February 2019 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

The WRENCH in Winnipeg hiring admin assistant
by Geoff Heath 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Hey bicycle friendlies We're hiring an admin assist here in Winnipeg, Canada. While bike repair and teaching skills aren't part of the job, they're always an asset, as is experience with community bike shops. And if anyone from afar were to apply and get hired we'd happily assist with helping you find housing and get ya settled. Heck, most folks can still afford buy a house in this town if ya wanted to go that route. 32 hr/wk, $18/hr with paid extended health benefits after 6 months. Application deadline March 12 at noon. See the posting here; http://thewrench.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WRENCH-Administrat… Geoff Heath, Education Director The Winnipeg Repair Education N' Cycling Hub 1057 Logan Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N8 Treaty 1 Territory, Homeland of the Metis Nation http://www.thewrench.ca 204-296-3389

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Houston, anyone?
by Tigre Bici 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Hello everyone! Does any of you is at Houston or knows any bike co-op at it? We are travelling at the end of the month to Houston and we are looking on buying bike parts that are difficult to find on Mexico to take bak home and we will like it a lot to buy them form a local co-op. So, let us know if you know some awesome proyect at H-Town to pass by and buy some bicycle parts Saludos R.

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Hiring Teaching Artist for Blackstone Bicycle Works to Create Pop-up Shop with Youths
by Matthew Searle 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

[image: Screen Shot 2019-02-14 at 1.41.29 PM.png] We are hiring a teaching artists for our Blackstone Bicycle Works youth education program in Chicago. They will facilitate artist collaborations with youths to make products for sale in a pop-up shop. Attached is the job ad and here <https://experimentalstation.org/jobs> is the link to it on our website. Can you please share this with anyone you think might be interested who is in Chicago? https://experimentalstation.org/jobs ______________ Matthew T. Searle Assistant Director Experimental Station 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 USA matthew(a)experimentalstation.org office: 773.241.6044; alt: 773.270.2502 experimentalstation.org <http://www.experimentalstation.org>

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Bilingual signage for parts organization
by Reno Bike Project 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

hello from Reno, Think Tank. We are redoing our signage for our parts storage and organization. As an org, we have agreed that they should be in Spanish and English, as well as have photos if possible. Before I put in the work, I was figuring I could as if anybody here got a PDF/Word Doc of such a thing and be willing to share? Thanks in advance, -Raymond -- Reno Bike Project Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10am-5pm Thursday, Friday 10am-6pm 216 E. Grove Street Reno, NV 89502 775-323-4488 Donate via Paypal <https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=D_qF6mTpg7zSdcNlEQVG-p-p4_ekx1PNlvSzjN…> | Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/renobikeproject> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/renobikeproject/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/renobikeproject> Please let us know if you would no longer like to receive emails.

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English/Spanish language part bins
by Ellen Willis-Conger (via Google Sheets) 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

I've shared an item with you: English/Spanish language part bins https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iORgTZSbbdlfYwIteZtKdWoUT3q-__Fs49u… It's not an attachment -- it's stored online. To open this item, just click the link above. SBBIKE has completed a list of English/Spanish parts and tools list. Happy to share. Que el mundo sea unido con solo una voz para la paz.

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Program Manager in Paradise!
by Ellen Willis-Conger 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

WHO WE ARE: The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBIKE) is a countywide organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation. Bici Centro, a project of SBBIKE, is a community DIY bicycle repair shop and education center, with the goal of facilitating skill share and increased reliability and safety for all Santa Barbara bicycle riders. There are three Bici Centro facilities—one in Downtown Santa Barbara, one at Santa Barbara City College, and one in Santa Maria. POSITION DESCRIPTION: Shop operations in the Santa Barbara shop is the primary emphasis of this role. It includes managing new inventory (purchasing, ordering, stocking, and counting); managing used inventory (donation receiving, processing, pricing, stocking of working sellable parts, and sorting recycle or non-usable parts); setting and maintaining both shop open hours and a staff schedule; training staff and volunteers in bicycle mechanics and shop procedures; and maintaining shop resources. -- Ellen Willis-Conger *Associate Director* Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition p: 805.845.8955 w: sbbike.org e: ellen(a)sbbike.org <https://www.facebook.com/sbbikes/> <https://www.instagram.com/sbbike.s/>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 149, Issue 9
by Eugene Cain 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

