Let me tell you, lots of Canadians came out to party and celebrate bicycles. Few workshops were cancelled and fewer had no facilitation. Each workshop had about fifty people attending. Four workshops where held at a time. Food was organic, vegan and gluten free.

The mobile shop workshop was my favorite cause i learned about not having a shop and be committed to helping people ride a safe bike. I think about forty people came in from Montreal, Canada. They will be committing a regional bike bike named velo velo in the end of September. The next bike bike 2011 will be held in San Marcos, Texas.

Bike Bike delegates from the states where surprised to see how many cyclists ride our narrow urban streets.

First night we had dinner picinic style in the park. Next night we had a scavenger hunt matched with outdoor movie night in park followed by a midnight swim on the shores of Lake Ontario. After the workshops on Saturday, we took some delegates out on a tour of all the DIY bike spaces in Toronto, five in all. Then after the tour we put on a party that stretched the night away with hot steamy dance dance fun.

On sunday we had a group discussion about the4 next bike bike. We asked Fargo to hold a winter bike bike. Some talk of New York hosting a regional bike bike. I think LA wanted a bike bike in 2012 but that is up for the talk in Texas. New Orleans group Plan B wishes to host the tenth anniversary of bike bike 2013.

On a personal note. Bike Bike would have been nothing without the help of a pack of dedicated volunteers that operated the kitchen and supplied people with breakfest, lunch and dinner for four days.

Hopes and dreams to the flying cyclists of America and beyond.
Geoffrey B
Bike Pirates

Video of one Party

Bike! Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for not-for-profit bike projects. It takes place in a different city each year. This year it will be hosted by Bike Pirates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

There will be an assortment conference workshops geared towards helping bike projects better serve their local communities. There will also be social events to foster networking and fun. Some things which may (or may not) take place include (but are not by any means limited to): Anti-oppression, Consensus Decision Making, and Working with Kids workshops, as well as a dance party, a scavenger hunt, a ride-in movie screening, and other bike rides.

If you have services, housing, or supplies you would like to contribute, or would like to help out in any other way, please fill out our volunteer form and/or send us an e-mail at: bikebike2010 -at- gmail.com

Community Garden Ride 7pm…meet at bike pirates,

aferwards 9pm

Bike!Bike! Fundraiser DANCE PARTY 9pm.

CYC Program
We are in the process of starting the Bicycle Program at the Cabbagetown Youth Center. This is a collective undertaking between Pirates and other organizations in the Toronto cycling community. We are sorting bikes this week, and having meetings the next two weeks, with hopes of the program beginning the first week of July. Volunteers will be needed to help run the program, including organizing and hands-on teaching. Please contact me if you would like to be involved: needleandthread@gmail.com

Bike!Bike!
As of yet we do not have enough volunteers to help us fulfill the organizational tasks of Bike!Bike! The conference is coming up in less than 3 months! We needs folks to help wtih coordinating AND we also need members of the community to get involved by donating resources or money, as well as billeting and bike-lending for the folks attending the conference.

If you want to help out with organizing please write to: bikebike2010@gmail.com
for more info or how to donate/billet/lend please visit the website: www.bikebike.org

Bike Building
Our once-a-month bike-building nights have been going really well! I want to suggest the date for June’s bike build for Friday May 4th. If this doens’t work for most people we can reschedule. We’ve been able to build up about 12 bikes on these nights (and get some others half-way done), so it’s a good way to get some recycled, affordable bikes out to the community. Also, we love building bikes!
The build will go from 7pm until 4am or until we are toast.
If you would like to participate – keeping in mind that this is a fast-paced, results-driven evening – please contact me: needleandthread@gmail.com
there will be pizza and beer!

Bike Month
See the full calendar of events for Toronto’s Bike Month here: http://wx.toronto.ca/festevents.nsf/Cycling?openform

We have a few events that we will need people to help out with and people to have fun attending (your call!). Check it out and speak to a volunteer or contact me, I guess, since I answer the emails 🙂

– Donate a bike to Bike Pirates (fake event) May 6th
– Bike Wash (like your high school fundraiser, but with bikes and no football players, I hope) May 12. Fundraiser for Bike!Bike! fun times cleaning and checking bikes in the back alley. 4 or 5 volunteers needed
– Third Friday Event! May 18th
communtiy garden ride 7pm, Bike!Bike! Fundraiser DANCE PARTY 9pm. This will be awesome. both things. we will mostly need help with setting up and tearing down the space for the party. and come out and drink beer and dance too.

Bike Pirates Presents: Bike Jokes
3rd Friday Event for May

Friday May 21st @ Bike Pirates

Join us for a night of Stand-up comedy featuring young comics from Toronto’s stand-up scene (not a bunch of Pirates making bad jokes!).

Featuring:
Dylan Gott
Kathleen Phillips
Rebecca Kohler
Tim Gilbert
Adam Christie

Show starts at 9pm / Doors at 8:30
$5-$10 sliding scale donation
Proceeds of our monthly events are going to fund Bike!Bike! an annual conference for community bicycle projects which we will be hosting this August. For more info and how to get involved please visit www.bikebike.org

facebook link

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

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.