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2006 Bike!Bike! Schedule |
Workshop List!
Why Bike Collectives Should Start Safe Routes to Schools Education Programs
Learn how to get more kids on bikes, and teach kids to ride safely.
—Jessica: Bike Federation of Wisconsin Strange Bikes A workshop on building strange bikes: Tall-bikes, long bikes, choppers etc. Welding equipment will be available.
—Erik Anti-oppression workshop How is oppression present in our bike projects and what can we do to make sure consciousness of privilege and power, specifically anti-racism is central to the work we do? Bicycle! A Repair and Maintenance Manifesto Sam Tracy, Author of How to Rock 'n' Roll shamelessly promotes the end of novelty, the art of scavenging and other less-than-marketable themes from his new book Welcome to the Wild and Wooly World of Recumbent Bikes An introduction to the 'bent omniverse: their terminology, technical concepts and general reasons for existence. ***Note: this workshop has been combined with Sam's other workshop about his book.
Gender Dynamics and Women's Bike Night Discussion about gender and patriarchy, how they affect bike projects (and everything) and how we can work to create safe spaces for women through programs like women's bike night. —Shea & Jill: Milwaukee Bicycle Collective Community Bike Work in Post-Disaster New Orleans A presentation and discussion on plan B and related community bike activity in post-Katrina New Orleans. —John Gerken: Plan B D.I.Y. Bicycle Shop as a Radical Social Work Community Intervention How Do-It-Yourself Bike shops can play a part in addressing issues of social, economic and environmental jusitce.
—Rachel Spiewak:Sopo Bikes Recycled Arts A round table discussion on making junk bikes into artwork and how to make recycled art workshops an integral part of bike collectives
—Troy, Ellie, & Cynthia: BICAS Paid Staff Vs. Volunteer Run Shops Discussion on the pros and cons of having a paid staff or relying on volunteer efforts. —Aytan Working with Youth How to engage youth beyond the first flat tire and move on to constructing a new future with them. —Back Alley Bikes Class Privilege and Bike Projects —What does it mean for a Community Bike Project to be sustained by a community? —What resources can we access that have allowed our projects to become realities... —What great ideas have never left the ground due to lack of access, wealth and privilege? —Mac: Derailer Collective The Future of Bike Collectives on the Internet Discussion about a new umbrella web site for bike collectives and what it should look like. —Ian Fritz and Nic: bikebike.org
Bicycle Repair in the African Bush Presentation on fixing bikes with limited resources and How to send your surplus bikes to Ghana!
—David Peckham: Village Bicycle Project Mass Transit Bikes A hands-on workshop demonstrating some simple methods for building low cost cargo bikes and trailers out of recycled bikes. This workshop will use welding & metal-working equipment. |
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