Initiatives, research and events where bicycles create positive social change
Ten days ago I participated for my first time in the 3 hour MTB Chicks in the Sticks Event. This is an all-female registration event, although partners, family and friends were in attendance en mass on the day. It was held on Sunday 28th August, and it had the largest turn out to date of …
Style Over Speed – Radio segment featuring Leki About three weeks ago, during Brisbane’s Bike Week, I attended the lovely “Style Over Speed” event. On arrival, people were gathering and chatting, getting to know each other and checking out the assembled bikes. I spoke to a number of people on the night and one of those people …
Well, even though I have a mountain of uni marking, (perhaps despite it!), I thought it was important to get out and about on the bike – and I ended up having a thoroughly enjoyable and an EVENTful weekend – two events in fact! Style Over Speed Ride (Fri night) The first event was Friday night’s …
For the last two or three weeks, I have been totally immersed in conducting workshops, teaching and marking my tutes (now in their last two weeks thank goodness), working on my Lit Review and trying to put in some distance into my legs for my first upcoming marathon. It feels like every time I get …
Below is a sample of some of Bicycles Create Change’s community bike projects. See the blog for other events and projects. BIOBIKE – YOUR FUTURE THANKS YOU! The BioBike is a roving sustainable performance that myself, Claire Tracey and Sarah Cole performed at the Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival 2018. This reiteration of the BioBike (there …
Today I joined the Brisbane Climate Change Rally 2015. It was a fun, colourful, purposeful, but hot day. I went with two friends and took Leki with me (who was a smash hit with the crowd because of her colourful flowers). We had a great time chatting to people around us before we took to the streets – I …