Red Star Moon Ride – Luna Ride June 3rd womyn-identified only folx please!!

Xicas, grab your bikes and get ready because the Ovarios del Barrio are going downtown for a very special exhibit @ Redcat Art Gallery.”Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program”

Initiated by San Francisco-based artist Rigo 23, Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program is an interdisciplinary collaboration with weavers, seamstresses, painters, carpenters, and cultural activists in Chiapas, Mexico. Taking the form of a large-scale sculptural environment, Rigo 23′s project for the Gallery at REDCAT is the outgrowth of the artist’s direct contact and negotiation with the Good Government Junta of Morelia, Chiapas, part of a governing body that represents the interests of the autonomous communities and artisan co-ops throughout the region. Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program is organized around the theme “Another World, Another Path,” articulated by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) at the First Global Festival of Dignified Rage in 2009, which marked the group’s fifteenth anniversary and underscored its commitment to Mayan conceptions of the cosmos.”

For more info visit: http://www.redcat.org/exhibition/rigo-23-autonomous-intergalactic-space-program

The gallery closes at 6 pm so get there early to check it out.

We roll out at 7 pm sharp!

You know the deal.

+Womyn & womyn-identified ONLY ride.
+Bring working bikes
+Safety equipment wherever possible–helmets, front and back lights, etc.
+Bring positive vibes and something to share as we will be ending with a circle!

LA River Ride Pitstop @ Oso Park

Sunday June 10 Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition is having their 12th Annual River Ride!Ovarian Psycos will be hosting a pit-stop 8 miles into the ride at Oso Park in Elysian Valley from 6am – 5pm- – – – – – – – – – – – –

The Ovas will be takin’ ova the pit-stop. We will be having food & drinks, music, OVA MERCH and minor bike repairs going on! Stop by and say HI!- – – – – – – – – –

Information on the LABC River Ride: REGISTER TODAY

7 great rides! Rides for all ages, all abilities, all along the scenic LA River Bike Path. Choose from:
* 100-Mile Century Ride
* 70-Mile Park to Playa Ride
* 70-mile reverse Playa to Park Ride
* 50-Mile Half-Century Ride
* 36-Mile Training Ride
* 15-Mile Family Ride (kids 12 & under ride FREE)
* Kids’ Ride & Safety Rodeo (for young kids ages 2-6; they ride FREE courtesy of Los Angeles County)

Register now for the 12th Annual Los Angeles River Ride at www.la-bike.org/riverride

Vagina Monologues Ride to Culebra Park 4/14/12

The Vagina Monologues are a series of monologues each read by a different woman about different issues concerning well..the vagina. These include love, sex, rape, masturbation, female genital mutilation and many more.

Ovarian Psycos was proud to have joined Bike Scum and ACLA in presenting their first ever Vagina Monologues at Tierra de la Culebra Park. A group of about 10 womyn rode from “La Historic National Park” – also known as “Not a Cornfield” to the event in Highland Park.

A Sexual Health Fair took place from 12:00pm-10:00pm as well as workshops, vendors and giveaways. The event was FREE and open to all womyn, men, children, trans-gender folx!

For more info on the event click here.
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Ride Info:

Meeting: LA Historic National Park – “Not a Cornfield”
Meeting Time: 4:00
Ride Out: 4:30
Destination: Tierra La Culebra Park
Miles: 6-ish
Pace: Slow-Medium; Some inclines.

* Not a Cornfield is Gold-Line friendly – Chinatown Stop
* Tierra La Culebra Park is also Gold-Line friendly – Highland Park Stop
*This ride is open to EVERYONE!
*The event we will be riding to is a FREE event
* Even if you do not come on the ride, you are welcome and encouraged to come to the event!

WHEELS AND WORDS April Luna Ride! 4/5/12

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IT’S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN LADIES!!!!!
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You and your bike are cordially invited to
Ovarian Psycos April Luna Ride!

This months Luna Ride is Dedicated to April’s NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
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We will be meeting up at the train friendly (red-line) stop:
Vermont/Santa Monica
& riding to
Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights. (gold-line friendly)

There we will take ova the stage at the historical Mariachi Plaza. Anyone who wants to share some poetry, music, songs, dance, play instruments, share a story, sing – please FEEL FREE! It’s national poetry month – so, why not? ♥

This is a womyn and womyn-identified ONLY ride!
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Meet up time: 7:30
Ride out: 8:00 – PROMPTLY!

Please, bring WORKING bikes – LIGHTS – helmets – tools – extra inner tubes – patches (if you got ‘em 🙂 )
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* Depending on the weather – if it gets TOO cold or if it rains, we will be riding to Corazon Del Pueblo about 3 blocks away from Mariachi Plaza

* Also, even if you DO NOT ride – you are welcome to join the poetry circle ❤

CLITORAL MASS-CUMMING AUG. 31

CALLING ALL WOMBYN  PSYCLISTS!!!!

