2nd Mondays, 6-7:30pm, December-May Limit 15 people per session, you only need to attend ONE December 12, January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8 To RSVP fill out this form. Form closes May 1, 2023 for the year. If you are FTW and interested in supporting an Continue Reading →
Grease Rag is for FTW (Femme/Trans/Women, Non-binary, Two-spirit) on bikes to connect in a collaborative and fun learning environment through rides, discussions, shop nights and educational seminars in a safer space. Riding bikes together is a big part of what we do. Creating a safer and supportive environment with clear Continue Reading →
Grease Rag Open Shop- DIY FTW Safer Spaces Since 2009 Grease Rag started as a casual social bike ride to a bike shop, where we would learn to wrench on our own bikes in an “open shop.” Grease Rag has always been an FTW (“Femme, Trans, Women,” which includes agender, Continue Reading →
FTW MEANS SOMETHING. FTW stands forFEMMES! (Not “feminine”)TRANS! (The whole Trans fam!)WOMEN! (Trans and cis!) FTW means NON BINARY and TWO SPIRIT!FTW means people who are NOT cis-men-benefiting-from-cis-male-privilege.FTW means we are intentionally NOT centering cis white hetero women, because all “women’s” spaces are places where they can feel safe and included.FTW Continue Reading →
Grease Rag is a collective group of FTWs, and we organize and make decisions in our Google Group. Any FTW with some connection to Grease Rag is able to join, but we got feedback that it can be intimidating to “step up” if you’re new. In response to that, Open Continue Reading →
Working together for safer spaces Grease Rag Facilitators (the people who greet you at open shop, lead rides, and are familiar with our safer spaces policies) and Organizers (the people who are doing Facebook moderation, admin, fundraising and collectively make decisions) had a meeting to discuss safety and security. Grease Continue Reading →
At Grease Rag, we know about WTF-only spaces, and about working towards safer spaces. We acknowledge that no space is completely safe for any of us, but that safer spaces are places where we can be our whole selves because we agree to work together to fight the oppression and violence Continue Reading →
I asked some professionals I work with, “Why or why don’t you use pronoun introductions in a professional setting?” I am so happy I started this conversation! I was able to offer up some thoughts and experiences to help people get more comfortable with the practice of using pronouns. I Continue Reading →
A Grease Rag friend recently called out a specific bike shop for discriminating against women. Since that Facebook post, my inbox has been blowing up with WTFs saying, “I have experienced the same thing at ___ shop! What can we do? How do we change this?” Male shop employees and owners have Continue Reading →
We all make mistakes. We should not be afraid of making mistakes, because learning from these mistakes is how we grow. Race, gender, sexuality… there are many places where I’ve said things that I’ve found out later offended someone, for example using an incorrect gender pronoun. I care about including Continue Reading →
