From Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with nature-based activities and bike ride. Divvy bikes provided; limited supply.
Contact 312-415-2970.
From Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Ride Illinois will lead a safety talk before we take off for a fun, casual, family-friendly bike. Loaner bikes available.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call 773-758-8899.
From Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Ride Illinois will lead a safety talk before we take off for a fun, casual, family friendly bike ride. Loaner bikes available.
Registration Required: Call 312-533-5751.
From Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Join us for a family-friendly biking event! Safety demonstration, techniques, tips and guided ride. Helmets/loaner bikes available. In partnership with Ride Illinois.
Registration Required: Call 312-533-5751.
For Earth Day Mini Film Fest (April 19 to 23) from One Earth Film Fest and the City of Chicago:
Jennifer Boyd/2022/52 min/Built Environment, Transportation
CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: In 2010, the small community of specialists who pay attention to US road safety statistics picked up on a troubling trend: more and more pedestrians and cyclists were being killed on American roads. In fact, pedestrian deaths have increased 51 percent since reaching their low point in 2009. In addition to the loss of human life, it is estimated that road injuries will cost the world economy $1.8 trillion from 2015–2030.
“The Street Project” is the story about humanity’s relationship to the streets and the global citizen-led fight to make communities safer. Digging deep into the root causes of traffic violence, the filmmakers engage a diverse array of experts including street historian Peter Norton, city planner Jeff Speck, and urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen. These expert interviews are interwoven with the stories of real people working to make their communities safer.
The short film “Walking for a Happier Earth” by Daniela Arezina and Marin Chalmers will precede this film. This stop-motion animation was a Young Filmmakers Contest winner in 2020.
Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.
Post-film discussion with Facilitator:
Seamus Ford, Co-Founder, Root Riot Urban Garden Network; Innovation & Community Engagement, Landmark
Panelists:
Jennifer Boyd, Director, The Street Project
Olatunji Oboi Reed, President & CEO, Equiticity
Ana Guajardo, Community Organizer, Cycling Advocate
Register for in person screening at Humboldt Park Branch Library: https://streetprojecthumboldt.eventbrite.com
IN PERSON: Sunday, April 23, 3 to 5 p.m. CDT [West]
Chicago Public Library, Humboldt Park Branch,
1605 N. Troy St., Chicago
Join a community bike ride to this event starting at West Town Bikes. Learn more here.
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.
Register for in person screening at Austin Branch Library: https://streetprojectaustin.eventbrite.com
IN PERSON: Sunday, April 23, 3 to 5 p.m. CDT [West]
Chicago Public Library, Austin Branch, 5615 W. Race,
Auditorium, Chicago
Join a community bike ride to this event starting at Garfield Park Conservatory. Learn more here.
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.
Register for in person screening at Big Marsh Bike Park: https://streetprojectbigmarshpark.eventbrite.com
IN PERSON: Sunday, April 23, 3 to 5 p.m. CDT [South]
Big Marsh Bike Park,
11559 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago
Join a community bike ride before this event. Learn more here.
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.
Register for virtual screening: https://streetproject.eventbrite.com
VIRTUAL: Sunday, April 23, 3 to 5 p.m. CDT
From Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Join staff as we explore nature on a 15-mile guided bicycle trip. Bring your own bike; meet in the parking lot.
Registration Required: Call 312-533-5751.
Meet at: John Husar I&M Canal Bicycle Trail Parking Lot, Willow Blvd, north of Archer Ave.
Photo by Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock
From Equiticity:
Equiticity will host a Community Mobility Rituals Webinar Series, made up of five webinars on consecutive Fridays in April at 12 p.m. CDT.
Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs) include community bicycle rides and neighborhood walking tours primarily. The intent of the webinar series is to share with the world what are Community Mobility Rituals; how they are planned and executed; the impact they are having on people, neighborhoods, cities, and community partners; and the research which supports intended and achieved impacts.
