Several of our programs are finding it difficult to achieve their goals because of space constraints and/or the location of our facilities. We are thinking of making some changes and need your input!
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The Bike-A-Thon is less than 2 weeks away! Compared to past years our overall fundraising is down, but we know our amazing riders and supporters will help us raise the funds needed to keep our Youth and International programs going strong. Looking for some ideas to kick your fundraising up a notch? Let's see what veteran Bike-A-Thon riders have been up to.
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Dave Gilbert, a longtime Bikes Not Bombs volunteer, passed away unexpectedly at the end of February, at his bike shop in Plymouth.
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Congratulations to the 11 graduates of our Spring 2015 Adult Instructor Training! These 11 adults have learned about working with youth, basic bike maintenance and more about Bikes Not Bombs. They will now be going on to help out in our upcoming sessions of Earn-A-Bike and Girls In Action.
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David, Bikes Not Bombs' International Programs Director, visits the Bicycle Market in Kampala, Uganda.
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David, Bikes Not Bombs' International Programs Director, reflects on the 13 year partnership with Village Bicycle Project during a recent visit to Ghana.
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At the Ability Bikes' annual meeting David Torsutsey presented on the history of Ability Bikes and members evaluated their new bicycle inventory system, reviewed their 2014 goals, and set new targets for the business in 2015.
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International Programs Director David is in Ghana, visiting our partner organization Ability Bikes Cooperative. During his two week trip he will be working closely with the staff of Ability Bikes to provide technical assistance.
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The Bike-A-Thon team is looking to bring on two part-time outreach coordinators this Spring.
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On Thursday December 11th Bikes Not Bombs celebrated our 30th Anniversary! We had 250 volunteers, founders, former staff, youth participants, Bike-A-Thon riders and supporters join us at Doyle's Cafe to celebrate three decades of growth and to look towards the future. Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun, to Canto 6 Bakery who made two delicious cakes and Doyle's who graciously hosted.
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Today our communities are facing “bombs” that are rooted in the same systems of oppression we confronted at the time of our founding. The bombs of racism, economic inequality, gender-based oppression, militarization, mass incarceration and the climate crisis, are exploding across our communities.
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The Bikes Not Bombs Shop is currently operating on Winter Hours and is closed on Sundays. Additionally both the Shop and the Hub will be closed on Thursday November 27th and from Wednesday December 24th - Sunday January 4th. Please refrain from leaving donations outside of our doors during this time. We will reopen on Monday January 5th, 9am for the Hub and 12pm for the Shop. Thank you for your patience with calls and emails!
Shop Winter Hours:
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The Bici-Tec School of Appropriate Bici-Technology in San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala is now accepting applications for the first session of their training program in 2015, which will run from February 2nd to April 3rd 2015. Join the school to learn how to build bicycle machines and grow the movement of appropriate bici-technology!
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Join Bikes Not Bombs at the 4th Annual World Bicycle Forum in Medellin, Colombia!
We invite anyone and everyone from the Bikes Not Bombs community to come participate! The theme of the 4th forum is Cities for All, a reflection of the World Bike Forum's commitment to equity as a centerpiece of bike activism and global bicycle culture.
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