Flying Bike HoodHuggers Tour

Just a note of thanks to DeWayne, Virtuous, Torin (hope I spelled that right), and Alice for leading a wonderful experience yesterday. Thank You!

For Aidan’s sake, and the sake of collective memory, and community some thoughts:

Turn Jim Crow on its head.
At the height of the Jim Crow era, lynchings were community events. There were food vendors, advertisements in the paper; children gathered wood to burn victims. The entire community gathered to destroy a person and reinforce a toxic culture.
DeWayne suggests we make the celebration of black and brown people’s accomplishments a community event. We could celebrate a person or organization reinforcing positive culture.

Use the momentum channeled through the Community Reparations Commission, Mtn. Business Equity Intitivate and Asheville Equity Office to apply our “average” heroics to further the community’s equity efforts.

Hold each other accountable. We waste much energy preaching to the choir or trying to convince the other side while giving those who have voiced allyship a pass for not following through in offering our blood (energy), sweat (talent), and tears (money/passion). So far, there is no funding behind the county’s efforts in this arena. “Dream only a dream if work doesn’t follow it.”

Watch the throne, and the language employed. The city and development interests use Urban renewal as cover for gentrification.

Look out for Triangle Park and the Pit of Despair.

Electric Bikes are AWESOME. Seriously, I had no idea how fun it would be! You owe it to yourself to book a tour with Flying Bike. We biked all over downtown Asheville on a warm fall day and didn’t break a sweat (and my legs are still sore!)

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