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Re: [TheThinkTank] Who's Got the Best Volunteer On-Boarding / Training Program?
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 09 May '17

09 May '17

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Car sharing in community
by Dan Kollár 05 May '17

05 May '17

Hello TheThinkThank, maybe a bit weird subject as we are talking about bikes most of the time, but we just bought an old van so we can transport many bikes and sounsystem on tricycle and stuff from and to our voluntary bike coop, Bikekitchen Bratislava in Slovakia. We are now lookiing for some policy for sharing the car in our community, even though we trust each other we would like to have some rules so everything will work fine. We expect three kinds of use - mostly use for purposes of our bikekitchen, then renting it to friendly coops and then personal use of our core members. Does anybody have any experience with that? Thanks a lot. With love, Dan Bikekitchen Bratislava

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Looking for some beta testers for a Bike Collectives translation and copy editing website
by Godwin ! 15 Apr '17

15 Apr '17

Hey folks, I'm looking for some people to start beta testing a new site that I've been working on: https://workbench.bikecollectives.org/ The site contains mockups and translations for Bike!Bike!but will also be used for bikecollectives.org once development starts on the new site.The current feature set includes the ability to edit English copy, add or edit Spanish and French Translations, and comment on page designs. I've already added all the users who attended Bike!Bike! 2016, but if I missed you or you didn't attend last year, either email me directly or use the access request interface which you will see once logging in. Please note that editing this copy will not change the live site but will be queued to be deployed at a later date, so if you mess around please put things back or let me know if you run into troubles. Feel free to make actual improvements to copy where you see fit. In any case, I'm looking for feedback, feature requests, and of course bugs. If you're github user you can write issues here: https://github.com/bikebike/bikecollectives_workbench, otherwise please email me directly. Somethings to note: * I have no plans to add mobile or older browser support or translations any time soon * Since this is in development, please expect downtime but please let me know if it is down * The mockups on the site are captured during automated testing so they don't always appear exactly as they do in your browser Thanks! godwin

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Blackstone Bicycle Works in Chicago is Hiring a Youth Services Coordinator
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

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If You're Planning on Doing a Workshop at Bike!Bike! and You're from the US
by Robert Grossman 09 Apr '17

09 Apr '17

I've been notified that if you are a US citizen crossing the border in Canada and you tell them you are going to give a workshop, they can require that you get a work visa. I don't know about you, but that seems like a hassle. Consider simply stating that you are planning on attending a conference. No need for details. Cheers Rob Grossman

