🤓 Smarts Not Stuff 🧠
Happy Winter Solstice!
Hey all,
While I have a moment of clarity at 6.45am (I’m jet lagged in rainy San Diego visiting the fam), I’m composing a newsletter for all you last minute gift givers out there…
Give the Gift of Knowledge
Yes, we have class gift vouchers! These are valid for 1 year, and can be used on any class at LBK 🤯
Classes are up for January and some for February
Online classes start next week!
As part of our paid newsletter subscription offering, we’re adding on one online class per month.
What's the least amount of bike maintenance you can get away with, but still keep your bike (and mechanic) happy? Find out in our first online class!
Bare Minimum Bike Maintenance
Thursday 28 December
7pm UK Time
Online via a private YouTube Livestream
When you join as a monthly or yearly subscriber, you’ll get:
🔮 Access to our private Discord chat
All 5 of us women and non-binary mechanics ready to answer any question, PLUS a cohort of comrades for camaraderie and Q&A
🧙 Monthly online classes and fix-a-longs
First one is Thursday 28 December at 7pm: Bare Minimum Bike Maintenance
😌 That feeling of security that comes with knowledge
💪 A sense of self-reliance knowing you can use your hands and understand your bike a bit better than before
🌊 And smug warm fuzzies for helping LBK navigate choppy disaster capitalist seas
In a small bit of good news, LBK friend Sal and their co-defendant Gamze have been found not guilty for their peaceful protest. The #BALFOUR2 had been taken to court for squirting ketchup/catsup (same god, diff path), and supergluing their hands to a chunk of stone designed to represent a meddling instigator of genocide. Since the UK govt’s new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has been in place, the right to protest has been in limbo. [I would have used an Oxford comma after ‘sentencing’ but whatevs.] One hopes that this unanimous not guilty verdict will set a precedent despite the government’s repeated attempts to silence the public. Like I said in previous newsletters - the courts represent one of the final fronts where we can defeat those attempting power grabs.
And also, direct action works - see Palestine Action’s other recent wins here.
Wishing you a Happy Solstice everyone.
Much love,
Jenni x
