Bike!Bike! Northeast

Bike!Bike! Northeast
Troy Bike Rescue is planning a pre-bike-month bike-weekend for April
24-25, and we want you to be involved!  We are inviting bicycle
organizers and volunteers of all kinds from not-so-far-off lands to
converge on our post-industrial town for a meeting of the minds on all
things bicycle culture in the Northeast US.  Through discussions,
skillsharing sessions, and bicycle fun, we will come together to learn,
share, and build something awesome.  BUT...Bike!Bike! Northeast will
only be as cool as we make it, so join us!

Locations: The Sanctuary for Independent Media & Our 51 3rd St. TBR Workshop

Registration: Fill out this EASY Online Form.    If you are coming, please register! We need to know how much food to make and how much housing to coordinate. Thanks!

Food and Housing: TBR is working with many awesome local groups
and individuals to coordinate food and housing for all.  If you are
coming from out of town, you will be prompted to answer some useful
questions about your needs on the registration form.  We will have
vegetarian and vegan options.  We are asking that participants bring a
dish and mug for your food.  We want to make this as close to a zero waste event as possible!

Workshop Proposals: Fill out this online FORM.   Want to facilitate a skillshare or discussion? It can be whatever you make it! Some ideas include:

• Community Bike Shop 101
• How to do advocacy workshop
• Presentation on Albany Bike Masterplan or other regional bike plans
• Discussion of inclusiveness in bicycle organizing
• Bike Polo workshop
• Making bike waves in car towns
• Bikesharing program dos and donts
• Tshirts/Arts for kids & adults
• Panel Discussion on building bicycle culture with participants from different cities
• Using media (audio/video/web) for education & advocacy
  ...and... and.... and.... 

Bike!Bike! Northeast Party: 7pm on Saturday Night will be bike movies and 9pm dance around with live music!

Blisterpack from Worcester, MA and Beware! The Other Head of Science

Spread the Word: Print out some copies of this handy 8.5x11 black and white flyer and give them to all your friends or leave them on the bulletin boards and bathroom walls of your local haunts.

Supporters: Thanks and props to: The Honest Weight Food Coop, Albany Bicycle Coalition, New York Bicycling Coalition, Amy Halloran, X's to Os Vegan Bakery, Collar City Bike Polo, and [YOUR NAME HERE]  Contact us if you are interested in providing additional support: food, supplies, printing, and....

A Note on Bike!Bike! International
Bike!Bike! is an annual (inter)national gathering of bicycle co-ops,
collectives, back yard projects and non profits. For the past 8 years,
various cities in North America have hosted Bike!Bike!. Recently,
regional Bike!Bikes! have emerged. These regional events are not in
place of the (inter)national gathering but rather a supplement. http://bikebike.org (Toronto August 2010).