Once Josh scans it he should post it here for everyone. It's pretty neat. However, I do recommend reading it with some discussion. As an identified male who was initially against a gender-specific night, it took both the zine and a good hour-and-a-half long discussion to sway my opinion.

> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:57:04 -0700
> From: aniola@gmail.com
> To: thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] no boys allowed zine from bikebike?
>
> Wait. I don't get it. Why do women need a space and time that's all
> their own? I haven't read the zine, can someone summarize it?
>
> The bike collective here in Davis has a day that's specifically for
> women, but I don't think men are excluded, should they wander through.
>
> Angel
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM, <veganboyjosh@gmail.com> wrote:
> > haha. awesome. no, it's not an april fool's joke. altho i do love that
> > title.
> >
> > the zine was produced in an effort to explain to guys why women need/deserve
> > a space and time that's all their own. the idea being that when a guy shows
> > up and wants to use the shop during women's time, if after trying to explain
> > that "it's ladies night, please come back later..." and he still doesn't get
> > it, give him the zine, and hope that it will help explain it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:31 AM, reno bikes <renobikeproject@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> sounds like that magazine should have been called
> >>
> >> "no male oppressors allowed, death to the penis wielding sex fiends"
> >>
> >> its april 1,
> >>
> >> or is it?
> >>
> >> n
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:20 AM, <veganboyjosh@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> hey all,
> >>>
> >>> i'm looking to get in touch with the person who wrote/published the "no
> >>> boys allowed" zine which was passed out at bikebike in san francisco. it was
> >>> part of one of the oppression and gender identity issues workshops. we're
> >>> looking to start a women's night here at community cycles, and i'd like to
> >>> scan my copy as a pdf and email it to potential volunteers, as well as make
> >>> some copies to have in the shop...
> >>>
> >>> if you're on the list, or if you know the person who wrote it (her name
> >>> escapes me), please get in touch with me off list...
> >>>
> >>> thanks!
> >>>
> >>> josh.
> >>> community cycles
> >>> boulder
> >>>
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