Content, Workshops, Skillshares, Etc.

Friday

	projector
10-11:30	What we wished we Knew	Environmental Curriculum
12:30-2	getting donations and tools	working with kids
2:15-3:45	getting and keeping a space	Legal background info
4-5:30	getting and keeping volunteers	free ride adult earn a bike/intro to programs

 

 

Saturday

 

	Need Projector and Internet	Need Projector and Internet	don't need projector
9:00-9:30 breakfast
9:30-11:00	Working with At Risk Youth	Bicycle Kitchen Showcase	Anti-Opression	Bicycle Programs in Africa
11:15-12:45	Youth Programs and Ride clubs in schools	Financial Records 501 C3	Anti Opression continued	Collective Organizing and Power Dynamics
lunch
2:15-3:45	Grant Writing	Gender Issues	Skills and Techniques for Successful Collaboration (projector?)	Anti-Opression
4-5:30	getting & keeping volunteers	Conflict Resolution (no projector)	Bike Machinery in Guatemala/ Asociacion Agrapto	Anti-opression continued

 

 Sunday

	Need Projector and Internet	Need Projector and Internet	don't need projector
10-11:30AM	Financial Sustainability for Bike Co-ops	Anti-Opression in action	Bike Machinery in guatemala/ Maya Pedal
lunch	shop organization discussion
11:45-1:15	African Bike Ingenuity/Scrap or ship	Bicycle Network Intro	Take Mission to the Streets	Youth Programs outside of schools
2:15-3:45	Organizational Models for Community Bike Projects (Longterm Sustainability)	Bicycle Network Computer Tools	University collaboration
4-5:30

 

 

 

Workshops someone is actually working on:

