Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles - Revision history

Cyclista: time period

2024-02-03T22:16:28Z

time period

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	Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.		Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.

	As of ~~October 2023~~, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Affirm, Empower, and Foster Black Leadership and Liberation Through Bicycling in Our Community". The building is consistently closed in contradiction to its advertised hours, has no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff, and has lost a large amount of its parts and tools to theft and neglect. The few experienced staff hired after 2020 left, in most cases after only a few months.		As of January 2024, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Affirm, Empower, and Foster Black Leadership and Liberation Through Bicycling in Our Community". The building is consistently closed in contradiction to its advertised hours, has no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff, and has lost a large amount of its parts and tools to theft and neglect. The few experienced staff hired after 2020 left, in most cases after only a few months.

	Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.		Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.

Cyclista: acronym consistency

2024-02-03T22:09:36Z

acronym consistency

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	RIBs accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, RIBs provided a collegial environment where people of all ages and backgrounds could learn about bike repair, reuse, engineering, ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others. RIBs was a pioneering program in the sustainability movement, developing and sustaining methods and principles for circularity and zero waste decades before the terms became popular in public discourse.		RIBs accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, RIBs provided a collegial environment where people of all ages and backgrounds could learn about bike repair, reuse, engineering, ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others. RIBs was a pioneering program in the sustainability movement, developing and sustaining methods and principles for circularity and zero waste decades before the terms became popular in public discourse.

	The primary function of ~~R.I.B.s~~ was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.		The primary function of RIBs was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.

	==Contact==		==Contact==

Cyclista: detail

2024-02-03T22:08:40Z

detail

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	Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles was a community bike program that operated in Ithaca for almost thirty years, and which was sponsored by Ithaca's Southside Community Center for around twenty of those years, up until its closure by the administration of the SsCC in September of 2020.		Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles was a community bike program that operated in Ithaca for almost thirty years, and which was sponsored by Ithaca's Southside Community Center for around twenty of those years, up until its closure by the administration of the SsCC in September of 2020.

	RIBs accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, RIBs provided a collegial environment where people of all ages could learn about bike repair, reuse, engineering, ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others. RIBs was a pioneering program in the sustainability movement, developing and sustaining methods and principles for circularity and zero waste decades before the terms became popular in public discourse.		RIBs accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, RIBs provided a collegial environment where people of all ages and backgrounds could learn about bike repair, reuse, engineering, ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others. RIBs was a pioneering program in the sustainability movement, developing and sustaining methods and principles for circularity and zero waste decades before the terms became popular in public discourse.

	The primary function of R.I.B.s was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.		The primary function of R.I.B.s was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.

Cyclista: Elucidation.

2024-02-03T22:07:54Z

Elucidation.

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	Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles was a community bike program that operated in Ithaca for almost thirty years, and which was sponsored by Ithaca's Southside Community Center for around twenty of those years, up until its closure by the administration of the SsCC in September of 2020.		Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles was a community bike program that operated in Ithaca for almost thirty years, and which was sponsored by Ithaca's Southside Community Center for around twenty of those years, up until its closure by the administration of the SsCC in September of 2020.

	~~R.I.B.s~~ accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts, and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, ~~R.I.B.s~~ provided an environment where people of all ages could learn about bike repair, reuse, ~~and~~ ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others.		RIBs accepted donations of bicycles and bicycle parts and rerouted them from landfills, saving objects of history and usefulness from the scrap stream. While it was in operation, RIBs provided a collegial environment where people of all ages could learn about bike repair, reuse, engineering, ecology, and how to work cooperatively and constructively with others. RIBs was a pioneering program in the sustainability movement, developing and sustaining methods and principles for circularity and zero waste decades before the terms became popular in public discourse.

	The primary function of R.I.B.s was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.		The primary function of R.I.B.s was open shop. That environment was open to both youth and adults, and required no fees or memberships, though donations were always welcome. Used parts were at various points available either in return for volunteer hours, or on a pay-what-you-want basis.

Cyclista: removed contact info

2023-09-29T08:02:16Z

removed contact info

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	\| website = https://www.facebook.com/RecycleIthacaBicycles/		\| website = https://www.facebook.com/RecycleIthacaBicycles/
	\| email = ~~cyclista.ribs@gmail.com~~		\| email =
	\| town = Ithaca		\| town = Ithaca
	\| state = New York		\| state = New York

Cyclista at 07:55, 29 September 2023

2023-09-29T07:55:38Z

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	Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.		Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.

