DemonHuskyWent to the Boston Pretti Memorial Ride today, and as I arrived I immediately was greeted by half a dozen friends (with more arriving closer to the start time). It was a real heart-warming feeling to have that community, and to see really good showing of the Boston cycling community.
One of the main things that I see for how to fight the rising fascism we are dealing with is to build community. There is real community to be a part of here, friends and acquaintances that will be happy to see you, even though we'd all prefer a different reason to show up.
Anyway, if you like bikes, even a little bit, I strongly recommend getting involved in the bike community. I've met many great people working with @cambbikesafety.bsky.social and @bikeboston.bsky.social.
A good way to get started and meet a bunch of cool people is through BCU's Bostreal, where you can bike with a bunch of new friends to Montreal, applications are open now.
There are a ton of other cool bike groups in town too, they are totally worth checking out and finding the right vibe for you. Join a few and be the bridge between them, make the community stronger.
Somerville Bike Kitchen
Queers on Wheels
Charles River Wheelers
MassBike
Boston Bike Polo
SCUL
CommonWheels
Critical Mass
Quincycles
(happy to list more if I missed any, doing it basically off the top of my head in no particular order)
Alex Weech@DemonHusky I enjoyed spending time with Quincycles when I lived there :)