Annual General Meeting Sept 14th

At Bike Pirates an AGM is held every year to elect the board of directors and inform their members of previous and future activities. It is an opportunity for the shareholders and partners to receive copies of the company’s accounts as well as reviewing fiscal information for the past year and asking any questions regarding the directions the business will take in the future.

Agenda Items for Bike Pirates AGM:

Introduction: Review of Bike Pirates’ mission statement, structure and goals

Review of Bike Pirates operations for 2011
– open shop hours (general business review)
– the building (construction, issues to be resolved, landlords and lease)
– finances (income, expenses, growth)

Secondary projects review
– offsite and workshop opportunities *would be great to have a list of the groups/orgs. we now have a working relationship with*
– cooking programming and garden initiative
– events in the space (ours and others’) (including last year’s Bike!Bike!)

Committees
– review of committee structure proposed at previous AGM
– reports from current committees
– request for volunteers to join and steer committees, new or old

Board of directors
– review of current board and its organization processes
– elect new members

Future plans and goals
– finance
– the space
– the collective
– hours and programming
– ongoing projects with other organizations

Art Spin Bike Ride

On Thursday August 25th, meet us with your bicycle at Trinity Bellwoods Park between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. The tour starts at 7:00 PM sharp.

Art Spin is a free event, and everyone is welcome!

If you can’t make the tour, join us afterwards for our Second Annual Art Spin Exhibition and the grand opening of 99 Gallery. The reception runs from 9-Midnight and includes drinks and live music!

Ghost Bike On Greenwood

On Friday August 5, 2011, an 84 year old male cyclist was killed
at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and Plains Road in East York.
The victim, Jack Roper, a Second World War veteran, had reportedly
discussed with friends the dangers of motorists not stopping at
the stop sign at this same intersection.

Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists (ARC) marks these deaths on our
roads with a memorial because those dying are our fellow cyclists.
It could happen to anyone, it could happen to any one of us.
It does not matter who was at fault in these deaths, nor their
place in society, what matters is that a cyclist has died.
ARC will hold a public memorial at 9:00 am, Friday August 12,
at the site of the crash.

Anyone on our streets is vulnerable, but special care must be taken for
the most vulnerable users of our roads, the cyclists and pedestrians.
Rather than giving in to the status quo of the automobile’s hegemony,
Toronto needs to be moving towards a vision of streets that are for
all users. Improved bicycle infrastructure, and a better pedestrian
realm is of vital importance for our lives today, and for a better
City of Toronto of tomorrow.

Ride and potluck Friday

Join the folks from Bike Pirates for our monthly 3rd Friday event this Friday, August 19th. We will have a group ride ending at a nice green space (away from cars!) for a picnic.

Please bring a potluck item for sharing, and something to drink. If you can bring your own bowl/plate and fork that would also be amazing and we will have less waste. Pirates will try to provide some basic food needs as well as clean up stuff.

Meet at the shop for a ride which will *start at 7pm*. The group ride will be pleasant and short, leading us to the secret picnic location. The weather should be nice so come out for our last Summer event!

Hope to see you there!

BFF Party Friday!

We will be hosting a party this friday for the Bicycle Film Fest. It goes from 10pm to late! Here are the details:


The BFF + Bike Pirates join forces to BLOW YOUR MIND. Friday AFTERPARTY.

FREE admission, CHEAP beer… what else do you need?? How about:

  • VJ Puppies
  • Simon DJ’d
  • GhettoCyb.org
  • GoldSprints (stationary races on rollers)
  • Alley shenanigans
  • CHEAP BEER
  • Hell Track 4 winners & prizes

Art spin is awesome

Some photos (via Dave) of last week’s Art Spin. This event links so many awesome things together: biking solidarity, learning about a great neighborhood of Toronto, new art, and of course entertainment. The next (and last) one this year is August 25. Don’t miss it!

Trash Art and Music Festival

Sunday, July 31, 3:00pm to 10:30pm

R.R.R.R.R: Trash Art and Music Festival
Reused, Repurposed, Re-imagined, Reclaimed, Re-framed

Co-presented by Whippersnapper + Wavelength + Snakes & Ladders

Location:
El Gordo back patio + lot
214 Augusta Ave.

Featuring:

JAPANTHER / URBAN TRASH ART / MAKEOUT VIDEOTAPE / YAMANTAKA SONIC TITAN / LEMON BUCKET ORCHESTRA / LAL / FELIX KALMENSON + SASHA FOSTER / MARACATU MARABERTO / MOONKING

R.R.R.R.R is the central event of Whippersnapper’s TAKE ME WITH YOU summer programming series, which focuses on the Art of the lost and found. It has been brought together by three Toronto based indi arts and music organizations; Whippersnapper, Wavelength and Snakes & Ladders.

Imagine walking around the corner of a familiar building and stumbling into a totally new space where murals grow before your eyes, bands surprise the crowds from the rooftops and a giant trash sculpture presides over the whole ordeal. Welcome to R.R.R.R.R. Its real and hidden away in the heart of Kensington Market. Featuring a stellar line-up of bands from Toronto, Montreal and New York; artists from Toronto and Sao Paulo, Brazil; this event, taking place on July’s pedestrian Sunday, is an all day happening of radical enthusiasm, inspiration and community.

THIS EVENT IS ALSO FREE!!!

ARTISTS:
Urban Trash Art (SAO PAULO) – http://urbantrashart.blogspot.com/
Felix Kalmenson & Sasha Foster – www.sashafoster.ca, www.felixkalmenson.com

BANDS:
Japanther (NYC) – www.myspace.com/japanther Japanther
Makeout Videotape – www.myspace.com/makeoutvideotape
Lemon Bucket Orchestra – www.lemonbucket.com/
Maracatu Mar Aberto – http://www.maracatumaraberto.com/home.html
Yamantaka Sonic Titan – www.myspace.com/yamantakasonictitan
LAL – www.myspace.com/lalforest
Moon King – http://moonking.bandcamp.com/