	As of October 2023, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Affirm, Empower, and Foster Black Leadership and Liberation Through Bicycling in Our Community". The building is consistently closed in contradiction to its advertised hours, has no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff, has lost a large amount of its parts and tools to theft and neglect. ~~Most of the~~ experienced staff hired ~~since~~ 2020 ~~have since~~ left.		As of October 2023, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Affirm, Empower, and Foster Black Leadership and Liberation Through Bicycling in Our Community". The building is consistently closed in contradiction to its advertised hours, has no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff, and has lost a large amount of its parts and tools to theft and neglect. The few experienced staff hired after 2020 left, in most cases after only a few months.

	Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.		Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.

Cyclista: clarification: mission

2023-09-29T07:51:08Z

clarification: mission

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	Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.		Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.

	As of October 2023, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Foster Leadership in ~~Black Youth~~". The building ~~has no consistent~~ hours, ~~and~~ no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff.		As of October 2023, the only mission statement the SsCC administration has provided for activities at the old RIBs address is "To Affirm, Empower, and Foster Black Leadership and Liberation Through Bicycling in Our Community". The building is consistently closed in contradiction to its advertised hours, has no experienced mechanics or workspace managers on staff, has lost a large amount of its parts and tools to theft and neglect. Most of the experienced staff hired since 2020 have since left.

	Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.		Whether or not this is true to the history and purpose of the program is a matter of wildly disputed public opinion in Ithaca.

Cyclista at 07:06, 29 September 2023

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	The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals, academics, activists, and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.		The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals, academics, activists, and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.

	Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of ~~2021~~ as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.		Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of 2020 as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.

	Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.		Their intentions were to eventually reuse the RIBs name and reopen its old address under that name, with a keener eye on maintaining control of its operations and culture. Almost a year after the closure of RIBs' old location, they reopened the building and claimed to be also reopening RIBs.

Cyclista at 07:03, 29 September 2023

2023-09-29T07:03:36Z

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	At this point, the shop was more or less a socialist cooperative functioning in earnest for the public good. Probably because of its pre-Southside origins in the Ithaca Green Party, it had always had an almost subliminal culture of environmentalism as well, and this emerged as a more conscious mission around this time.		At this point, the shop was more or less a socialist cooperative functioning in earnest for the public good. Probably because of its pre-Southside origins in the Ithaca Green Party, it had always had an almost subliminal culture of environmentalism as well, and this emerged as a more conscious mission around this time.

	Around 2002 or so, RIBs had solidified into a project that prioritized community and individual empowerment and ecological responsibility, and which fostered these ideals through an open and collaborative skillsharing environment. The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals, academics, activists, and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.		Around 2002 or so, RIBs had solidified into a project that prioritized community and individual empowerment and ecological responsibility, and which fostered these ideals through an open and collaborative skillsharing environment.

			The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals, academics, activists, and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.

	Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of 2021 as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.		Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of 2021 as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.

Cyclista at 06:55, 29 September 2023

2023-09-29T06:55:28Z

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	At this point, the shop was more or less a socialist cooperative functioning in earnest for the public good. Probably because of its pre-Southside origins in the Ithaca Green Party, it had always had an almost subliminal culture of environmentalism as well, and this emerged as a more conscious mission around this time.		At this point, the shop was more or less a socialist cooperative functioning in earnest for the public good. Probably because of its pre-Southside origins in the Ithaca Green Party, it had always had an almost subliminal culture of environmentalism as well, and this emerged as a more conscious mission around this time.

	Around 2002 or so, RIBs had solidified into a project that prioritized community and individual empowerment and ecological responsibility, and which fostered these ideals through an open and collaborative skillsharing environment. The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.		Around 2002 or so, RIBs had solidified into a project that prioritized community and individual empowerment and ecological responsibility, and which fostered these ideals through an open and collaborative skillsharing environment. The Black children of Ithaca were still an important part of this practice, but as the program had never attracted a critical mass of Black staff, mostly the introduction of this important demographic to the program was left to the responsibility of the all-Black administrative staff of the Southside Community Center, who over time devoted less and less bandwidth to consideration of the RIBs program. This contrasted sharply with the level of development the program had attained, well beyond its simplistic origins. The staff and volunteers of the program by this time featured a significant quantity of professionals, academics, activists, and experienced nonprofit workers, and procedures at the shop were not only well established, but complex and streamlined.

	Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of 2021 as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.		Eventually, through sporadic yet consistent closures over the decades, some of which spanned several years, these tensions came to a head toward the end of 2021 as the pandemic conditions were winding down. The administration of the Southside Community Center, arriving at a consensus that RIBs had for years been developing along its own evolutionary path, decided to fire all staff and shut it down.