Meet DIY BIKE CULTURE issue II contributor L. Kling (they/them), organizing member of @greaseragbikes. L is a queer, non binary, mixed race POC biking in occupied Dakota and Anishinaabe territory (Minneapolis). They have been organizing with a rad group of FTW (femme, trans, non binary, agender, two-spirit, women) for 10 years to create Grease Rag, a series of open shops, events, and online safer spaces for FTW on bikes, and more recently they have been organizing FOR US, the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) FTW sibling of Grease Rag.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ L contributed to our first issue and is much welcomed contributor of issue two. Their piece, "Like a School of Fish: Grease Rag Group Rides", shares how to organize a group ride along with safe space principles and guides. For folks looking towards the future of organizing their own ride or spaces for FTW + BIPOC folks, this is a great resource to start planting seeds into community building and organizing on bikes. You can read the guide in our second issue, available in link in profile.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ L's and Grease Rags work has laid the foundation for many FTW spaces/advocacy work in cycling and also have bike zines on bike camping for ftw, beginner bike camping for bipoc ftw, and knots and rope. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Give them a follow and check out more of their work and resources at https://greaserag.org/.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #bikingdiversity #inequality #bikes #bikesafety #pocoutdoors #bipocsonbikes #takingspaceoutdoors #wtfcycling #zine #bikezines #bikegroupride #diy #bikeculture #diybike #grouprides #guides https://www.instagram.com/p/CAI5bPipF74/?utm_medium=tumblr
