Author: Admin
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Chainbreaker mourns the loss of Janine Anton
Chainbreaker is an organization made up of our members. They provide the leadership, activism and inspiration for our work. That is why it is always so hard to loose one of our compañeros or compañeras. Janine Anton, proud Chainbreaker member, labor activist and lifetime resident of Santa Fe, departed unexpectedly from this world on Thursday,…
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Creating the Resident’s Bill of Rights
Since 2004, Chainbreaker was focused on Transit Justice because car-dependency keeps people poor. But the high cost of living in Santa Fe makes car-dependency hard to escape for many low-income people. Development efforts in our neighborhoods rarely include our voices — the voices of the people currently living there — leading to gentrification. As more…
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Vote Your Heart: Valentine’s Day Event THIS FRIDAY
The Votante Pa’Lante committee will be releasing a voter guide at an event called “Vote Your Heart” THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, Friday, February 14th at Backroad Pizza. With bus ridership steadily increasing and ongoing threats of service cuts, transportation issues will be a deciding factor for many voters in the upcoming city election on March 4th. …
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2014 Voter Guide
With bus ridership steadily increasing and ongoing threats of service cuts, transportation issues will be a deciding factor for many voters in the upcoming city election on March 4th. But elected officials aren’t taking the issue as seriously as we need them to. The Votante Pa’Lante committee compiled a voter guide to hear candidate’s views…
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BRC University to launch in March
2014 is going to be a year of growth for Chainbreaker. Last year, we held a training for new mechanics for the Bicycle Resource Center. That has grown into a full-blown program! On March 2nd, we’ll officially launch the BRC University, a 10 week long training course designed by existing BRC leaders for developing new…
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Incoming Bus Service Cuts
As it stands, without new revenue in 2014, Santa Fe Trails will face cuts in the near future. Congress has continually failed to meet the needs of our communities. Bus ridership is growing across the country, yet federal funding for it is dwindling. Bus riders everywhere face ongoing threats of cuts and fare hikes. Cities…
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What’s in store for 2014
Chainbreaker members lead every aspect of our work. This year, we deepened our commitment to real, grassroots democracy when our members voted to ratify a public platform that will guide all our work for 2014. It reflects the needs and wants of our members, our friends and families. It was created through countless conversations with…
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Celebrate Another Year of Lucha y Logros at the Posolada Sunday, Dec. 15th
It’s the time of year again for our annual Posolada. Each year, we host a community event where we celebrate the victories and accomplishments of the year and set the stage for the year to come. The Posolada is THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15th at 5:00PM. This year we’ll be giving away 30 kid-bikes to families…
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Kid-Bike Donation Drive
Every year, Chainbreaker hosts a Posolada — a holiday open house where we celebrate another year of victory and struggle. We fix up and give away kid-bikes to families who would otherwise be unable to afford one. This year’s Posolada will be on December 15. We plan to give out 30 kid bikes just in…
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Expand the Living Wage to the County!
The City of Santa Fe has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. It has helped countless working people during these hard economic times. But the benefits of this law stop at the sporadic city limit lines. Our familias in the county should not have to work full time and still live in…