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...
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Lied to re: Del msgs. MailHoardersAnon*
You're welcome to use text from our page:
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 SocietyBikeWorks North • 9305 111 Ave • T5G 0A2 • 780-757-9100
BikeWorks South • 8001 102 St • T6E 4A2 • 780-433-2453
Cell • 780-756-7560On 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 offixing bikes, the masculine energy, some men's tendency to jump and offer to 'help', discomfort felt by queer/trans populations ininteracting 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,LeslieDurham Bike Co-opOn 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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