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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On September 17th Bikes Not Bombs had a great group of around 50 supporters join us to Support Food Justice in El Salvador. After an introduction by Executive Director Jodi Sugerman-Brozan and Educator-Activist Modesto Sanchez the group watched a clip from the video 9.70. The video highlighted the effects of similar legislation that went into effect in Colombia.
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Bikes Not Bombs is seeking new partnerships with organizations that share our mission to use bicycles as vehicles for social change, and that actively work toward greater social, economic and environmental justice in their communities and regions.
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On Wednesday August 13th, 2014, 22 youth graduated from Earn-A-Bike! With bikes they had refurbished over the previous 2.5 weeks, new helmets and locks, the youth received certificates and medals congratulating their hard work. The ceremony included safety and flat fixing demonstrations as well as a bike fashion show. Congratulations graduates!
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In the year since the Boston Marathon Bombings on April 15, 2013 Bikes Not Bombs has been continually impressed by the power of the Boston community; runners, survivors, public officials, Bostonians and folks from all over the world have responded to this attack with compassion and
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The Bike Shop has been named the 2014 Best Bike Shop
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Bikes Not Bombs attended the 6th Annual Boston Bike Update hosted by Livable Streets Alliance on March 31st. We were honored to receive the Organization of the Year Award from Boston Bikes Director Nicole Freedman and proud to have two of our youth instructors ask intelligent and thought provoking questions.
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The shop is ready for Spring! We will be holding our Flat Fixing Clinic on Thursday April 10th from 8-9pm and our Basic Repair and Maintenance Clinic on Wednesday April 23rd from 8-9pm. Full class schedule is online.
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THANK YOU PEDRO'S!
This January, BNB's shipment to the Village Health Workers in Amuru, Northern Uganda, arrived without a scratch. In addition to the 400 adult mountain bikes, BNB loaded tons of spare parts and tools, including an AMAZING donation of tools from PEDRO'S, filling multiple tool boxes.
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The Bike Shop will return to winter hours beginning the week of October 28th 2013. The shop will be open Mondays and Fridays from 11am-7pm, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8am-8pm, and Saturdays from 10am-6pm. The shop will be closed on Sundays. For more information, call 617-522-0226.
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Bikes Not Bombs is proud to announce that our third annual Building Momentum Breakfast, held on Wednesday, October 23rd, was a huge success. Over 75 guests attended the event including long-time community members and new supporters who were just learning about our work for the first time. The event was held at Space with a Soul in the Fort Point Channel district of Boston.
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Approved by the Board of Directors 8/13/13
Mission
Bikes Not Bombs uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change. We reclaim thousands of bicycles each year. We create local and global programs that provide skill development, jobs, and sustainable transportation. Our programs mobilize youth and adults to be leaders in community transformation in lower income communities in Boston and the Global South.
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Dear Bikes Not Bombs,Thank you so much for the container you sent to Sierra Leone!
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