Learn more and register: https://www.facebook.com/equiticity
From Equiticity:
Equiticity will host a Community Mobility Rituals Webinar Series, made up of five webinars on consecutive Fridays in April at 12 p.m. CDT.
Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs) include community bicycle rides and neighborhood walking tours primarily. The intent of the webinar series is to share with the world what are Community Mobility Rituals; how they are planned and executed; the impact they are having on people, neighborhoods, cities, and community partners; and the research which supports intended and achieved impacts.
Learn more and register: https://www.facebook.com/equiticity
From Equiticity:
Equiticity will host a Community Mobility Rituals Webinar Series, made up of five webinars on consecutive Fridays in April at 12 p.m. CDT.
Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs) include community bicycle rides and neighborhood walking tours primarily. The intent of the webinar series is to share with the world what are Community Mobility Rituals; how they are planned and executed; the impact they are having on people, neighborhoods, cities, and community partners; and the research which supports intended and achieved impacts.
Learn more and register: https://www.facebook.com/equiticity
From Equiticity:
Equiticity will host a Community Mobility Rituals Webinar Series, made up of five webinars on consecutive Fridays in April at 12 p.m. CDT.
Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs) include community bicycle rides and neighborhood walking tours primarily. The intent of the webinar series is to share with the world what are Community Mobility Rituals; how they are planned and executed; the impact they are having on people, neighborhoods, cities, and community partners; and the research which supports intended and achieved impacts.
Learn more and register: https://www.facebook.com/equiticity
From Equiticity:
Equiticity will host a Community Mobility Rituals Webinar Series, made up of five webinars on consecutive Fridays in April at 12 p.m. CDT.
Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs) include community bicycle rides and neighborhood walking tours primarily. The intent of the webinar series is to share with the world what are Community Mobility Rituals; how they are planned and executed; the impact they are having on people, neighborhoods, cities, and community partners; and the research which supports intended and achieved impacts.
Learn more and register: https://www.facebook.com/equiticity
From Equiticity:
Meet at 6 p.m. for a 7p.m. ride at Henry C. Palmisano Nature Park, 2700 S. Halsted, in Chicago.
RSVP here: https://events.eventnoire.com/e/tcbcr2
From Equiticity:
Join us for a beautiful ride in support of peace in the Austin neighborhood on the Westside of Chicago, in partnership with BUILD, Inc., Divvy, and Bird.
Gather in love and positivity for the 2nd annual Street Love Ride on August 21. Meet in the boulevard across from St. Agatha Church, 3147 W. Douglas Blvd., Chicago, for a community expo (5 to 8pm) with music, snacks, and activities, followed by the Street Love Ride, an approximately 9-mile bicycle ride through North Lawndale and Little Village.
Planning partners are at Equiticity, Ride Illinois, Working Bikes, and the Lawndale Christian Fitness Center, and thanks for the support of St. Agatha Church and for the incredible sponsorship of Divvy/Lyft and Saint Anthony Hospital, and to the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities for a supporting grant.
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/street-love-ride-2021-tickets-117762592083
Arne Gielen and Gertjan Hulster/2020/70 min/Transportation, Climate Change, Social Justice, People & Cultures
FILM DESCRIPTION: The film “Together We Cycle” investigates the critical events that have led to the revival of Dutch cycling culture. For most people, cycling in the Netherlands seems a natural phenomenon. However, until the 1970s the development of mobility in the Netherlands followed trends across the globe. The bicycle had had its day, and the future belonged to the car. The only thing that had to be done was to adapt cities to the influx of cars.
Then Dutch society took a different turn. Against all odds people kept on cycling. Why this happened in the Netherlands has no easy answer. In “Together We Cycle,” key players tell the story of the bumpy road which led to the current state, where cycling is an obvious choice for most citizens.
Tickets available to viewers in any country except The Netherlands.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/together-we-cycle-watch-party-tickets-138501649161
The feature film will be preceded by the one-minute film “One Choice” by Katrina Larner, Honorable Mention Winner for Animation in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.
