<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dear<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">members</span>, </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">February</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">Members</span>' M<span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-m_3178750909399824417m_-5760411697322698063gmail-m_5668930714676549041gmail-m_-5573512858869359611gmail-m_-2133806595725405851gmail-m_6789987074382891478gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-m_3178750909399824417m_-5760411697322698063gmail-m_5668930714676549041gmail-il">eeting, Monday at 6:30 pm</span></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">We will have our February<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">members</span>'</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"> <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-m_3178750909399824417m_-5760411697322698063gmail-m_5668930714676549041gmail-m_-5573512858869359611gmail-m_-2133806595725405851gmail-m_6789987074382891478gmail-il" style="font-weight:400"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-m_3178750909399824417m_-5760411697322698063gmail-m_5668930714676549041gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-m_3178750909399824417m_-5760411697322698063gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-m_-582233148023717125gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-m_-5995307108045686212gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">meeting</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="font-weight:400"> <wbr>this coming </b><b>Monday, <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il" style="">February</span> 26, at </b></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><b>6:30 pm</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><b>at the Independent Media Center (IMC) location (in the basement)</b>. We'll discuss the agenda at </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkxbpLAcu_Gkbxt16pQRTXxvOthUZ1cObYYfRriRMEI/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkxbpLAcu_Gkbxt16pQRTXxvOthUZ1cObYYfRriRMEI/edit?usp=sharing</a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">If you have anything to add, either edit the agenda (email </span><a href="mailto:contact@thebikeproject.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px">contact@thebikeproject.<wbr>org</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> if you need editor access) or email </span><a href="mailto:contact@thebikeproject.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px">contact@thebikeproject.o<wbr>rg</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> with the agenda item you would like us to add. There will be pizza. </span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style=""><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">The Bike Project Stands in Solidarity with the Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) at UIUC </span></b></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-il" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Bike</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>Project Steering Committee collaboratively wrote<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebikeproject/posts/1682877818437719" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">a statement of support for the GEO</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">, whose membership has been working without a contract since August 15. The letter, which was released on February 22, emphasized the affinity between The<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-il" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Bike</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>Project, graduate students, and the CU community, and urged the UIUC Provost to cooperate with the GEO during the bargaining process. Unfortunately, no major movement was made on the last bargaining session on Sunday, February 25. The GEO strike will start tomorrow at 8:00 am. </span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><br></div><div style=""><font size="4"><b>Thanks, IMC!</b></font></div><div style=""><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400">The Bike Project recently acquired a new metal cabinet thanks to our friends in the Independent Media Center. The tan cabinet, which is located near the lockers, will be used to store yellow bins containing personal parts. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Please check your yellow bins and move them to the new cabinet by<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 12</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">. Unattended bins may be considered abandoned. Email us if you have any questions or need to make arrangements.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><div style="font-size:small"><font size="4"><b>Have your <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-il">Bike</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-il">Project</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">member</span><span> </span>card with you on your visit</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400">We have a new sign-in system <span style="font-size:12.8px">that is linked to our<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">member</span><span> </span>database</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> at both the IMC location and the Campus <span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-m_4883741789832551387m_3734565249295642124gmail-m_-3368859893246783172gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-m_3916250998550797903gmail-il">Bike</span></span> Center. Now instead of typing in your name, you scan your<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">member </span>card. </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Please bring your<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_4889033341270436967gmail-il">member</span><span> </span>card with you on your next visit to either shop. If you lost your card, let a staffer know during open hours and they will help you. </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400">Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cheers,</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:400"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Rezvan</span></div></div></div><br></div>