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Community Cycling Center is Hiring a Development Director
by momoko saunders 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Hey all, A lot of you know me from Bike Farm, which is an all volunteer run bike collective here in Portland, OR. Recently, I took up the role of Executive Director for the Community Cycling Center, a non-profit that's been broadening access to bicycles, and keeping them out of the land fills, for 26 years!! It's an interesting move from all volunteers to a staff of 35. I'm hoping to attend the next BikeBike (should it be safe to do so) and maybe we can continue the conversation around paid vs. employee organizations. Anyhow, on the ask/offer. CCC is hiring a Development Director! <https://communitycyclingcenter.org/about/jobs/development-director/> Please apply if you are interested. The role is a Director level position so we do ask for solid experience with managing a team and fundraising. We also value the lived experience of someone from a marginalized community. Please also share with your networks. We are hoping to fill this role in March so applications would be great to see by mid February. Hope you all are staying safe and healthy, -Momoko

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Portland Gear Hub (Maine) Hiring FT Bicycle Mechanic & Sales
by Ainsley Judge 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Hi all, The Portland Gear Hub is hiring for a full-time Bicycle Mechanic and Sales position. *You can learn more about us and the position here.* <https://portlandgearhub.org/careers/> Based in Portland, Maine, we're a nonprofit outdoor gear and bike shop powered by a youth outdoor education center, Ketcha Outdoors. The Gear Hub is a full service shop with a large retail floor selling a mix of refurbished bicycles, new and used bike components, camping equipment, and nordic ski gear. We use our retail sales to sustain our programs, which largely take place out of a dedicated educational space known as the Gear Hub Bike School. We also rent XC Skis and Snowshoes at a nordic trail network in Oxford, Maine in the winters. Our mission is to get more youth and adults outside and active by increasing access to affordable, reliable gear. We're looking for someone who has experience as a mechanic and is mission-driven. *Follow this link to read more about the position and who we are. * <https://portlandgearhub.org/careers/> Thanks!! Ainsley -- Ainsley Judge She/her/hers Director of the Portland Gear Hub A program of Camp Ketcha portlandgearhub.org

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Pedal is hiring a Youth & Education Facilitator
by Sophia Suderman 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that Pedal and Our Community Bikes is looking to hire a Youth & Education Facilitator in Vancouver, BC. More info can be found here. <http://pedalpower.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Youth-and-Education-Facili…> Cheers, Sophia -- Sophia Suderman Executive Director PEDAL - Pedal Energy Development Alternatives 2429 Main Street Unceded Coast Salish Territories www.pedalpower.org | (604) 879-2453

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Successful interventions for interrupting sexism
by Dennis Wollersheim 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Hi everyone We ran a volunteer induction working bee today (photo attached), and despite our best intentions, sexism was a constant companion. It wasn't over the top, just the everyday: Woman: "how do I...?" Man: "let me show you..." 10 minute later, man still holding the spanner. Many times, multiple circumstances. Unrequested advice is another common form. The problem is that it is baked into the cultural dynamics. It is tricky to interrupt without making everyone feel bad. I've got a personal policy that I try to follow: - don't touch bike unless requested, - don't offer information unless questioned, or someone about to hurt themselves, - watch, listen But that takes much patience, and comes after 20 years of anti sexism work. It is a bit of a stretch for our 75 year old volunteer mechanic with a heart of gold. I'm looking for something pragmatic that we can implement, to interrupt the worst of it, to make some space. Does anyone have advice? Success stories? Much love from Melbourne bike shed Dennis Secretary

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2
by Lawrence Mohammed 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Attended some great D&I workshops last year, the best one which was provided by this organisation (for free): https://www.serenityinleadership.com/about Harvard bias tests also good...worth noting - these should be uncomfortable! if exploring with your team work, within a strong container and space: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html We had a team meeting focused on Diversity and Inclusion as well as many private chats last year to support team members suffering from the results of Covid, Brexit and uprisings related to injustice and inequality - not only limited to the notion of race. I wanted to explore how best to steward and model the behaviours and values needed to co-create a unified, compassionate, kind, empowered, meritocratic and resilient team and thus community. If I had more time and resources, I'd like to have team days exploring things like this. A heart of gold can only be expanded, understanding and resonance is the key In service, *Lawrence Mohammed* CEO and Founder Pro Bike Service C.I.C. *+44 (0)77 222 58587* *probikeservice.co.uk <https://probikeservice.co.uk>* /::Olympic Park Site:: Pro Bike Service C.I.C. Multi-Storey Car Park, Lesney Avenue Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London E20 3BS *map location <https://what3words.com/upset.habit.funds>* / On 17/01/2021 21:03, 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. Successful interventions for interrupting sexism > (Dennis Wollersheim) > 2. Re: Successful interventions for interrupting sexism > (momoko saunders) > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Playing Cards, Bike-Centric, Kickstarter project
by Skills-of-Bike Bookata 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

Think-tankers, hello again from Montreal, The deck features original graphic work inspired by vintage Art Deco posters of women cyclists and their early bikes. It is a continuation of our just finished and successfully closed KS project. The collective wisdom and goodwill hosted on this forum is amazing. We would love to receive any feedback, suggestions, corrections. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1522759383/1735898345?ref=7vq3kx&token… The original SKILLS OF BIKE / GRIP OF LIFE Kickstarter offered a calendar, a book and a zine, all centered on the women emancipation movement. (*h**ttp://kck.st/3jC58as <http://kck.st/3jC58as>*) Any kind of support from you would work- fund$ or a post on Facebook, Twitter, email to your personal or community networks. Merci beaucoup andrei+Dario

