area at Alexandria Skatepark on June 7th at 2pm for a demo and autograph signing.  Then there will be an after party at Palace 5ive where you will most likely hear some freestyle. 

Then on June 8th and you feel like following the Organika team around, you can catch them at the Pit Crew at 1pm for more autographs.  They will then be skating a demo on Hill Street Skatepark at 3pm for a nice demo. 

On the tour is one of my favorite dread locked skaters Karl Watson, crazy rhyming Quim Cardona, Adelmo Jr, and Zach Lyons.  It should be fun so be there this weekend. 

A few years ago during the 2004 presidential campaign, Puffy, or I mean Puffy Daddy, or I mean Puffy Puff made an attempt at creating social change with his “Vote Or Die” message which encouraged young people to go out and vote. High-profile celebrities and artists like Mary J. Blige, Paris Hilton (“Voting’s Hot”), and 50 Cent all came together to promote the “Vote Or Die” slogan. Ironically, neither Paris nor Fitty voted on that important day and the country was left with the most unfortunate state of affairs: another four years with Bush!  Thanks youth! Where did they get that slogan anyway? Quite possibly from “Skate Or Die” from the 80’s.

Skateboarding has taken the “Or Die” moniker back with Woodward’s “Film Or Die” competition. This one of a kind event challenges filmmakers to team up with skater friends (13 – 17 yrs old) to create the best maximum 3-minute video. The winners of this contest will win two free weeks at Woodward Skate Camp in Pennsylvania this summer. The skater that wins will go off and have a ball skating with other kids while the filmmaker will be working directly with the Woodward Video Production Camp Director to document footage for Tony Hawk’s Shred Or Die site (hope this doesn’t violate child labor laws) for members to view online. Check out the Film Or Die website for more info and rules for this contest.