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Exposure’s 2024 annual flagship event was the most impactful women’s skateboarding event to date. An international field of skaters pushed boundaries while raising money for survivors of domestic violence. History was made with multiple tricks that have never been done before.ย 

EXPOSURE 2025 – NOV 1 & 2 – ENCINITAS, CA

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Exposure Skate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering women, girls and nonbinary individuals through skateboarding and teaching compassion through service. We offer a range of classes, camps, retreats, college scholarships and events for all ages which incorporate social and emotional learning through skateboarding, mindfulness and community service.

Exposureโ€™s unique programming creates an outlet for women, girls and nonbinary individuals to build confidence, community, education and healthy mental and physical well-being.

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Lesli Cohen and Amelia Brodka created the nonprofit in order to feature year-round programming dedicated to empowerment through skateboarding and compassion through service. In addition to skateboarding, Exposureโ€™s programs include elements of giving back to at-risk communities, social and emotional development, inclusion, leadership, service and college scholarship opportunities.

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Exposure Skate has helped to raise $300,000 for Domestic Violence Support programs. Our major event supports the CRC.

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By creating welcoming spaces since 2012, Exposure Skate has cultivated a rich community that impacts participants and volunteers alike.

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Exposure also works with communities to develop inclusive events throughout the globe. Past collaborations have included partnerships with Monster Skatepark in Sydney, Australia, Speaking engagements at Waikato University in New Zealand, a skatepark with free clinics at the 2023 Summer X Games, Exposure Weeks at Woodward West and Skate Sanctuary retreats for women, trans and nonbinary skaters.

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Exposure’s competitions have created an avenue for amateur, professional and Olympic skateboarders to thrive. Since 2012, Exposure’s events have brought nontraditional skateboarders from 25 countries together to share their passion for skateboarding. Each event offers street, vert and bowl disciplines for skaters ranging in ability from amateur to pro.

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IMPORTANT for DIVERSITY

EXPOSURE is important for the diversity and inclusivity of skating. I love seeing whatโ€™s possible

Tony Hawk
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EXPOSURE is the most significant womenโ€™s skate event on the pro calendar...the importance of this annual โ€˜state-of-women's-skate' continues to grow

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Director of Strategic Initiatives, CA Skateparks

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Last weekend was incredible. โญ๏ธ

Girls ages 4-16 received free skateboarding lessons with Olympic and pro skaters volunteering as instructors, creating a unique mentorship experience for @skaterising participants. ๐Ÿ›น We created colorful windchimes for mothers and the mother figures in our lives, expressing our gratitude on Motherโ€™s Day weekend.

We also collected canned foods for @familiesforward , a nonprofit that supports families experiencing homelessness.

Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and individuals who support Exposure Skateโ€™s mission to empower through skateboarding and teach compassion through service! โœจ

#ExposureSkate #SkateRising #skateboarding #etnies #etniesskatepark #community #SpreadKindness #LakeForest #skateboardingisfun

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Last weekend was incredible. โญ๏ธ Girls ages 4-16 received free skateboarding lessons with Olympic and pro skaters volunteering as instructors, creating a unique mentorship experience for @skaterising participants. ๐Ÿ›น We created colorful windchimes for mothers and the mother figures in our lives, expressing our gratitude on Motherโ€™s Day weekend. We also collected canned foods for @familiesforward , a nonprofit that supports families experiencing homelessness. Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and individuals who support Exposure Skateโ€™s mission to empower through skateboarding and teach compassion through service! โœจ #ExposureSkate #SkateRising #skateboarding #etnies #etniesskatepark #community #SpreadKindness #LakeForest #skateboardingisfun

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Sign up now for Skate Rising! ๐Ÿ›น

๐Ÿ“†: Saturday May 10th 10am - 12pm
๐Ÿ“: @etniesskatepark 20028 Lake Forest Dr, 92630

All girls ages 4-16 are invited for free skateboarding lessons with pro instructors. Registration closes Friday May 9th at 8pm, secure your spot at the link in bio! ๐Ÿ”—

Mayโ€™s Skate Rising will include a lesson on gratitude, where participants will have the opportunity to craft gifts for their mothers or women who have a valuable role on their lives.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜, ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ @familiesforward . ๐Ÿซถ