topic	who	have description	committed?	confirmed	AV needs	timeslot	other materials	contact
financial records & law	Kitty & Shaun		yes	yes				Jessica	shaun said he didnt know the logistics of this- jessica have you been corresponding with him- cause we need a description
youth programs in schools with ride clubs	Bike Kitchen San Fran Cycles of Change Oakland	yes	yes	yes	projector		pad of  large paper/blackboard	Andalu	discussion of working with schools; two peopple from san fran and one person from Oakland.  All three work in Middle schools
getting and keeping volunteers	Sharlyn		yes	yes				Jessica	she is definitely coming & doing workshop, will send description soon
Bicycle programs in Africa	David & Tanzania woman	half	yes	ghana confirmed tanzania not	projector			Andalu	emailed with samantha again- seems definite she is coming and possibly another person from tanzania.
African bicycle ingenuity/Loading shipping container	David	yes	yes	yes	projector		pad of large paper/blackboard	Andalu	will be two visual presentaitons about ingenuity and then loading a container adn then with paper or blackboard people can add their great ingenuous ideas.
Youth program curriculum	Neighborhood Bikeworks	no	maybe					Andalu/Jake
Getting & holding onto a space	Grease Pit	no	yes	yes				Andalu	101 i lost her contact
Collaboration betwen bike co-ops & bike advocacy groups	noone???	no	no					Andalu	should be a panel- talk to BP about participation; any other partnerships out there who could present? (sibley? are they coming?)
Art & bike education	BICAS?	no	no					Andalu	bicas doesnt'w want to do it but says they will bring their photo albums. it could be very informal with people brining pictures and sharing them.  i'm asking bec from back alley if she has any interest.
501c3 status	LA Bicycle Description	yes	yes	yes	projector	not friday		Andalu	this topic is related to the questions of what options there are for legal status (also incorporation, fiscal sponsorship), why bother with legal status (potential consequences). Try to include in this workshop? Do another? Also, should there be an intro-level workshop on legal stuff on first day, followed by advanced topics on second day?
Grant writing tips	Mac from Sprout Fund		yes	yes		2pm sat		Jessica	Mac from sprout fund is doing this but needs to know exactly what we want him to focus on.  jessica are you corresponding with him about this?
conflict resolution between bikers & cars, and between organization members	Etta	yes	yes	yes		anytime		Andalusia
getting donations	anyone? open discussion							andalu i guess
anti-oppression training	YWCA center for race relations	yes	yes	yes				Andalu & Diane	will focus on race,class and gender and ally building. will be 3 hours long, limited to 18 participants, can be repeated twice during conference if desired. we need to decide this asap if we want it repeated
anti-oppression in action: follow up discussion focusing on concrete strategies for bikeshops	Sam from FreeWheel can facilitate							Jessica	If we want to do this, not as a prepared workshop but as a facilitated discussion, Sam volunteered to serve as facilitator.  He says he works a lot in his job as a counselor with issues of race/class priviledge, but their shop is just in the early stages of addressing these issues.
pedal-powered machinery in Guatemala	Mario & Shane (mayapedal)	no	yes	yes					should this be a hands-on construction project, or kind of an overview discussion of different pedal-powered possibilities with designs available to take home?
environmental curriculum	Jessica & Scott	yes	yes	yes				Jessica	presentation, discussion, collaborative idea-pooling? also, should we cover any other curriculum issues, or is this topic large enough on its own?
gender issues	Claire from messageboard	no	yes	yes				Jessica	Should there be separate workshops on the topics of organizing women/trans only spaces, and on general inclusivity issues? Or can this all be done in one workshop? What about organizing youth programs for girls- fit in with women/trans only spaces? So, Claire is coming, their workshop will touch on general bike feminism issues and also focus on programs they have done.  30 min for discussion.  Try to do more on this topic in a different workshop or not?
bike collective network/thinktank general	Jon SLC	no	yes	yes				Andalu	Erok wants to bottom-line this. And re-name it. See the "Think Tank think tank" entry below. jonathan and nathan from yellow bike project want there to be two think tank workshops- one theoretical and one practical- they are sending in descriptions
collective organizing & power dynamics	Jessica & Ellie	yes	yes	yes		sat		Jessica	what exactly are we going to focus on, there are lot of topics in here...
organizational models for long-term sustainability; panel from successful volunteer-based groups as well as paid-staff models with different funding structures	Nick from Working Bikes Jim and Peter from Ohio City Coop Josh from LA bike kitchen	yes	yes	yes		sun		Jessica	worker-owned co-ops is getting rolled into this workshop
fundraising for long-term sustainability	Peter from Ohio City Coop Justin from San Fran Bike Kitchen Nick from Working Bikes	yes	yes	yes		anytime		Jessica	I think it really will be be best to hold two "sustainability" workshops with these respective focuses.  However, as many of the same people will be presenting, it depends on if they are willing. Waiting to hear.
Bikefest workshop	Erok	no	yes	yes
Silkscreening								Jessica
Taking to the streets: Marketing and Bike Coops	bicycle kitchen la	no	yes	yes	projector			andalu	the woman from bicycle kitchen really wants to do this because she says that with marketing strategies they have gone from a whole in the wall to a bustling 40 person coop that is open 6 daysa wek
Commitee Organizing/ Running a 40 person collective: Lessons from the Bicycle Kitchen	Bicycle Kitchen LA	yes	yes	yes	projector			andalu
collaboration with other sustainability initiatives	shaw ecovillage	no	no	no				Jessica	actually found these people!  the manager is very interested in coming b/c wants to start another project in fall + share lessons learned from CR.   Wants to know about how we're handling presenter expenses, though.  Ok, so the person who wanted to come actually has a wedding the same day to go to, so no shaw ecovillage workshop after all.
bike collective network computers	nathan wilkes of yellow bike austin	yes	yes	yes				andalu	this is the more concrete, demonstrative side of the think tank network and will focus on internet tools.
Working with at-risk youth	Sam & Quent from  FreeWheel (madison, WI)	no	yes	yes		sat or sun		Jessica	I talked to Sam; he said ,he works as a counselor for homeless youth, and Quent works as a teacher in after-school programs.  They would like to talk about how to effective mentors, intervene effectively in bullying situations, deal with kids who have experienced abuse and/or trauma.
university collaboration	oberlin/wildcat u of kentucky	yes	yes	yes				andalu
collaboration with other organizations	Chuck		yes					Jessica

Total # of workshops: 31-33 (if anti-oppression repeats)

 

Total # confirmed: 23

 

 

 

Ideas for workshops we should have but need to find someone to facilitate:

Topic	who could do it?	notes	contact
shop organization discussion	troy	av projector	jessica
youth programs independent of schools	neighborhood bike works/bnb/recycleabike		andalu
sustainable funding (different options- fundraisers, sales & repairs, events, charging for programming, grants)	bicas/bikesnotbombs/repair shops/events/ informal discussion/shop rental/classes/		andalu
university collaboration	oberlin/wildcat/vancouver		andalu
worker-owned co-ops	firehouse bikes		andalu
collaboration with other sustainable development work	shaw ecovillage, if we can find any of them		jessica
501c3 status	???		??
administrative systems discussion (kind of like shop organization, everyone shares what they do well for tracking info about bikes, participants, parts, etc)
adult earn a bike	Free Ride maybe elijah and johnny

 

Day 1: Bike Co-op 101

Topic	presenter	contact info	committed?	confirmed?	AV needs	notes	time slot	other materials	contact person
intro to programs (EAB for adults & kids, different models)
how to get & keep a space
intro to legal stuff
getting donations of tools & bikes
organizational models 101?