Please stay for post-film discussion:
Facilitator Wendy Williams, Executive Director, Community Partnerships Office of Civic Engagement, University of Chicago; One Earth Collective Board Member
Panelists:
Gertjan Hulster, Co-director, Together We Cycle
Arne Gielen, Co-director, Together We Cycle
Daphnay Sagaille, Co-Founder and Executive Member, Streets Calling Bike Club
Pepe Barros Hoffens, Executive Director, Down With Bikes
From Environmentalists of Color, Equiticity, Organic Oneness, and their partners:
Join environmentalists, healers, and justice activists for bird watching and bike tour through North Lawndale and Little Village to learn about key sites that demonstrate a path towards healing and justice. Meet at Douglass Park, 1600 S. Albany, Southeast corner or Ogden and Albany, Chicago. Participants will visit African Heritage Garden in North Lawndale, as well as Semillas de Justica and the Hilco site in Little Village.
From Active Tranportation Alliance:
COVID-19 has had a major impact on transit in the short term, and the impact will likely continue in the long term.
In a virtual conversation on Monday, July 20th, Active Transportation Alliance’s Bus Organizing Fellows Rylen Clark and Jamaine Alberto Gooding will sit down with State Senator Robert Peters of the 13th District and Alderman Matt Martin of the 47th Ward to discuss their thoughts on transit, socioeconomic equity, and how they intersect.
RSVP today to join us for the conversation on July 20th.
The Bus Organizing Fellows will give an overview of their recent outreach efforts, and then will facilitate a discussion with Senator Peters and Alderman Martin. The conversation will focus on the future of transit in Chicago — from transit fares and funding, to rear-door boarding and its impact on the health and safety of drivers and passengers, as well as the recent transit shut down and its impact on riders.
We welcome your questions for Senator Peters and Alderman Martin. Please submit any questions you have for them related to transit and transit justice via the RSVP form.
What: Transit Justice Talk: COVID-19 and Beyond with Senator Robert Peters and Alderman Matt Martin
When: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Monday, July 20th
Where: Virtual via Zoom and Facebook live
RSVP: Please RSVP to confirm your attendance and submit any questions you have for Senator Peters and Alderman Martin. We will email a Zoom link for the event to everyone who RSVPs.
There will be a sign-language interpreter for the event. Please use the RSVP form to share any other accessibility needs.
Gertjan Hulster, Arne Gielen, Marco te Brömmelstroet and Jeroen Dirks/2017/57 min/Transportation
FILM DESCRIPTION: There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands, but the Dutch don’t seem to notice what a special bike culture they have. Going beyond the obvious health and economic benefits of cycling, “Why We Cycle” explores the egalitarian nature of cycling, as well as its less-obvious effects on a city’s planning and development, its residents, and society as a whole.
After the screening, join us via live facilitated chat on Zoom with Gertjan Hulster and Arne Gielen, Directors of "Why We Cycle."
Conversation will be facilitated by Burrell Poe, Program Manager at The Goldin Institute. Local alternative transportation advocates will also be on hand to share their knowledge and action opportunities:
Trevor Clarke, Working Bikes, Executive Director
Shameka Turner, CDOT Chicago’s SAFE (Streets Are For Everybody) Ambassadors, Bike Ambassador
Amanda Woodall, CDOT Divvy Bike Sharing, Program Director
From Kohl Children’s Museum:
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Kohl Children’s Museum will hold an Online Mini Film Festival featuring the short, elementary school, winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest followed by a Zoom Q&A with the young filmmakers. Films featured will be:
10 a.m. Saturday, April 18: “The Impossible Way” by Grady Roderweiss-O'Brien of Beye Elementary School in Oak Park. 4th Grade.
10 a.m. Sunday, April 19: “No Time to Waste,” by students from Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights. 5th Grade.
10 a.m. Sunday, April 26: “We All Can Help the Earth!” by Zoë and Jada Nevels of Mann Elementary School in Oak Park. 2nd and 3rd Grades.
