Watch: Sisterhood on skates

TL;DR

It’s a lesson from skateboarding and a lesson for life, says Paola Ruiloba, a Jerusalem resident from Panama who found in this sport a refuge from her difficulties fitting in as a teenage immigrant.Now 29, she’s one of the organizers of Jerusalem Skater Girls (JSG), a 12-year-old skateboarding community for girls and women from ages eight to 53, from across Israel and its many ethnic groups.The group is growing, as its members discover that nobody is judging them for their looks or their ability to speak Hebrew, only for how good they are on a skateboard.Skateboarding, say the cofounders, empowers women and gives them personal development tools.“I don’t know if I’m trying to change the world,” she says, “but I’m trying to make it a better place.”The girls from JSG would agree."

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