If I was in msterdam, I would try to look up local info on the Provos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo_%28movement%29. They were an Amsterdam based activist/anarchist group in the 1960's that did some pretty amazing, non-violent, anti-authoritarian work, including the initiation of one of the original free bike programs - the White Bicycles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bicycle - which were the main influence for folks here in Austin to create the Yellow Bike Project in 1997.
The Provos have disbanded but as far as I know their history is fairly well documented in Amsterdam.
International Institute of Social History http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/p/10817565.php
Cheers, Simon
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Anthony Siracusa wrote:
Hello all--
I'm in Amsterdam as part of a year long journey across five continents to study bicycle cultures, and I'm wondering if anyone on the list knows about community bicycle programs in the Netherlands--particularly in Amsterdam. Any tips or leads are greatly appreciated!
I found "Smerig" yesterday--a very well organized and 25 year old co-op operating in formerly squatted but now legal space.
Any other suggestions are welcome!
Best,
Anthony Siracusa www.anthonysiracusa.blogspot.com http://www.anthonysiracusa.blogspot.com +31 64 75 06 507 Thomas J. Watson Fellow, 2009-2010 People Using Pedal Power: Global Bicycling Communities www.watsonfellowship.org http://www.watsonfellowship.org
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