Bikes Not Bombs BIKEATHON & Green Roots Festival 6/20/10

Ride the BIKE-A-THON!

Join hundreds of riders for a meaningful and beautiful event on Sunday June 20th, 2010!

Every rider furthers BNB's mission with your fundraising and participation, while enjoying a beautiful ride and the other awesome folks riding!

check out some of the pictures from last year!

How to Register

Go to the registration page to register online.
http://crm.bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/event/registe...
Or call our Hub at 617-522-0222 (or on the weekends call our Shop at 617-522-0226).
Or stop by one of our two locations to register in-person.
The Rides

Choose from one of three routes:
15 Mile Ride
25 Mile Ride
65 Mile Ride
New 65 mile route for 2010!

Great options for everyone: families and children, new cyclists, daily commuters, fitness and distance trainers. These rides are fully supported with food, mechanics, maps, road markings, following vehicles, and more. Your ride will end at the Green Roots Festival where you'll get fed and celebrated!

All 3 Bike-A-Thon rides on June 20th start and end in the big field in front of the Stony Brook T stop (Orange Line) at Boylston and Amory Streets, Jamaica Plain MA 02130.

Click for more ride info and maps!

Teams

Put together a team and become eligible for team prizes and publicity on our teams page!
Fundraising Details

The minimum fundraising amount for the Bike-A-Thon is a low $150 for ages 18 and up. For younger riders, see our youth fundraising page.
After registering, you will have the option of creating a personal fundraising page that will allow you to email a link out to your friends and family for them to sponsor you online. It's an easy way to get sponsors!
Also after registering we will mail you a packet containing instructions for receiving sponsorships in the form of check or cash.
Click for more fundraising info!

Prizes

Raise as much money as possible to qualify for prizes! Prizes are awarded based on amount of money brought in by the morning of the event. And all riders will receive this year's new T-Shirt and water bottle.

Click for info on the Grand Prize and more!

GREEN ROOTS FESTIVAL!

Celebrate sustainable urban living with other people from your community on Sunday June 20th, 2010!

When: noon - 5:30 pm

Where: The park at Stony Brook T-stop (Boylston & Lamartine Streets in Jamaica Plain)

It's free! Join us in the park! Everyone is welcome to attend, share and learn about sustainable urban living and environmental and social justice issues.

Come out to enjoy live music, food, speakers, workshops, information booths, and children's activities.

MUSIC & SPEAKERS!

A Far Cry at Noon

Rogue classical string quartet! Based in JP, this group brings classical music out of the concert hall and to the people.

Paa Seck Diery Band at 1:00 pm

Senegalese mbalax music with sabar drums! Paa Seck Diery is a gewel (griot) - a master musician, drummer, singer, dancer and teacher born in Senegal in West Africa. Paa's band brings traditional music on drums and keyboard.

Speakers at 1:45

Bob Terrell of the On The Move Coalition
Taisha O'Bryant of Alternatives for Community & Environment and the T-Riders Union
Some raffle winners announced!

Branches Steel Pan Orchestra at 2:00 pm

Caribbean rhythms and beautiful melody and harmony on the steel pans. Find out why Deval Patrick asked them to play his inauguration. This nonprofit group from Dorchester is keeping Trinidadian music alive in Boston, featuring players from age 6 to 60, and BNB's very own Youth Programs Coordinator Elijah Evans!

Speakers at 3:30

Samantha Wechsler, Bikes Not Bombs' Executive Director
Youth Instructors at Bikes Not Bombs
More raffle winners announced!

Marcus Santos w/ Bloco AfroBrazil at 3:45 pm

Samba drum dance flip-out! This high energy group wowed the HONK! festival last fall and gets the whole crowd moving to the giant samba rhythm. A triumphant return for their 3rd year at Green Roots!

La Piñata at 4:45 pm

This youth dance group from Spontaneous Celebrations returns to Green Roots to show their stuff, before their upcoming trip to Brazil!

Speakers at 5:00

Samantha Wechsler, Bikes Not Bombs' Executive Director
David Branigan, Bikes Not Bombs' International Programs Director
Raffle grand prize winners announced!
But if you've bought a raffle ticket, you don't need to be present to win.

YOGA!

Anyone can join in to these free sessions of guided stretching led by professional yoga instructors. Most of us will just be on the grass, but you can bring a mat if you wish!

First session: 1:15 - 1:45
Second session: 2:00 - 2:30
Third session: 2:45 - 3:15

FOOD!

Norma's Catering - Latino food and empanadas (including vegan options!), tofu salad, and more.

De Hot Spot - Jamaican food, including roti rollups and more.

Himalaya Restaurant - Food from Nepal and India!

ULA Cafe - Dessert!

City Feed & Supply - A block up Boylston Street from the Festival, they make fresh deli sandwiches and have many more options.

PEDAL POWER!

All the electricity for the festival sound system is provided by a pedal-powered generator, built by Ben of Stony Brook Fine Arts!

Also MIT's D-Lab will demo pedal-powered grain grinders and nut shellers designed by Maya Pedal in Guatemala, a long-time partner organization of Bikes Not Bombs.

BIKE-A-THON!

The Green Roots Festival, as always, is the afterparty for the heroic Bike-A-Thon riders whose fundraising ensures another successful year of Bikes Not Bombs' youth and international work. It's not to late to sign up to be a rider! See http://bikesnotbombs.org/bat10 for more information.

