Category: NEWS

  • BRC Will Be CLOSED on Feb. 15

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    The Bicycle Resource Center will be closed on Sunday, February 15th, but will re-open with regular hours on Sunday Feb. 22. Sorry for any inconvenience.

  • ¡Tijerina Presente!

    Legendary land grant activist, civil rights leader and champion of the New Mexican Chicano movement passed away yesterday at 88. Tijerina’s organization – La Alianza Federal de Mercedes – helped shine a bright light on the history of land theft in NM and the resulting legacy of poverty and segregation that continues to burden Hispano…

  • Indict the system

    As an organization composed largely of people of color which works on civil rights issues, Chainbreaker is disheartened to hear yet another message being sent to communities of color that our lives aren’t valued. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Michael Brown, the people of Furguson and communities hurt by police…

  • Annual Posolada on December 14

    Celebrate the holidays with Chainbreaker at our annual Posolada! In 2015, Chainbreaker will close the chapter on a decade of struggle and progress. For 10 years, Chainbreaker members have worked tirelessly to change the way Santa Feans think about transportation and environmental justice. 2014 was a very successful year. Some highlights include: We’ve distributed 1,700…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Vote Your Heart: Valentine’s Day Event THIS FRIDAY

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    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. …

  • BRC University to launch in March

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    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…

  • 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…

  • What’s in store for 2014

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    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…