 

workshop descriptions

 

Will include a facilitated discussion where people can share strategies and ideas on these matters - on day-to-day decision-making

 

 

The Planning Table: Objectives (& Open Questions)

Topic	task	when	who	notes	complete?
Figure out if we can do hands-on workshops or not Do in parking lot of filmmakers? have a half-day session at Free Ride concurrent with workshops at filmmakers?	ask FR organizers at meeting	thursday 7/5	Jessica
Set exact scheduling of workshops (start time, end time, length of sessions.) Will have 4 workshops per day. 8 workshop slots x 3 tracks = 24 workshops. Or with 4 tracks, 32.	get notes from last meeting, discuss at meeting	thursday 7/5
First day- just one track? Include any mechanics? Find out how many people have registered for that day Find out how many people who are coming for the main conference are coming friday, possibly schedule some non-101 content in afternoon.	get lists from Erok	ASAP
Find out how many people are really coming - need to know to decide how many workshops to organize.	get lists from Erok; have him add to wiki	ASAP
Get basic list of workshops up on website soon		by wed 7/11
Follow-up with all presenters to figure out: AV needs time available for workshop format (discussion, panel, presentation, etc.). Coordinate to be effective with anticipated # of attendees; figure out needs for attendance limits if applicable any partners to suggest other material needs
Get descriptions from all presenters to put on website in advance, put in program of conference
have people plug in when they get there
two options - 45 minutes, 90 minutes

 

two classrooms on third floor that can hold 100 people each. Room downstairs can hold 200. Outdoors can be used as well. Can use lobby upstairs, theatre. Also are smaller classrooms 20-50 people.

 