Does anyone have links to multilingual charts? I don't want to add to the labour of any folx who natively speak languages other than English but I feel so confident this work has already been done. (I'll check the wiki) In my area (northeast US) I'd guess the three most commonly needed non-english are Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic. I'd guess that italian and french are pretty easy to find, yeah? On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 4:04 PM < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Bilingual signage for parts organization (Reno Bike Project) > 2. Re: Bilingual signage for parts organization (Audrey Wiedemeier) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Reno Bike Project <renobikeproject(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:50:14 -0800 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bilingual signage for parts organization > hello from Reno, Think Tank. > > We are redoing our signage for our parts storage and organization. As an > org, we have agreed that they should be in Spanish and English, as well as > have photos if possible. Before I put in the work, I was figuring I could > as if anybody here got a PDF/Word Doc of such a thing and be willing to > share? > > Thanks in advance, > > -Raymond > -- > Reno Bike Project > Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10am-5pm > Thursday, Friday 10am-6pm > 216 E. Grove Street > Reno, NV 89502 > 775-323-4488 > > Donate via Paypal > <https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=D_qF6mTpg7zSdcNlEQVG-p-p4_ekx1PNlvSzjN…> | Follow > us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/renobikeproject> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/renobikeproject/> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/renobikeproject> > > Please let us know if you would no longer like to receive emails. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Audrey Wiedemeier <audrey(a)bikelibrary.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:13:13 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Bilingual signage for parts organization > Raymond, > > You can use these if you want. A 12yr old named Celeste did them for us > years ago. > I would love to see your Spanish/English labels when you have them done. > We should also work towards this. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HMgx04lHwin54cYzVDSI8Orn6q3Y3QKO/view?usp=… > > > Peace & grease, > > *Audrey Wiedemeier* (She/her/hers) > Iowa City Bike Library, Director > > 700 S. Dubuque St, Iowa City > *Hours: *Sat. 10-3, Mon. 5-7, Tues. 6-8, > Wed. 6-8, Thurs. 6-8, Fri. 4:30-6:30 > > BikeLibrary.org > C: (515) 450-1651 > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 11:50 AM Reno Bike Project < > renobikeproject(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> hello from Reno, Think Tank. >> >> We are redoing our signage for our parts storage and organization. As an >> org, we have agreed that they should be in Spanish and English, as well as >> have photos if possible. Before I put in the work, I was figuring I could >> as if anybody here got a PDF/Word Doc of such a thing and be willing to >> share? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> -Raymond >> -- >> Reno Bike Project >> Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10am-5pm >> Thursday, Friday 10am-6pm >> 216 E. Grove Street >> Reno, NV 89502 >> 775-323-4488 >> >> Donate via Paypal >> <https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=D_qF6mTpg7zSdcNlEQVG-p-p4_ekx1PNlvSzjN…> | Follow >> us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/renobikeproject> | Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/renobikeproject/> | Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/renobikeproject> >> >> Please let us know if you would no longer like to receive emails. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > -- <sig> My names are either Eugene or Geena. Either name is fine. I am nonbinary. [learn more at wikipedia] <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nonbinary&redirect=no> My pronouns are they/them. [learn more at wikipedia] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they> I run ops at NBW and coordinate adult programming. My phone extension is 121. </sig>

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The BLK Bike Panel & Discussion @ Experimental Station (Chicago): honoring historic Black cyclists, highlighting Black-led Chicago cycling groups, and connecting cycling advocates
by Matthew Searle 13 Feb '19

13 Feb '19

[image: 2018-02-04_BLK+Bike+Panel-01.png] *The BLK Bike Panel & Discussion: honoring historic Black cyclists, highlighting Black-led Chicago cycling groups, and connecting cycling advocatesSaturday, February 23rd, 2-4PM Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Chicago, IL 60637* The BLK Bike Panel & Discussion is an event that is autonomously organized by a few cyclists on the Southside with the intention of getting black cyclists in a room to discuss collaborations, barriers that stunt our collective efforts to get more black people riding, and ways in which to overcome those obstacles. The event will honor Major Taylor with a short video screening and historian followed by a panel featuring *Bill Gaston* (Major Taylor Bike Club), *Sam Scipio* (Comrade Cycles), *Taryn Randle* (2wheelgods), *Michael ”Tekhen” Strode* (Red Bike & Green Chicago), and *Mulubwa Munkanta* (SRAM). Moderated by *Xia Xiang W*. This event is presented in association with Blackstone Bicycle Works and is being organized by Kahari Black. More info on our website, here <https://experimentalstation.squarespace.com/events/2019/2/23/the-blk-bike-p…> . Get in touch to be a part of next year's BLK Bike Panel. For more information, contact Matthew Searle, Assistant Director, at matthew (at) experimentalstation.org or 773.241.6044. ______________ Matthew T. Searle Assistant Director Experimental Station 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 USA matthew(a)experimentalstation.org office: 773.241.6044; alt: 773.270.2502 experimentalstation.org <http://www.experimentalstation.org>

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Volunteers
by Judith Feist 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hi All! I just would like to inquire what types of levels of volunteers everyone has at their organizations? What is asked of each level of volunteer? What privileges are given to each level of volunteer? Greatly appreciated. Ride one. -- Judith C Feist Co Director, the Hub at Back Alley *"*Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'"- Angela Davis "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." -Gloria Steinem I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony

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Insurance Aaaargh
by dave ellis 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hi all, I’ve reviewed the archive and done some digging and so far have come up empty. I would like to hear from folks who found a balance between reality and actuarial tables to secure insurance for your operation that didn’t break your bank. Our activities include fixing up and providing bikes to groups through partnerships like schools and civic orgs, providing instruction on fixing bikes, using volunteers to strip and sort, and selling a few bikes that are a bit more valuable. It’s the last item that seems to cause the heartburn, although not our focus or primary goal, just helps keep the rent paid. Apologies in advance if you’re tired of this topic, but feeling sidelined at the moment. Thanks! dave @ Queen City Wheel House in Helena, MT

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