Three of the four Washington, dc coops/youth programs have , or had wimmin's nights, last I knew.
I advocated for one, and threatened to dress up as a woman to get in ( only done it half arsed once while clowning in WV ), and see how it was going/ get attention.
Not sure about separate trans/ queerfolk night, would have to have enough of those types/ self identify to make it work.
Agreed, testosterone kills community, and a lot of other things, especially with tools in hand, but estrogen poisoning is a little over the top too. How many, oh, how many rabbits must die, before we figure this out? /bad joke
Being not part of either ( O+/ tq) , I can't speak much to it ( doesn't seem to stop me from trying, though ). Separatist organizations/ cliques and subgrouping is always a little tricky if trying to build community, as a whole, imnsho.
That said, disabled night, I haven't seen, nor tried...
Bike Hospital, as how for younger kids has been done, informally, iirc.
Currently, Spanish is running separate from English some other types of places I sometimes go...
typing impaired by device, so phlat.
NB: BigBro monitors all, dude[tte]....
BackusNaurForm forgotten.
Lied to re: Del msgs. MailHoardersAnon*
On Oct 17, 2014 5:35 PM, "Christopher Chan" <chris.chan@edmontonbikes.ca>
wrote:
> You're welcome to use text from our page:
>
> http://edmontonbikes.ca/women
>
> We are updating the name (women & trans) to include femme for ours, and we
> will likely also introduce a separate queer time as well.
>
> Christopher Chan
> Executive Director
> Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society
>
> edmontonbikes.ca
>
> BikeWorks North • 9305 111 Ave • T5G 0A2 • 780-757-9100
> BikeWorks South • 8001 102 St • T6E 4A2 • 780-433-2453
> Cell • 780-756-7560
> On 17 Oct 2014 11:43, "Leslie Peteya" <lesliepeteya@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We have both a women's night and a trans/queer night. Mainly, because we
>> can serve the 2 different populations better.
>>
>> Our collective has had several intense discussions around why we need
>> such nights. I explain the bro-chisimo environment of
>> fixing bikes, the masculine energy, some men's tendency to jump and offer
>> to 'help', discomfort felt by queer/trans populations in
>> interacting with homophobic patrons, women's historic acculturation to be
>> accommodating and not speak up, as and maybe I just want to hang out with
>> my fellow women and share cupcakes, as all reasons for having these nights.
>>
>> Best,
>> Leslie
>> Durham Bike Co-op
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Judith Feist <judith.feist@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Afternoon all,
>>>
>>> I was just wondering what shops out there have specific shop nights
>>> dedicated to a specific group of individuals...Do you have literature you
>>> hand out to folks who ask questions about this specific shop night? How do
>>> you run it? I would like to host an evening where folks who identify as
>>> women/trans are able to come work on/learn about bike maintenance/safety in
>>> a welcoming environment...
>>>
>>> Any info is helpful. Especially concerning how you respond to negative
>>> comments pertaining to such evenings...
>>>
>>> I hope everyone is well and thank you, in advance, for any information.
>>> It's greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> --
>>> judith caroline feist
>>>
>>> "i don' think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that
>>> doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres
>>>
>>> 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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