Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Pirate AGM - April 21


Wednesday April 21st will be the first Bike Pirates annual general meeting.

This meeting will be centered around discussion of current policies and proposed changes to meeting and decision making processes at the shop. We will also give people an update on the work that we have been doing, what community partnerships we have forged, and what our future plans look like.

We will be starting the meeting at 6:30 pm at The Toronto Free Gallery (the hardware store across the street from Pirates) There will be an intermission in the meeting for a Pirate cooked dinner. Feel free to bring anything to turn it into a pot luck!

If you are interested in participating in this important discussion please attend this meeting.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Bike Bike Film Night: Quick Silver


Friday April 23rd @8:30pm
1292 Bloor Street W

Join us for a fun filled night of drama and popcorn staring Kevin Bacon and his road bike.

Film starts at 8:30pm @Bike Pirates 1292 Bloor St. W

The film night is being put on to start awareness of a grand conference on non-profit bike-isms called BikeBIke. We will give informations and ask for support for our international conference held in August 12-15

www.bikebike.orgW

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Friday, April 16 - Third Friday - Alley Ride!


Bike Pirates invites you to join us for a ride through the laneways and alleys of Downtown Toronto! We had lots of fun last year - and no flat tires - so we are excited to go out again, and to explore new spaces we may not have seen before.

Lead us to your favourite hidden spot, down your favourite short-cut, and through your backyard. We will come with ideas and make the route as we go.

Meet in the Alley behind Bike Pirates at 6:30pm. Ride will leave at 7pm, and last for about 2 hours. Beers afterwards at a location TBA.

This event is FREE!

As with any of our events donations will gladly be accepted to help fund Bike Pirates - a registered non-profit - and the projects that we run. Right now we are fund-raising for Bike!Bike! an annual international conference for community bicycle projects that we will be hosting in August!!!

Can't make it? Don't worry! The following Friday (April 23rd) we're hosting a another event: a fund-raiser movie night. Details soon.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Anarchist Talk at Bike Pirates


FRIDAY APRIL 9, 7 to 9 p.m.

Bike Pirates (1292 Bloor Street West)(wheelchair accessible)

Panel Discussion: "Anarchism in the 21st Century"

Cindy Milstein is a well-known anarchist and educator. She has been involved with the Institute for Social Ecology in Vermont with Murray Bookchin, as well as the Institute for Anarchist Studies in Montreal. (not confirmed)

Lesley Wood is a longtime anarchist grassroots organizer in Toronto. She is an active member of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, the Toronto Community Mobilization Network against the G8/20, and a Professor at York University.

Karen Emily is an activist and organizer with the Anarchist Black Cross Federation - Toronto, working in support of political prisoners and prisoners of war.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Bike Pirates Restructuring

At our February meeting, a committee was formed to try to create an
organizational structure for Bike Pirates. That group presented a
proposed structure at the March meeting. We definitely didn't
have the kind of time needed for a thorough discussion, and we want to
make sure that everyone in the Bike Pirates community has a chance to
give us feedback before we give the group our final proposal.

There will be a second meeting on Wednesday, April 14th at 7 pm at
Bike Pirates to discuss the proposed structure in more detail.
Everyone is welcome. A copy of the presentation will be available in
the shop at the beginning of our Saturday hours. The presentation is also available here: If you want to ask questions or give us feedback, you can email margaret.jean [at] gmail.com or tjsands66 [at] gmail.com

With all of your feedback in hand, we will revise the proposal and bring it to the Bike Pirates AGM, on Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm, where we hope it will be adopted. The AGM is a general meeting open to all members of the Bike Pirates community. More info and an agenda is forthcoming, but we know for sure that there will be a food element.