Junior Women Empowerment Workshop Series
Young women encounter challenges everyday. Girls today experience far more oppression than previous generations. The media-saturated culture they are coming of age in exposes them to immense pressures to be …
TSI and SJL Therapeutic Learning Center – TEAM SURF 2014
On Sunday, February 2, 2014, the SJL Therapeutic Education and Management Learning Center (SJL TEAM) held its annual TEAM Surf in San Juan, La Union, Philippines. TEAM Surf is an …
Typhoon Haiyan – A Personal Account
When our crew arrived at the Alphaland hangar in Manila, we were unsure if we could board the plane because they were prioritizing relief goods to Guiuan. Luckily, since our …
TSI Team Brings Clean Water to Typhoon Victims
PHILIPPINES – On November, 8, 2013 the small, tropical Philippine archipelago experienced the strongest ever-recorded typhoon, known internationally as Typhoon Haiyan, locally referred to as Yolanda. The eye of the …
Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7 Million Tons Of Plastic From Ocean
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored …
Midway: A message from the Gyre
MIDWAY, a Message from the Gyre is a short film. It is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest …
Swatch Girls Pro China Set To Crown ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion This November
COOLANGATTA, QLD/Australia (Thursday, October 17, 2013) – The city of Wanning on the small island of Hainan, in the South China Sea will once again play host to the ASP …
1st STOKEDinc Philippine Wahine Classic Celebrates Filpina Surfer Girls
Sabang Beach, Baler, Philippines – October 8, 2013 – The Surf Institute (TSI) successfully organized and launched The 1st STOKEDinc Philippine Wahine Classic, a pioneering tradition in celebration of the …
In Newport Beach, surfers fight for their piece of the Wedge
Newport Beach is confronted by a growing tussle between bodysurfers and other wave riders over access to the coveted Wedge. By Adolfo Flores, Emily Foxhall and Joe Mozingo LA Times …
Empower vs. Exploit
Roxy has at last reacted to the huge backlash from media and public alike to the steamy sexy video shoot of Steph Gilmore in their promo for the Roxy Pro …