Are you tired of going to Critical Mass rides and feeling outnumbered by the testosterone energy??

Do you ever wonder what it would look like if the script was flipped and you found yourself engulfed by what seemed like an endless sea of wombyn and wombyn identified folx on bicycles, chanting, and riding and together howling at the moon?

If this sounds like you… hit us up! We are currently looking to form a Clitoral Mass committee with sisters that are down to help organize LA’s first ever CLITORAL MASS RIDE!

Honoring wombyn cyclists everywhere.. together reclaiming the night, reclaiming our streets..
while also celebrating:

OVARIAN PSYCOS 2YR ANNIVERSARY!!!!

for those interested in being part of the organizing committee
email us: ovarian.psycos@gmail.com

WE’RE MORE THAN A BIKE KREW.. WE’RE A MOTHER LOVIN’ MOVEMENT ♥

WHAT? LA’s First Clitoral Mass

WHEN? August 31st, 2012

HOW? ORGANIZE, OUTREACH & EMPOWER

Feb. Luna Ride Recap–WHO’S STREETS? OUR STREETS!!

…I think we all had a mutual understanding that these mujeres were our neighbors, our sisters, ourselves.

When Sunhands brought the idea to us to dedicate the February Luna ride to the recent kidnappings and murder of two young womyn from our communities, I think we all felt it in our gut that this was the right impulse. In a very eerie way, I think we all had a collective sense that these mujeres were our neighbors, our sisters, ourselves. And just like that we began to organize the resources at our disposal, each and every Ova contributing to the ride in their own special way. “Who’s Steets? Our Steets!” became the mantra representing our unrest and our desire to create safe communities FOR ALL TO FLOURISH… ❤ mm

First-timers and experienced Luna ridazz alike gathered at Placita Olvera on the eve of the full moon to take back the night in a very special ride dedicated to the kidnapping and murder of two young womyn from LA.
The Xicas engage in synchronized stretches that help loosen limbs and create a sense of unity.Riders stopped to enjoy refreshments courtesy of the lovely ladies of The Airliner!The brigade rides down N. Broadway in Lincoln Heights chanting, “Who’s Streets? Our Streets!”
They arrive at their destination, Corazon del Pueblo in Boyle Heights where the Ovarians host a dialogue
Martial Artist Lubia Hernandez steps up to teach the womyn some self-defense moves specifically designed for their needs

Ovas Unite 2012! by Ariel Climer

(A reflection on the January Luna Ride dedicated to the Zapatista Uprising of ’94)

Back in September, I was invited by my friend to an event at the Echoplex
called Mucho Libre, a concert and community event gathering together screen
printers, crafters, bike enthusiasts, and fans of cumbia, Son Jarocho, and
rock. There, I first met some of the wombyn called the Ovarian Psycos,
women who gather together at each full moon to celebrate womanhood, to be
in solidarity with other wombyn and to promote the healthy, fun, and
political act of cycling. This full moon, I finally participated in a ride!
The all-wombyn and wombyn-identified crew rode from Pasadena at Memorial
Park station to Solidarity Ink, a new artist collective and organizing
center in Lincoln Heights.

I began the ride by taking the Metro to Pasadena. I rode to the purple line
at Wilshire/Western and spoke with an older man on the train who was also a
cyclist. He was surprised to hear of an all women’s ride and wished me good
luck and a good time. I speed walked myself and my bike over to the Gold Line, almost forgot to buy another ticket, and then hopped on, crossing past a handful of kids riding the Gold Line in their underwear. Were they part of a flash mob? I didn’t ask and instead just admired their statement.

The Gold Line cruised up the slow slope out of downtown, past Chinatown and
into Highland Park. At one stop, a wombyn with a bicycle got on. We caught
eyes and her dark long hair and intense yet excited demeanor made me
wonder, would we be flying through the night together soon? Another wombyn
guided her bike on to the train at the next stop. Our eyes crossed paths,
and I smiled and nodded what’s up. All three of us were spaced out evenly
across the car in the train, me in the “elbow” as I like to call it, where
bike or strollers often sit, the other two wombyn at the doors, standing
tall nears the brushed metal poles. I felt the strength of the two wombyn
standing regally with hands balancing delicately yet firmly upon the
handlebars and seats of their bikes.

I felt the strength of the two wombyn
standing regally with hands balancing delicately yet firmly upon the handlebars and seats of their bikes.