__Bike Shop Contact Tracking__

Bike Shop Name	phone number	email	reached?	message (y/n + date)	notes (are they coming? when? how many? will they do a workshop? do they need follow-up?)
Bike Kitchen Vancouver	(604) 827-7333		n	yes 7/7/07
Our Community Bikes Vancouver	(604) 879-2453		n	yes 7/7/07
Bike Again! Halifax	(902) 429-0924		n	yes 7/7/07
Yellow Bike Action Kingston	(887) 613-8122		n	disconnected?
Recyclistas Bike Coop Victoria	(250) 418-8867		yes 7/7/07		Ryan said he wasn't coming. Will try to convince coworkers
Re-Cycles Bicycle Coop Ottawa	no phone
Freewheels Bicycle Club Montreal	(514) 327-2709
Right to Move Montreal	(514) 999-4885
SSMutiny Flagstaff	no phone
Handlebar Helpers Scottsdale	(408) 312-2771		n	n
Arcata Library Bikes	(707) 822-1122		n	yes 7/7/07
The Davis Bike Church	no phone
Bicycle Kitchen LA	(323) 662-2776	y	n	don't take messages	by e-mail two people said they are coming
Bicas	(520) 628-7950
SF Bike Kitchen	(415) 642-5969
The Bike Hut SF	(415) 863-2450
Bike Church Santa Cruz	(831) 425-bike
Derailer Collective Denver	(303) 573-3896		y	yes 7/7/07	4 people are most likely coming andalu talked to them
Krank It Up Tallahassee	no phone
Sopo Bike Coop Atlanta	(404) 217-9648		n	yes 7/7/07
Santa Cruz Bike Coop	(831) 457-8281		n	no answering machine
Bike Against Collective Ft. Collins	(970) 416-0800				this is the wrong phone number- don't know what is right
Working Bikes Chicago	(312) 421-5048		no	yes 7/11/07	gonna call back
Blackstone Bike Works Chicago	(773) 425-2011		n		wrong number
Uptown Bikes Chicago	(773) 728-5212		n	y 7/11/07
West Town Bikes Chicago	(312) 213-4184		y 7/11/07		alex wilson is coming
Bikes for Chicago	(773) 490-0683		y 7/11/07		christopher wallace s coming want to do workshop
Bikes Not Bombs Boston	(617) 442-0004
Broadway Bicycle School Boston	(617) 868-3392		y 7/11/07		didn't know about it, will check out website
Worcester Earn A Bike	(508) 579-9093		yes 7/7/07		He had no idea when and where. Sounded interested.
Back Alley Bikes Detroit	No phone
The Grease Pit Minneapolis	No phone
Sibley Bike Depot St. Paul	(651) 222-2080		yes 7/7/07		Said Board Presiden Cali Jirczek is coming. Left message for her at (612) 968-7494
Free Cycles Missoula	(406) 541-7284		n	yes 7/8/07
Pedals for Progress New Jersey	(908) 638-4811		n	yes 7/8/07
Hobiken	(201) 963-0909		yes		never heard of the conference- i will send them info
Chain Breaker Collective Santa Fe	no phone
RIB's Ithaca	(607) 256-5355		n	yes 7/8/07
Recycle A Bike New York	(212) 475-1655
Recycle A Bike Brooklyn	(718) 858-2972
Troy Bike Rescue	(518) 573-7947		yes 7/8/07		Andrew said he is coming with possible another. Doesn't have anything to present.
Ashville ReCyclery	(828) 779-5007		n	y 7/11/07
Ohio City Bike Coop	(216) 830-COOP		n	yes 7/8/07
Oberlin Bike Coop	(440) 775-5351		y 7/11/07		coop folks are planning on coming.  will send forms.  person talked to had no word on workshop
Mobius Trip Bike Shop Cincinnati	(513) 363-7184		n	yes 7/8/07
Ashland Community Bike Program	(541) 552-8512		n	yes 7/8/07
Eugene Bicycle Works	(541) 683-3397		n	yes 7/8/07
Community Cycling Center Portland	(503) 546-8864		y 7/11/07		not coming too far
City Bikes Repair Shop Portland	(503) 239-0553		y 7/11/07		not sure, very far
North Portland Bikeworks	(503) 287-1089		n	no machine
Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative	(610) 954-5744		y 7/11/07		hanna is def coming and will tell others to fill out forms
Neighborhood Bike Works Philly	(215) 386-0316		y 7/11/07		will send in forms
Recycle A Bike Providence	(401) 454-JUNK		n	y 7/11/07
Reconditioned Bikes for Kids Rapid City	(605) 923-5991		yes 7/8/07		Bruce is a one man show and can't get away.
Austin Yellow Bike Program	(512) 457-9880		n	y 7/11/07
Bikes Across Borders Austin	(512) FUK-FOWL		n	y 7/13/07	by e-mail they said one person is coming
Third Ward Community Bike Center Houston	(713) 807-7911		yes		NO
SLC Bicycle Collective	(801) FAT-BIKE		y	y	Jonathan is definitely coming
Charlottesville Community Bikes	(434) 970-2002		n	yes 7/8/07
Bike Works Seattle	(206) 725-9408		yes		Can't Come
Wheels For Winners Madison	(608) 249-2418		y 7/11/07		doubts anyone can make it, will annouce at meeting
The Freewheel Collective Madison	(608) 256-3733
Milwaukee Bicycle Collective	(414) 431-0825		n	y 7/11/07	one of members committed suicide :(
Chain Reaction DC	(202) 265-0179/2842				DOESN'T EXIST
Velocipede Baltimore	no phone	y 7/11/07			sent email 7/11/07
durham bike coop	no phone
Third Hand Bicycle Co-op	(614) 783-6968	y 7/11/07			planning on coming, will send in forms b/ween 2-5
metro bike coop nasheville	no phone
revolutions memphis	(901) 949-1201	y 7/11/07			anthony is coming.  will sbmit workshop asap
Times Up	no phone		y 7/13/07		andaluu i

 

 

Who's working on this: Jessica, Andalusia

 

Template for e-mail/letter to be sent to Orgs we want to do workshops:

 

 

Hello,

 

We are writing to invite you at XXXX to the 4th annual Community Bike Project Conference. The conference, more affectionately known as Bike Bike, will take place from August 10-12th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bike! Bike! is an annual gathering of Community and Non-Profit Bike shops and projects. It all started in New Orleans back in 2003 when the Plan B Coop invited 50 or so people from across the country to gather and discuss, network, collaborate, brainstorm and all around geek out about their recycled bike projects. It has since grown, attracting bike projects from the U.S. and Canada. This year we at Free Ride! hope to expand the conference to be beneficial for both small bicycle cooperatives that are just starting up, as well as larger recycled bike organizations that are well established.