#ExposureSkate #SkateRising #etnies #etniesskatepark #LakeForest #OrangeCounty #KindnessMatters #community #skateboarding #skateboardingisfun

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Sign up now for Skate Rising! ๐Ÿ›น ๐Ÿ“†: Saturday May 10th 10am - 12pm ๐Ÿ“: @etniesskatepark 20028 Lake Forest Dr, 92630 All girls ages 4-16 are invited for free skateboarding lessons with pro instructors. Registration closes Friday May 9th at 8pm, secure your spot at the link in bio! ๐Ÿ”— Mayโ€™s Skate Rising will include a lesson on gratitude, where participants will have the opportunity to craft gifts for their mothers or women who have a valuable role on their lives. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜, ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ @familiesforward . ๐Ÿซถ #ExposureSkate #SkateRising #etnies #etniesskatepark #LakeForest #OrangeCounty #KindnessMatters #community #skateboarding #skateboardingisfun

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๐ŸŒปLast Saturdayโ€™s Skate Rising was a success!๐Ÿ›น

Girls ages 4-16 came together at the @catrainingfacility to learn from Olympic and pro skaters, create flower art with messages of encouragement and blossom with confidence. ๐Ÿ’ช

Huge thank you to our amazing volunteers and supporters โ€” @bestpizzaandbrew , @etnies , @187killerpads , @triple8nyc , @_mayor_rebeccajones_ and @turtleboxaudio โ€” for helping us empower the next generation of skaters.

Thank you to everyone who donated toothbrushes, toothpastes and other hygiene supplies to give to the @sandiegocrc โ€™s emergency shelter. ๐Ÿซ‚

๐Ÿ“ฃThe next Skate Rising will be May 10, stay tuned for more details!

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#ExposureSkate #SkateRising #skateboardingisfun #vistaca #catrainingfacility #community #nonprofit #sandiegocounty #skateboarding #skateboarders

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๐ŸŒปLast Saturdayโ€™s Skate Rising was a success!๐Ÿ›น Girls ages 4-16 came together at the @catrainingfacility to learn from Olympic and pro skaters, create flower art with messages of encouragement and blossom with confidence. ๐Ÿ’ช Huge thank you to our amazing volunteers and supporters โ€” @bestpizzaandbrew , @etnies , @187killerpads , @triple8nyc , @_mayor_rebeccajones_ and @turtleboxaudio โ€” for helping us empower the next generation of skaters. Thank you to everyone who donated toothbrushes, toothpastes and other hygiene supplies to give to the @sandiegocrc โ€™s emergency shelter. ๐Ÿซ‚ ๐Ÿ“ฃThe next Skate Rising will be May 10, stay tuned for more details! Edit by @dannimerk #ExposureSkate #SkateRising #skateboardingisfun #vistaca #catrainingfacility #community #nonprofit #sandiegocounty #skateboarding #skateboarders

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Registration for Skate Rising closes Friday at 8pm! ๐Ÿ›น

๐Ÿ“†: Saturday April 12th from 3-5
๐Ÿ“: 1410 Vantage Ct 92081 @catrainingfacility

Learn from Olympians and pros and progress your skateboarding skills! This monthโ€™s theme is โ€œBloom with Confidence,โ€ where we will focus on building trust with ourselves and boosting our self-assurance. ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒป

๐–๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž @sandiegocrc โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

Sign up at the link in bio!

#SkateRising #ExposureSkate #kindnessmatters #catrainingfacility #community #giveback #vistacalifornia #sandiegocounty

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Registration for Skate Rising closes Friday at 8pm! ๐Ÿ›น ๐Ÿ“†: Saturday April 12th from 3-5 ๐Ÿ“: 1410 Vantage Ct 92081 @catrainingfacility Learn from Olympians and pros and progress your skateboarding skills! This monthโ€™s theme is โ€œBloom with Confidence,โ€ where we will focus on building trust with ourselves and boosting our self-assurance. ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒป ๐–๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž @sandiegocrc โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. Sign up at the link in bio! #SkateRising #ExposureSkate #kindnessmatters #catrainingfacility #community #giveback #vistacalifornia #sandiegocounty

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