We rolled out and up the steps at Memorial Park station to find a few more
wombyn waiting for us. At the top of the steps we found space to chill, and
we waited and watched as more trains dropped off more sisters. Soon, we
were 37 strong. We pumped up tires, adjusted seats, and checked for proper
gear. “Make sure you use your lights if you have them!”

We circled up for stretches and did some beautiful reaches up toward the
moon, some stretching of our powerful legs, and a lovely meditative stretch
of our arms. We went over safety rules and we were off!

The wonderful realization you have when you ride with all wombyn: you are
riding with all wombyn therefore everything is wombyn influenced. We used
safe calls such as “Pothole!” for potholes, whistles to alert of people
getting too far behind or of bike malfunction, and generally warned each
other to stay to one side when one lane presented itself to us and to take
up a whole lane when two lanes were present. We obeyed traffic lights to
avoid tickets. We never left anyone behind. The existence of this truth
messes with the individualistic and competitive side of long distance bike
riding that I feel has been inculcated in me by males in my lifetime. Not
that a male might leave someone behind for good, but I have definitely
heard men tell me to not be a pussy and pedal harder to make a light or to
be annoyed at the people who ride slower and are slowing everyone down or
to keep up or else I will get lost. I felt the tendencies to feel and think
these values into my comments and mutterings along the ride, but instead, I
stepped back from my brain, held them in my palm and said to them, “No, you
do not fit here. We are here to take care of each other. We are only as
strong as our weakest member. We ride as one.”

We never left anyone behind. The existence of this truth messes with the individualistic and competitive side of long distance bike riding that I feel has been inculcated in me by males in my lifetime.

All eyes of the wombyn were on the wombyn. We kept watch over each other.
One wombyn had problems with her bike but we had tools to fix it and did.
We stopped at a liquor store. We peed in a park. A few miles before our
destination, we met with the river trail and glided along in absolute
silence under la luna tranquila. She spoke to us of blue and of white, of
childbearing and of puberty.

A few miles before our destination, we met with the river trail and glided along in absolute
silence under la luna tranquila. She spoke to us of blue and of white, of childbearing and of puberty.

Our final destination brought us into the large space of Solidarity Ink. We
watched a film about the Zapatistas of Mexico and wombyn spoke to us of the
need for solidarity with our brothers and sisters down south and of the
need to prepare ourselves for our own revolution. We listened with young,
old, brash, and wise ears. We soaked in one more experience where caring
and convivial living swam to the surface of our consciousnesses, mounted an
aquatic bicycle, and rode 12 miles on the open sea.

Thank you for a great first ride. I look forward to many more.

Ovarian Psycos:January Luna Ride! Dedicated to Zapatista Uprising of ’94!

It’s that time of the month again ladies! Ovarian Psycos present the January Full Moon Luna Ride!
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TIME:

Sunday, January 8th, 2012 RIDE OUT NO LATER THAN 7:30pm
MUST BE ON TIME @ 7:30 OR YOU WILL BE LEFT BEHIND!

LOCATION:

Meet @ Memorial Park Gold Line Station in Pasadena

End Up @ Solidarity Ink in Lincoln Heights

TO VIEW THE ROUTE, CLICK HERE

We will be riding to one of our favorite community spots (also where we had our 1 year anniversary) SOLIDARITY INK!!

We will ride to the community space and watch a short film called: Corazon Del Tiempo – A story of a revolutionary Zapatista muxer forging her way through the struggle (film is in Spanish, however it WILL have subtitles)

We will also have a sister from A.R.M.A speaking to us about the current delegation to Chiapas.

We are workin’ like psycos to finish settin’ it up to make a very special ride for the beginning of 2012, so hold on to your ovaries and stay tuned! – ♥

PHOTO RECAP! Psycos Recycle–A Day @ Long Beach 12/18/11

{OVARIAN PSYCLES RECYCLE}

 A DAY in the LBC!

The first krew starts from Montebello Park around 1:00 PM and rides along the beautiful urban riverpath to met up with with the Southeast LA krew. They meet up on Imperial where the Rio Hondo and LA River meet on the bike path.

The cyclists stop a little over midway to partake in a stretching session and some wholesome snacking! Maryann’s got that reusable canteen! ❤

They hustle to make it in about 2 hours.

The roadside is lined with sage bushes that the girls can’t help but pick.

The group engages in some beautification at Long Beach. The group picks up trash along the shore. The majority of trash is Styrofoam which IS NOT RECYCLEABLE!

Other fun items found: a bloody tampon and a condom. EWW. Seriously, people?

So, please help reduce waste and protect the environment by riding your bike & opting for reusable containers such as a kleen kanteen or bobble water bottle, with a build in water filter (starting at 6$ online)!

This holiday season, please keep mother earth in mind and make sure your gifts are eco-friendly. ♥

Love always,

The Ovas

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