Episode 62 - Dr. Indigo Willing
Episode 62 with Dr. Indigo Willing, skateboarder, sociology researcher, community leader and author from Brisbane, Australia, also known as occupied Yugarra and Turrbal Aboriginal tribes’ territory. Together we discussed her Vietnamese origins and settling down in Sydney, Australia with her adoptive family as a young child, how her interest for sociology began and eventually led to completing her PhD, starting to skateboard in 2014 at the age of 41, co-building communities through various groups such as the Adopted Vietnamese International Initiative (AVI), the Asian Australian Films, Forum and Network (AAFFN), the We Skate QLD network (formerly known as Girls Skate Brisbane), the Consent is rad campaign or more recently the SSHRED Research and Community Network, her most recent book “Skateboarding, Power and Change” written with co-author Anthony Pappalardo, her upcoming projects in Sydney in 2024… (00:13) – Intro (01:37) – Birth in Vietnam and arrival in Australia as a child (06:20) – How did your interest for studying sociology begin? (10:57) – How long did it take you to complete your PhD? (15:46) – What year did you start skating? (18:22) – First few years of skating (23:44) – Building communities (32:30) – Consent is rad campaign and cyber harassment (37:47) – Consent is rad started at Pushing Boarders Malmö in 2019 (41:28) – How did you enjoy going to Pushing Boaders? (43:46) – Had you participated in similar events outside of skateboarding prior to PB? (49:10) – How skateboarding is addressing the climate crisis (58:36) – “Skateboarding, power and change” book with Anthony Pappalardo (01:06:07) – Interviewing 42 people over zoom calls (01:08:41) – How did you work together with Anthony on this book? (01:15:54) – What’s something you learned from doing the book? (01:22:54) – Moving back to Sydney in 2024 (01:31:04) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding? (01:32:37) – Friends questions (02:24:32) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards