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BikeBike! ? - Any new news?
by momoko saunders 08 May '21

08 May '21

Hey all, This morning I find myself really missing my bike bike friends. I wasn't able to make the one in 2019 and then, well, 2020 was a no go. Any news on plans for 2021? Virtual? we could have it be really informal. Use the BikeBike website to post a topic and instead of a location, it would be a zoom room. Just thinking of you all and wishing you the best wherever you are. Best, -Momoko

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Support Fired Blackstone Bikes Mechanics!
by Experimental Station Union 06 May '21

06 May '21

http://bit.ly/BBWfund For nearly 20 years, Blackstone Bicycle Works has been more than a place to buy a bike or get a flat fixed. From helping customers get sized for their first bike to teaching young people how to build their own bikes, the mechanics at Blackstone have been an integral part of the cycling community and the South Side. Through the pandemic, as interest in cycling surged and the need for safe transportation grew, the mechanics worked through it all to meet our communities’ need for transportation. Just after Christmas, Experimental Station leadership decided to close the shop indefinitely, with only a week’s notice. In January 2021, the three remaining staff mechanics were laid off! Since Josh, Kevin, and Nana were laid off, those who have applied have been denied unemployment. We are asking our communities for monetary support to cover their lost wages. All funds raised will be split between the three mechanics who were laid off! Blackstone Bicycle Works is a community bike shop and youth program based out of the Experimental Station in Woodlawn. It’s been a beloved part of Chicago’s cycling community for decades, and many from the program have had deep and long relationships with the community and the neighborhood. The wide network of alumni and former staff have gone on to start bike shops, programs, and organizing efforts. Too often, though, Blackstone Bicycle Works staff have been treated disposably. While there is much more healing to do and work to prevent these cycles of disposability, the first step is to support our fellow workers. Donate at bit.ly/BBWfund Share our posts: [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/COQVzaCBtuy/) [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/expstationunion/posts/123895259799533) [twitter](https://twitter.com/expstationunion/status/1387801834971189249) And here are[text slide images](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1tjez5mVZXReXz-WCjXdCYsy… make your own post! Workers at the Experimental Station Union are fighting for better working conditions for all employees, a safe workplace, the right to address grievances and seek accountability for a more collectively determined future. Our efforts have been met with union busting from the Experimental Station Board. You can read more at [esunion.org](http://esunion.org/) or @expstationunion on [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/expstationunion/), [twitter](https://twitter.com/expstationunion), and [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/expstationunion). Love and solidarity, Experimental Station Union

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Language Justice / Justicia del Lenguaje
by Angel York 06 May '21

06 May '21

I have been learning a lot about language justice recently. A lot of this is new to me because as a motor minimalist, Bike!Bike! has always been too far away for me to attend. I love it! But it's also a surprise because I never see it on the Think Tank. What would bringing language justice to the Think Tank look like? Thanks, Angel she/her ----------- Estoy aprendiendo mucho de justicia del lenguaje recientemente. Mucho de esto es nuevo para me porque yo so una motor minimalista, y Bici!Bici! siempre ha estado demasiado lejos. A mi me gusta esta nuevo (a mi) idea! Pero tambien es una sorpresa porque nunca la veo en el Think Tank. Podemos pensar y discutir como podemos hacer justicia del lenguaje aqui? Gracias, Angel ella P.S. Lo siento, no se donde es mejor usar lox Xs en vez de a or o. Mis profesores no me han ensenado eso 20 anos pasado en la escuela.

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Volunteers in the shop
by Adam-Phoenix Mitchell 02 May '21

02 May '21

Hi y'all, We're wondering what other shops are doing around volunteering at this stage of the pandemic? 1. Are you bringing in new volunteers? If so, how? 2. Are you allowing individuals to work on their bikes in your space? If so, how? We'd love your input and thoughts! Thanks! --- Freeride Montpelier Community Bike Shop freeridemontpelier.org

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Online interactive bicycle workshops
by Geoffrey Smart 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Hi All This is something Back2Bikes would like to do during Covid I believe this has been discussed previously. We are wondering if since that time anyone has had any luck, experience or advice about launching such an initiative since it was first discussed. Geoff Smart -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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What are your Constitutions/Bylaws?
by Aaron Shaw 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

Hey Bike Collective fam, I’m trying to find some examples of bylaws/constitutions from other community bike projects. Can you share your bylaws with us? Our collective is interested in how other bike collectives are structured and guided through their foundational documents. Here are the Bylaws from the Davis Bike Collective: https://davisbikecollective.org/bylaws/ Thanks! Aaron

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I think that's everyone! And more updates to the wiki.
by Angel York 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Hi all, I think I got everyone who emailed me and/or the list and asked for an update (except for one person who seemed interested in updating it themself). If I haven't gotten to your suggested edits yet, it's because I missed them. But I think that's everyone! Thanks everyone for helping with the Great Directory Update of 2021! Angel PS - Darin keeps chugging away at the Great Wiki Update of 2021. My favorite update so far is that it now forces secure https pages. Darin says the most useful is the visual editor (so you don't have to edit using wiki code unless you want to).

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Major Wiki Usability Update (yesss)
by Angel York 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

There were a lot more "hey can u update this for me" than I usually get when I ask for updates to the community bike shops list. I guess it's been a while. SO: The wiki just got brought into the 21st century*. Now! With *visual editing! !! * Major props to Godwin for keeping the site alive and functioning all these years, always fixing bugs on short notice. Major props to Darin for the latest update. Minor props to me, because Darin let me hit all the buttons during the update process. :D Without further ado, *sign yourself up* <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RequestAccount> and let's dust off the wiki! Thanks, Angel PS - You may notice a minor (bright red) visual bug. We'll figure it out. Everything else seems to work. * ok not really. did wikis even exist in the 20th century?

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Quick Question on Shop list
by Brandon Babbitt 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

Querencia Community bike shop from Denton, TX, USA has closed. Bike Friendly South Dallas WeCycle Center from Dallas, TX, USA should be added to the list (https://www.bikefriendlysouthdallas.org/) Brandon On Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 7:53 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. Quick question (Angel York) > 2. Re: Quick question (greg) > 3. Re: Quick question (Jean-Fran?ois Caron) > 4. Re: Quick question (Caleb Evenson) > 5. Re: Quick question (Ross Willard) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:28:21 -0700 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* > <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> > and take a look at your area or region? > > - Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but aren't? > - Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are *permanently > closed* now? > > > If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me know > so I can update the list? > > Thanks, > Angel > she/her > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: greg <gregferg2(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:35:18 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > Hi Angel- > > We are not on the list. i don’t know how to get on it. We have two > locations. Both are in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY > > Greg Ferguson > Brookhaven Bicycle Co-op > 8 Flower Fields, Unit 18 > St. James, NY 11780 > > Brookhaven Bicycle Co-op > 511 Eastport Manor Road > Manorville, NY 11949 > > web: bbcoop.org > Phone: (631) 371-3886 > > > Thanks, > Greg > > > On Apr 20, 2021, at 12:28 PM, Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* > <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> > and take a look at your area or region? > > - Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but aren't? > - Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are *permanently > closed* now? > > > If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me know > so I can update the list? > > Thanks, > Angel > she/her > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Jean-François Caron" <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org>, greg < > gregferg2(a)gmail.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:44:17 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > In Kingston, Ontario, Canada there is also: > > Bikes & Boards > Queen's University Student Club > https://myams.org/team-details/bikes-boards/ > Tel: (613) 533-6000 x 78043 > Email: bikesandboards(a)ams.queensu.ca > Location: John Deutsch University Centre – Room 046 > > Gear Up! > An employment program run by Cycle Kingston > http://www.cyclekingston.ca/gear-up.html > Boys and Girls Club Kingston > 559 Bagot St > Kingston, ON > > Jean-François > > On 2021-04-20 12:35 p.m., greg wrote: > > Hi Angel- > > > > We are not on the list. i don’t know how to get on it. We have two > > locations. Both are in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY > > > > Greg Ferguson > > Brookhaven Bicycle Co-op > > 8 Flower Fields, Unit 18 > > St. James, NY 11780 > > > > Brookhaven Bicycle Co-op > > 511 Eastport Manor Road > > Manorville, NY 11949 > > > > web: bbcoop.org <http://bbcoop.org> > > Phone: (631) 371-3886 > > > > > > Thanks, > > Greg > > > > > >> On Apr 20, 2021, at 12:28 PM, Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com > >> <mailto:aniola@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >> Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* > >> < > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> > > >> and take a look at your area or region? > >> > >> * Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but > aren't? > >> * Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are > >> *permanently closed* now? > >> > >> > >> If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me > >> know so I can update the list? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Angel > >> she/her > >> ____________________________________ > >> > >> The ThinkTank mailing List > >> > >> Unsubscribe from this list here: > >> > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > >> > > > > > > ____________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Caleb Evenson <caevenson(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:35:50 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > Brookings Community Bicycle Collective of Brookings, South Dakota > permanently closed many years ago. > > > Caleb Evenson > > co-owner/manager > Bluestem Bicycles > 605-692-2453 > 405 Main Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:29 AM Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* >> <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> >> and take a look at your area or region? >> >> - Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but >> aren't? >> - Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are *permanently >> closed* now? >> >> >> If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me >> know so I can update the list? >> >> Thanks, >> Angel >> she/her >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ross Willard <recyclebicycle(a)verizon.net> > To: "'The Think Tank'" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: <aniola(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:23:37 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > > We have moved to a permanent home in the core of the city and it’s paid > for. > > Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg > > 1722 Chestnut Street > > Harrisburg, Pa > > > > Mailing address: PO Box 5264, Harrisburg, Pa 17110 > > > > 717-978-3919 shop # > > contact(a)RBHburg.org > > Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg - Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg (rbhburg.org) > <https://rbhburg.org/> > > > > Angel would update the lists and maps and erase the old 2266 Atlas street > address > > Thanks > > Ross Willard 717-571-2008 cell that still answers as Recycle Bicycle > > > > *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> *On > Behalf Of *Caleb Evenson > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:36 PM > *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] Quick question > > > > Brookings Community Bicycle Collective of Brookings, South Dakota > permanently closed many years ago. > > > > Caleb Evenson > > > > co-owner/manager > > Bluestem Bicycles > > 605-692-2453 > > 405 Main Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:29 AM Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* > <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> > and take a look at your area or region? > > - Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but aren't? > - Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are *permanently > closed* now? > > > > If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me know > so I can update the list? > > > > Thanks, > > Angel > > she/her > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> > <#m_-5569767222994606275_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 175, Issue 14: Cooperatives
by Robert Rands 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

SoPo Bikes Shop's new address is 1118-A Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA 30316. ~Robert Rands, SoPo Bike Cooperative On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 04:03:50 PM EDT, <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. Quick question (Angel York) 2. Re: Quick question (greg) 3. Re: Quick question (Jean-Fran?ois Caron) 4. Re: Quick question (Caleb Evenson) 5. Re: Quick question (Ross Willard) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:28:21 -0700 From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Quick question Message-ID: <CACozNsoknw0ttaBFv8en-NCcEo9y9iw9O5MmdjdNbSA-R3Hu7Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Can you visit the list of *Community Bike Shops* <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Orga…> and take a look at your area or region? - Do you know about any *shops that should be on this list* but aren't? - Do you know of any shops that are on the list that are *permanently closed* now? If anything is amiss, can you please either update the list or let me know so I can update the list? Thanks, Angel she/her

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