News
Video Online - Ability Bikes in Ghana
David Branigan, BNB International Programs Director, worked as an international field worker for Bikes Not Bombs in Ghana before taking up his current position. While with the Ability Bikes Cooperative, he made an amazing documentary video explaining this project and our Ghanaian partners who are running it.
BNB Seeks Warehouse Space!
Bikes Not Bombs is looking for space now! We are losing our current space in 3 months, and we need warehousing to store hundreds of bikes at a time as we get them ready to be shipped to overseas partners in Africa and Latin America.
- Rough is better, and OK to not have water or heat.
Drivers Wanted for Fall Bike Drives!
Bikes Not Bombs is gearing up for our fall Bike Drive season! Bike Drives are responsible for more than half of the bikes BNB receives annually, and your volunteer time can help bring in hundreds of bikes that will end up changing the lives of families in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean!
Girls In Action - Video Online & Graduation!
Spring Girls in Action wrapped up on Friday, June 18th with a graduation celebration and potluck.
Lynch Family Collects 1,000 Bikes
April 25th, 2010
Stephen Bosco, volunteer Bike Drive Coordinator, writes:
Stephen Bosco, volunteer Bike Drive Coordinator, writes:
Youth Ride to Sailing!
From Pedal Power to Wind Power: A day of riding and sailing!
Youth programs at Bikes Not Bombs are doing Saturday morning rides for fun, exploration, and to get in shape for riding in the Bike-A-Thon on June 6th.
BNB Sends 40,000 Bike! On its way to Village Bicycle Project, Ghana
On Sunday, April 11th, Bikes Not Bombs volunteers loaded a shipment of 502 bikes for the Village Bicycle Project in Ghana, which contained the 40,000th bike that BNB has shipped to international partners! (And we've saved many more used bikes from the landfill by reusing them in our youth programs and bike shop.) Thanks to all the volunteers that helped make this happen!
Reportback from Oaxaca and Guatemala
April 2010
Last month, David Branigan (International Programs Director), Samantha Wechsler (Executive Director) and Gwyndaf Jones (Volunteer) visited CACITA, a potential Bikes Not Bombs partner in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Maya Pedal, a long-term Bikes Not Bombs partner in Guatemala. What a powerful and productive trip!
Last month, David Branigan (International Programs Director), Samantha Wechsler (Executive Director) and Gwyndaf Jones (Volunteer) visited CACITA, a potential Bikes Not Bombs partner in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Maya Pedal, a long-term Bikes Not Bombs partner in Guatemala. What a powerful and productive trip!
BNB Supports Bike Lanes on Centre/South in JP
Bikes Not Bombs is supporting a campaign to bring bike lanes to Centre and South Streets in Jamaica Plain in 2010.
Help Update Boston's "Climate Action Plan"
BNB Youth Instructors and Youth Staff attended a community workshop for youth on Saturday, February 27th, to discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, deal with the effects of climate change and develop the green economy.
Teens Rally Against Job Cuts
Bikes Not Bombs Youth Instructors participated in a youth jobs rally during February Vacation week. The rally, which was protesting against cutting funding for youth jobs this summer, drew about 700 youth from various organizations.