 

We really admire the work that you do with that amazing two-wheeled human-powered machine. We are especially inspired by your xxxx

 

Would you be interested in presenting about xxxxxx

 

 

Other proposed topics for workshops include Sustainable Fundraising, Incorporating Arts Education and Bike Mechanics, Sending Bikes Globally, Collaboration with

Bike Advocacy Organizations, Earn-A-Bike programs, Bicycle Education in Schools, and more. Bike!Bike! has always been a collaboratively planned endeavor, so please contact us if you have a different idea for a workshop, or a variation on one of these themes, that you are enthusiastic about presenting.

 

The first day of the conference, Friday August 10th, will be Bike Project 101, geared towards those who are just starting out in the endeavor of building a community bike project. In addition to educational workshops the conference will also feature a merch swap, and extra-curriculars like bike rides, movies, and parties. We will be able to provide you with food, a comfortable home stay and hopefully a bicycle for use during the conference.

 

We truly would love to have someone from xxxx attending the conference. Feel free to call or write us with any questions.

 

 

For more information, see: www.bikebike.org!!!

 

Thanks,

XXXX

 

 

 

 

 

• Bike/Transit history in the US

-this would be awesome! any ideas about who could tell the story? (Jessica)

 

Andalusia's Proposed Workshops

 

so...the Shaw EcoVillage has closed! Don't know why, there is just a note on their website. Perhaps some of the folks involved would still like to share their experiences? (jessica)

 

• Incorporating Arts education with bike mechanics:
  • B.I.C.A.S. offers arts education in conjunction with bike repair andalu wrote
  • San Fran Bike hut
  • Recycle a bike- offers youth programs that are exclusively art andalu wrote
  • Third Ward Community Bike Center: Offers Youth art welding workshops, in which youth build low riders and paper mache helmets and participate in parades.

 

 

• Building crazy bikes with youth
  • Seattle bikeworks
  • Third Ward Community Bike Center andalu will write

 

• Youth Employment
  • Bike Hut San Francisco
  • Recycle a bicycle employs many youth in the summer. andalu wrote
  • Free Ride
  • does bikes not bombs do this too? (q from jessica)
  • SF trips for kids program? / recyclery (that's the shop)

http://www.tripsforkids.org/about-programs.htm

they are in SF, which is far; they were the starter group for the now-national Trips For Kids program. Looks like they do a lot with youth, including employ them. Jessica could contact.

• shaw ecovillage did this

 

• Global Networks: Sending bikes to other countries
  • Working Bikes
  • Bikes not bombs- andalu wrote
  • Pedals for progress
  • Bikes across Borders andalu will write

 

• Building Bicycle Powered Machinery
  • Maya Pedal
  • Pedal Power

 

• Youth Earn a bike classes
  • Bike Kitchen, LA
  • Bikes Not Bombs andalu wrote
  • Free Ride
  • Seattle Bike Works
  • Third ward
  • chain reaction (DC)

 

• Successes Adult Earn a Bike
  • Free Ride

 

• Working in collaboration with bike advocacy-
  • Free Ride
  • Sibley Bike Depot - jessica can contact

 

• Working with Schools/youth program funding
  • Neighborhood bike works-
  • Austin Yellow bike
  • Salt Lake City bicycle collective
  • Recycle a Bicycle andalu wrote
  • Sibley Bike Depot (I believe- someplace in MNpls - Jessica can contact)

 

• University Collaboration- setting up bike shops at yr skool
  • Oberlin andalu will write

 

 

• Worker owned coop
  • City bikes

 

• Incorporating Sustainable development with a bike coop
  • Shaw Eco village - i'd like to contact these folks -Jessica

 

 

• Nola rebuilding/gulf coast
  • Plan B

 

 

• Incorporating bike rides into your shops programs
  • Seattle Bike Works
  • Neighborhood Bike Works
  • SF trips for kids program / recyclery ?

 

• Working with Social Service Organizations to get bikes to low income folks for transit:
  • Create a commuter!!!! Community Cycling Center

 

 

• Girls Empowerment Programs: the logistics, how to find the girls, working with other girls associations etc.
  • Bikes Not Bombs: Girls in Action andalu wrote
  • Third Ward Community Bike Center andalu will write

 

• Sustainable Fundraising
  • Bikes not Bombs andalu wrote

 

 

Workshops not done by other Bike Coops:

 

• Anti-Racism Training
  • The Rhymes (did a workshop at the Black & White Reunion) andalu will write
  • other suggestions??

 

• Community projects/small foundation grant writing for bike bike
  • Mac from the Sprout Fund andalu will write