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The Durham Bike Co-op is a direct-service program designed to encourage the use of bicycling as a mode of transportation and recreation in Durham, NC.
We direct hands-on skill share programs for Durham youth and adults centered on bicycle repair and maintenance.
Programs include community bike workshops, “mobile repair clinics,” and an “earn-a-bike” program pairing those in need of bicycles with skilled volunteers to rebuild and repair donated bikes. |
We propose an open community for bicyclists and bicycle culture in Durham. To this end, we further propose a bicycle co-operative that can function as a nexus of this community. This co-operative shall be member-driven, member-funded, and most importantly, fun! The consensus-building board of directors shall be open to all members, and membership dues shall be set on a sliding scale available to participants of all income levels.
Aside from the pleasure of riding bicycles, we believe that bikes are a vital vehicle for sociality and movement and that they offer a real alternative to the (economically, socially, ecologically) disastrous hegemony of the automobile. We further believe that—in connection with other practices and knowledge—there is in bicycling a vision of autonomy that has much to contribute to the creation of new forms of social life. Our own practice as a collective will therefore be threefold:
1) Skill-share.
In order to encourage self-empowerment through the exchange
of practical knowledge, we will regularly facilitate and
host clinics in which skills related to bicycle maintenance,
repair, and riding will be communicated in an open, free,
and inviting setting.
2) Bicycle recovery and redistribution. We will solicit donations of unused and unwanted bicycles,
tools, and parts. Ideally and budget permitting, these bicycles
will be free—although in some cases a donation will
be asked for the cost of any parts needed to refurbish the
bike. All labor done within the cooperative will be voluntary
and unpaid.
3) A nexus of the Durham bicycle
community. In addition
to the skill-share clinics noted above, the co-operative’s
physical location will also serve as a social space in which
individuals may work on one’s own bike, work on bikes
for others, and share bike building and repair knowledge
and skills. |
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Proponemos
una comunidad abierta para ciclistas y la cultura de ciclismo
en Durham. A este fin, también proponemos una bicicleteria
cooperativa que puede funcionar como un nexo en esta comunidad.
Esta cooperativa será manejada y fundada por los
miembros, y mas importante, será divertida.
La mesa directiva usará un proceso de consenso
y será abierta a todos los miembros. La cuota de
pertenencia será una cantidad flexible y accesible
para participantes de diferentes niveles socio-económicos.
Aparte del gusto de montar bicicletas, creemos que bicicletas
son un vehiculo vital para socializad y movimiento y que
ofrecen una verdadera alternativa a la hegemonía
(económicamente, socialmente, ecológicamente)
desastrosa del automóvil. También creemos
que—en conexión con otras practicas y conocimiento—hay
en ciclismo una visión de autonomía que tiene
mucha contribuir a la realización de nuevas formas
de vida social. Por eso nuestras practicas como colectiva
será triple:
1) Compartir habilidades.
Para promover auto-empoderamiento, regularmente vamos a
facilitar y presentar talleres de mantener, arreglar y montar
bicicletas comunicados en un ambiente abierto, libre, y
inclusivo.
2) Recuperación y redistribución
de bicicletas. Solicitaremos
donaciones de bicicletas, herramientas, y partes usadas
y no queridas. Idealmente y dependiente en los fondos, estas
bicicletas serán gratis—aunque en algunos casos
una donación será pedida para cobrar partes
necesarias para recuperar la bicicleta. Todo el labor hecho
dentro de la cooperativa será voluntario.
3) Un nexo de la comunidad
ciclista de Durham. Además de los talleres para compartir habilidades
mencionados antes, el local de la cooperativa servirá como un espacio social en que individuos se puede trabajar
en su bicicleta, bicicletas de otras personas, o compartir
habilidades y conocimiento de construir y arreglar bicicletas. |
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Questions? Email: durhambikecoop AT gmail.com
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