In the park at the Stony Brook T, Boylston and Lamartine streets, Jamaica Plain

INTERACTIVE STREET!

At the Green Roots Festival, Boylston Street in front of the Stony Brook T station will be closed to cars, and instead will become an interactive transit zone. Come out and test ride a variety of bikes, cargo-carrying bike trailers, and family cycling options such as trail-a-bikes and kid trailers.

Ride through a temporary installation of bike lane and separated cycle-track to learn how these ideas are changing Boston now and can do more in the future. Pin the bike lane on Boston, in a game designed to bring more public participation into the planning of where bike lanes will change Boston next.

Get the update and give your opinions on public transit issues and pedestrian issues in Boston. Bikes Not Bombs Bike Shop, ACE and the T-Riders Union, Walk Boston, Livable Streets, MassBike, and the Boston Cyclists Union will all be on the street to run these activities and talk with festival-goers.

FATHER'S DAY!

Have a fun and special Dad's day at the Green Roots Festival, whether you're finishing the Bike-A-Thon or just coming out to enjoy the park. We'll have a professional photographer at a photo station to take a Father's Day photo that we'll email to you. (Free!)

KIDS ACTIVITIES!

Cardboard slides on a giant hill!
Face-painting!
Kids' drumming by Spontaneous Celebrations!
Touch snails, worms, feathers and more in a hands-on exhibit by the Boston Nature Center!
Plant seeds with Green City Growers!
Stamp making and origami with Kids Arts!
"Weird Foods" game with Hostelling International! (and a chance to win a free hostel stay)
Button-making and solar bubble machine with Mass Energy!
and more!
(all activities are free)

RAFFLE

Get your tickets at the festival, or buy them online beforehand! (you don't need to be present to win).

WIN AN XTRACYCLE!
Go car-free! The Xtracycle FreeRadical Frame and LongTail Kit transform your bike into a hitchless trailer. With a long wheelbase, balanced center of gravity, and versatile carrying capacity, you can carry an extra passenger or a week’s worth of groceries. Check out www.xtracycle.com for more information. The frame and kit are worth over $500 and will be expertly installed for you (at no charge) by the Bikes Not Bombs Bike Shop!

WIN A NORDIC-CAB BIKE TRAILER / STROLLER COMBO!
This combination of Nordic Cab bike trailer and stroller makes it easy to switch from biking to walking. Simply swing the stroller wheel from atop the bike fork down and you're ready to stroll. The Nordic Cab two- child trailer is only 32 in (81 cm) wide wheel to wheel. No need to wake the kids after a fun day at the park. Just wheel the Nordic Cab inside. With its roomy interior and compact exterior the Nordic Cab Bike-Stroll Trailer offers maximum comfort for your kids and a practical design for city living. A $600 value!

WIN MORE PRIZES!
In addition to the grand prizes, your ticket purchase puts you in the drawing for additional prizes:
Tune-up from Ferris Wheels Bike Shop!
Patagonia jackets & vests!
Equal Exchange gift basket!
4 passes to Franklin Park Zoo!
CSA farm share for 1 week from Red Fire Farm!
Adidas cycling shoes
CSA raw milk share from Eastleigh Farm!
4 certificates to go berry picking at Dover Farm!
portrait session & prints from Shannon Grant Photography!
hanging baskets & plants from Farmer Dave’s!
gift set of pedal-powered soap from Just Soap!

EXHIBITORS!

To sign up to exhibit, contact arik(at)bikesnotbombs.org or 617-522-0222 x100
Alternatives for Community & Environment
Alliance for Climate Education
Bikes Not Bombs Bike Shop
Boston Backyard Poultry Group
Boston Bikes
Boston Building Materials Center
Boston City Singers
Boston Climate Action Network
Boston Cyclists Union
Boston Green Fest
Brookside Community Health Center
Centro Presente
Children's Hospital Boston
Clean Water Action and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Katja Clinical Herbalist
Colombia Vive
D-Lab at MIT
DELTAS (Artisits for Humanity)
Diez Lunas Massage
Earthfrendz
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Ferris Wheels Bike Shop
GoGreen Web Directory and WowGreen
Green City Growers
Green Grease Monkey
Green Peace
Green Streets Initiative
HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team)
Hostelling International, ENEC
JP Kids Arts
Livable Streets Alliance
Lucy Parson's Center
Mass Audubon & the Boston Nature Center
MassBike
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance
Nordic Cab
Open Media Boston
Pedal Pushers (Good-Tee)
Progressive Asset Management
Rangisita Company
REI
Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy
United for Justice and Peace
Veterans for Peace
Walk Boston
and more!

Bike-A-Thon Riders, this festival is the afterparty for your ride!

Exhibitors

We welcome you and your group or business to exhibit, making connections with the public and other groups, sharing your information and recruiting more help for your activities.

The Green Roots Festival is focused on environmental sustainability within the framework of social justice. We welcome groups dealing with environmental issues including transportation, climate change, food production, energy, natural resources, green space, and much more. All groups working for social justice are invited, including activists on affordable housing, racial equality, peace building, youth empowerment, and more.

Contact Arik Grier at 617-522-0222 x100 or arik(at)bikesnotbombs.org to be an exhibitor or vendor.