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Women, Trans, Non-binary Shop Times
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 127, Issue 3
by Tegan Moss 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Thanks for everyone's thoughtful feedback on the Women/Queer spaces. I appreciate the legacy and learning that each of you has shared about. I plan to follow up with some of you individually and appreciate the very unique situation of every shop. Best, Tegan On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 4:13 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.org > > 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. Re: Women, Trans, Non-binary Shop Times (Cynthia Williams) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Cynthia Williams <communications(a)bikecoop.ca> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 12:53:47 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Women, Trans, Non-binary Shop Times > Hey all, > > I coordinate a Women & Queer Night and an LGBTQ2I Night at the Bike > Kitchen (UBC) in Vancouver. I am a nonbinary queer femme. > > Women's nights need to be trans inclusive because trans women are women, > full stop. Not including trans women and other femme identities is > exclusionary. There are also a myriad of queer identities that also tend to > get marginalized in bro-y bike spaces, which is why a lot of shops do a > version of a Women & Queer Night. It's about accessibility and inclusion > for more identities than just cis women and cis men. > > We started the LGBTQ2I Night too because we have the capacity to hold a > night that's just for queer folk. Queer folks do need their own spaces that > don't have cis/het folks, and as Sunny said, we wanted to collaborate with > the Pride Collective that we share a campus with. > > I hope this helps. > > - Cyn > > *Cynthia Williams * > *Communications Coordinator* > AMS Bike Co-op > University of British Columbia > 604-822-BIKE | bikecoop.ca | @ubcbike > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Matthew McMunn <matthew(a)therecyclery.org> > wrote: > >> Hello All, >> The Recyclery Collective in Chicago is planning a regular >> Women/Trans/Femme night. I think some recent developments might interest >> you. Chicago has a bike organization called "Women Bike Chicago." We >> offered a discount code to WBC for all of our classes as an attempt to >> promote our classes and support the women mechanics in learning and >> leadership in the Chicago scene. This lead to WBC offering to assist us >> with planning AND staffing our new program. This solves the problem of >> shifting our women volunteers and leaders away from our other programs, >> which would then likely become more male dominated. It is seriously >> problematic when women get saddled with the majority of the labor of >> working out diversity problems. I'm hopeful about the power of this new >> collaboration. >> Matthew >> >> On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 8:43 PM <christopher(a)holisticcycles.com> wrote: >> >>> As a CIS male instructor, I have invited women to take my classes for >>> free if they promised to teach other women. >>> I taught them beside males and in women only settings. If a man went >>> over to help a woman, I allow the additional teaching to occur, then I >>> would tell the male to undo the procedure and let the woman do it >>> successfully on her own. In my classes Men are allow to teach but not do. I >>> like more people because they ask more detailed questions and make me >>> explain more in depth in my teaching. >>> >>> Six Sigma has taught me that the bike is not the focus of the >>> conversation in sales of service, parts, accessories, garments, or bikes. >>> The cyclist ride experience and how to improve it, is everything. Please >>> think about the last sentence for a few months. >>> >>> Women have been my best mechanics, and believed the contrary. Men* >>> believe* they know it all, and know nothing. Getting women to know they >>> are the best mechanics, and the best sales of service is the next level of >>> teaching. The cyclist ride experience and how to improve it, is >>> everything. What you have between your legs, better be a bike, >>> >>> Christopher Wallace >>> Bicycle Guild >>> 773 490 0683 <(773)%20490-0683> >>> Oak Park, IL. 60304 >>> Chicago >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Women, Trans, Non-binary Shop Times >>> From: "Tegan Moss [B!KE]" <director(a)communitybikeshop.org> >>> Date: Wed, March 29, 2017 12:07 pm >>> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> After 10 years of teaching time that serves everyone B!KE is finally >>> endeavoring to carve out a space just for women! We have often managed to >>> strike a pretty excellent gender balance in the shop but interestingly >>> recent growth has the shop feeling very male dominated. We are adding a >>> bunch of hours for the on season and planning to make some of that time >>> specifically for women. >>> >>> As a cis-gendered female mechanic, I feel pretty confident about hosting >>> space, and defending the need of a space, that is for women only. I know >>> that many other shops combine their women only time with >>> trans/non-binary/femme time and I am feeling a bit concerned about a few >>> things. How do you addresses these things: >>> >>> 1) Why combine these two groups? Don't they have different needs? >>> 2) Do trans & non-binary people get their needs met? Or are they still >>> second to women? >>> 3) How much time is spent explaining gender identity and pronouns to >>> baby boomers? >>> 4) Is it better to have a women only time that excludes trans folks OR a >>> women, trans, non-binary night that sort of includes them all? >>> >>> The language I am currently leaning toward is that this shop time is for >>> "all women-identified people". I am curious what issues and resolutions >>> have been found in other shops. >>> >>> Please share with me about your knowledge and experience in this matter! >>> >>> Best, >>> Tegan >>> >>> -- >>> B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop >>> 293 George St, Peterborough ON >>> (705) 775-7227 >>> communitybikeshop.org >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list >>> <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…> >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/ >>> thethinktank-bikecollectives.org">Unsubscribe from this list</a> >>> >>> -- >> Matthew McMunn >> -Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator- >> http://therecyclery.org/ >> Facebook @TheRecyclery >> Twitter @RecycleryChi >> Instagram @TheRecyclery >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/ >> thethinktank-bikecollectives.org">Unsubscribe from this list</a> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- > bikecollectives.org > > -- -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George Street North, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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The ThinkTank archives are down
by Godwin ! 02 Apr '17

02 Apr '17

Hey folks, I'm looking into this, just sending out an email to let you know and also check to make sure the list itself is still working. Cheers, godwin

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Women, Trans, Non-binary Shop Times
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hi All, After 10 years of teaching time that serves everyone B!KE is finally endeavoring to carve out a space just for women! We have often managed to strike a pretty excellent gender balance in the shop but interestingly recent growth has the shop feeling very male dominated. We are adding a bunch of hours for the on season and planning to make some of that time specifically for women. As a cis-gendered female mechanic, I feel pretty confident about hosting space, and defending the need of a space, that is for women only. I know that many other shops combine their women only time with trans/non-binary/femme time and I am feeling a bit concerned about a few things. How do you addresses these things: 1) Why combine these two groups? Don't they have different needs? 2) Do trans & non-binary people get their needs met? Or are they still second to women? 3) How much time is spent explaining gender identity and pronouns to baby boomers? 4) Is it better to have a women only time that excludes trans folks OR a women, trans, non-binary night that sort of includes them all? The language I am currently leaning toward is that this shop time is for "all women-identified people". I am curious what issues and resolutions have been found in other shops. Please share with me about your knowledge and experience in this matter! Best, Tegan -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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Alternatives to Paypal
by Zachariah Wahid 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Hi all, Has anyone used an alternative to Paypal that lets you accept donations through your website and send money? Thanks!

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