Skateistan is a new project being put together by one of our regular contributors, Travis Beard. He's been touring around turbulent cities and sending us photos and stories about things like the rife heroin problems in Afghanistan and the plight of the religious Hair Police, the Basij, in Iran (out in the next issue). Skateistan promises to be an amazing skateboarding school where young people from all backgrounds can go to learn tricks without the fear of being blown up. They can also learn to speak english but we have a feeling the emphasis is probably going to end up being on the skating. Click the flyer to see all the details about the fundraising launch party in Melbourne in a few days.