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Jan

2012

Website black-out to protest SOPA

0 comments at 3:02 pm posted by James P

In solidarity with Wikipedia, reddit, Google and many other websites, the EBC website was blacked out on January 18, 2012 from approximately 6:00am through 6:00pm MST (1300-0100 UTC). EBC otherwise operated normally during that time.

The action was in protest of two proposed bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which are working their way through Congress in the United States. They are aimed at shutting down websites facilitating Copyright and Trademark infringement, yet fall outside US jurisdiction. The bills are controversial because it is believed that they will erode the DNS system, which resolves human-readable domain names into IP addresses. Read why Canadians should be concerned about these bills.

Learn more at:
http://sopablackout.org
http://sopastrike.com

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BikeWorks South Fall/Winter Hours:
(effective October 16, 2011 to present)

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed (reserved for bike building, 6pm - 9pm)
Wednesday: 2pm - 5pm
Thursday: 6pm - 9pm
Friday: closed
Saturday: 1pm - 5pm
Sunday: 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month reserved for Women and Transgendered persons only 1pm-5pm
Sunday: 2nd, 4th Sundays of the month 1pm-5pm

BikeWorks North Hours:
Under renovation. Opening in April 2012.

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Bike Art & Knit

What better thing to do on Thursdays in winter than come together to tinker with bike parts, maybe knit/crochet/quilt something to keep warm, and sip some tea with people making stuff.

3pm-5pm

Bikeology Annual General Meeting

The fine folks who organize Bikeology and Bike Month in Edmonton are VELOfest Edmonton League and Organization and they’re looking for ideas and volunteers for this 2012.

7pm-9pm

EBC Advocacy Committee meeting

Join our organizing meeting to discuss and plan advocacy campaigns.

6pm

Job Posting: EBC Executive Director

An exciting opportunity to lead bicycle transportation in Edmonton!

6:30pm-8pm

March Volunteer Orientations

New and experienced volunteers will get a juicy 2 hour training to learn how our community bike shop operates, the many programs that we do, how we help people fall in love with their bike, and how you can help.

7pm-11pm

EBC Volunteer Appreciation Party

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6:30pm-8pm

April Volunteer Orientations

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Special Needs Learn to Ride

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North Shop Renovations - volunteers needed

BikeWorks North is under construction. Drop by during public renovation hours to help out!

Bike!Bike! 2012 conference

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Velo-city Global Cycling Planning Conference

The most notable cycling planning conference in the world is coming to Vancouver in June 2012. Velo-city Global is the offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation.

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