Sustainability and Transition in a Post-Disaster City
I'm Catarina, Chief Volunteer at RAD Bikes, a workshed and non-profit in Christchurch, New Zealand. I'd love to share some of our learnings as a group who formed after a series devastating earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. We have been "in transition" since then and in spite of transition, risen to be the budding shed we are today.
Our mission is to improve access to cycling, minimise waste and develop community wellbeing. In the last 5 years, we've grown legs of our own and blossomed into a RAD organisation with lots to share (both on the failures and learnings side of things).
I'd love to get input from the community of bike co-ops and collectives on what it means to be a 'community', build and grow that community, and foster a diverse, welcoming environment for both cyclists and volunteers.
Christchurch, New Zealand is full of roving touring cyclists, passerbys and temp-workers. We've established two fully-functioning workshops alongside our weekly open-hours, Wheel Womyn Wednesdays and After-Schools Programme, on a boot-strapped budget and the sweat of an oily rag. We'd love to share our learnings and learn from others from all ends of the world.
Languages
English
Theme
Community Outreach