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Quick info request from Bicycling magazine
by Matt VanSlyke 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Hey all, I was contacted by a writer from Bicycling magazine who is doing a quick turnaround story on Earn-a-Bike programs. The author is looking to gather some basic info about earn-a-bike efforts and put together a very brief survey to do so. If you have a few minutes BEFORE THE WEEKEND the link is below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VTSJTL7 All the best, Matt, UBR -- -- Matt VanSlyke 315.525.9554 (voice or txt)

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Postcard Exchange - put your shop on the list
by Bike Church Santa Cruz 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Hi friends! We're doing a postcard/letter exchange because it'll be fun and cute. All you need to do is put your community bike shop on the list or send postcards to shops on the list, or both! (I'm gonna start sending cards in a month or so once the list has grown a bit.) The idea is nothing more than growing connections between fellow weirdos doing a similar thing. I mean, we're doing something amazing, no? To thrive in opposition to capitalism is no small task and I want us to support each other and know one another. I'm sad to not have Bike!Bike! this year (I was really looking forward to attending for the first time in Ciudad de Mexico of all places) and perhaps it can serve to fill the gap a bit. Anyhow please feel free to add other shops and then we can surprise them! If you have any suggestions or questions about it email me at thebikechurch(a)gmail.com Here's the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bnhLT_mj5Ym6uBDGoCVFVz2bsixWbOtEama… In love and struggle, Nik The Bike Church occupied Ohlone land "Santa Cruz, CA"

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 171, Issue 7
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

We have a tool library. It has had very limited uptake but we have had low case counts and people have been using our workshop for DIY since July 7th. I am curious if we end up using it for things like bike trailers and cargo bikes... We set it up using a software platform called MyTurn. The developer Gene is super lovely to work with and they understand the organic nature of organizations like ours. Features offered include things like sliding scale payments which are unheard of in more traditional platforms. Check it out here: https://communitybikeshop.myturn.com/library/ Cheers, Tegan On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 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. Lending Library for Bike Tools? (Aaron Shaw) > 2. Re: Postcard Exchange - put your shop on the list (Tigre Bici) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aaron Shaw <atshaw(a)ucdavis.edu> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:00:24 -0800 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Lending Library for Bike Tools? > Hey all! > Has anyone set-up a lending library for bike tools pre-or-post covid? > There is a non-profit in the Sacramento region lending music recording > equipment that i was inspired by - Musiclandria > <https://www.musiclandria.com/lending-program>. Applying this lending > library concept to bike tools could be a good way to promote diy repair > from a covid-safe distance...something we are all trying to do these days. > I'm wondering if anyone has done this at their community bike shop, and if > there may be learnings that could be shared with the group. > > Thanks! > Aaron > Davis Bike Collective, "Bike Forth" > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tigre Bici <bici.uanl(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:48:05 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Postcard Exchange - put your shop on the list > yeeeiii amazing > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 1:25 PM peter(a)BikeClarkCounty.org < > peter(a)bikeclarkcounty.org> wrote: > >> Early pandemic I was thinking of starting up a shop-to-shop tee-shirt >> exchange…I’m size Small. haha >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 13, 2020, at 10:51 AM, Thomas Butler <thomas.unavailable(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> yaaaay!! this is so great >> >> Suggestion to add a column for receiving shops to tally where their cards >> came from (so we can see who the big senders are?) I'm willing to do this >> with permission. >> >> thanks for organizing. >> >> On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 12:03 PM Andrew Yee <andrew(a)bikex.org> wrote: >> >>> Fun idea Nik! Added. >>> >>> I have to remember how stamps work! >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 5:46 PM Bike Church Santa Cruz < >>> thebikechurch(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi friends! >>>> We're doing a postcard/letter exchange because it'll be fun and cute. >>>> All you need to do is put your community bike shop on the list or send >>>> postcards to shops on the list, or both! (I'm gonna start sending cards in >>>> a month or so once the list has grown a bit.) The idea is nothing more than >>>> growing connections between fellow weirdos doing a similar thing. I mean, >>>> we're doing something amazing, no? To thrive in opposition to capitalism is >>>> no small task and I want us to support each other and know one another. I'm >>>> sad to not have Bike!Bike! this year (I was really looking forward to >>>> attending for the first time in Ciudad de Mexico of all places) and perhaps >>>> it can serve to fill the gap a bit. Anyhow please feel free to add other >>>> shops and then we can surprise them! If you have any suggestions or >>>> questions about it email me at thebikechurch(a)gmail.com >>>> Here's the link >>>> >>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bnhLT_mj5Ym6uBDGoCVFVz2bsixWbOtEama… >>>> In love and struggle, >>>> Nik >>>> The Bike Church >>>> occupied Ohlone land >>>> "Santa Cruz, CA" >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> 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… >>> >>> ____________________________________ >> >> 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… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > -- Executive Director B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org she/her

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Lending Library for Bike Tools?
by Aaron Shaw 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Hey all! Has anyone set-up a lending library for bike tools pre-or-post covid? There is a non-profit in the Sacramento region lending music recording equipment that i was inspired by - Musiclandria <https://www.musiclandria.com/lending-program>. Applying this lending library concept to bike tools could be a good way to promote diy repair from a covid-safe distance...something we are all trying to do these days. I'm wondering if anyone has done this at their community bike shop, and if there may be learnings that could be shared with the group. Thanks! Aaron Davis Bike Collective, "Bike Forth"

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