Initiatives, research and events where bicycles create positive social change
I love seeing art in bike shops. Bikes and Art just go together. It is a pairing that makes sense – like bikes and dogs, or bikes and coffee, or bikes and sunshine (*sigh*). Free Cycles Community Bike Shop is in Missoula, (Montana, USA). This shop is already a stand out example of a grassroots …
Artist Studio. Creative Workshop. Innovation Space. Art & Design Workroom. Conceptual Atelier. Call it what you will. Having a designated space to produce original creative work is a blessing. Most artists I know have some kind of space to produce work, leave out their tools, percolate ideas and have room to let their creative juices …
Continue reading “Thank you to The Sunshine Family for my recycled bike artist workshop!”
In my line of work and research, I hear many stories about community bike projects and bike NGOs working in developing nations. It is always humbling. This post comes courtesy of Sagita Adesywi, ChildFund’s Indonesian Communications Officer. It follows 12-year old Aisyah, who is one of 125 recipients of a donated folding bike. This story …
Prescript: I was so excited about the cruelty-free Melbourne Artbike Grand Prix when I posted this, but have just found out (6.40pm on 1st Nov) that this event got postponed because of rain!! What a bummer! It has been (tentatively TBC ) moved to 10th Dec – but the awesomeness still rates, so here it is!! …
Darwin is not the first Australian capital city that comes to mind when you think of community bicycle projects – which is exactly why I found this project so reassuring. The idea of providing a free bicycle workshop space for locals to come and repair bikes and learn skills is not new, but in a place …
The Bicycle Film Festival is an annual, curated film festival focused on sharing a range of new bike films. Each festival offering is unique, and the films included are selected from submission and the final collection are then toured internationally to sell out crowds. Brendt Barbur is the Founding Festival Director. He was inspired to …
Hey there, bike friends! If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you already know that I’m passionate about bikes, books, animals, and art. I’ve previously posted on a range of initiatives that celebrate bike books, for example: Today, I have another fantastic book to add to your collection—one that combines a love for bikes, …
Continue reading “Duck on a Bike – A book about bikes, animals and trying something new”
As part of my bicycles-for-girls-education PhD, I am always on the look out for inspiring projects where bicycles create change. This week, I came across a join venture between CAMFED and The Clara Lionel Foundation from a few years ago. Enjoy! NG. CAMFED and The Clara Lionel Foundation delivered over 1,000 bicycles to girls and …
Continue reading “1, 000 bikes for girls’ education and young women’s leadership in Malawi”
This week, I put in an EOI application for Kungullanji’s Summer Program. Regular readers of this blog know that I have been working with Griffith’s Indigenous Research Unit (IRU) and Kungullanji as an Academic Skills Advisor for the last 4 years. But this is the first time I have put in to be a project …
This month is Brisbane Festival month. So this week, I headed down to Metro Arts to check out a wholly bike-inspired, free art exhibition called The Mechanics of Adaptation. The exhibition was well laid out and had a variety of materials, forms, and mediums across two galleries. Each work was given sufficient space so viewers …
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