{"id":182176,"date":"2021-03-10T13:38:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=182176"},"modified":"2021-03-10T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:38:06","slug":"new-uk-based-charity-hopes-to-get-more-women-of-colour-riding-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/03\/10\/new-uk-based-charity-hopes-to-get-more-women-of-colour-riding-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"New UK-Based Charity Hopes to Get More Women of Colour Riding Bikes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cInspire, empower and motivate.\u201d That is the aim of the Womxn of Colour Cycling Collective (WCCC), which wants to help more people enjoy riding their bike, while addressing the racial imbalance in cycling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to reports from Transport of London, 73% of cycling journeys in 2018 and 2019 were made by men, 85% of whom were white. Clearly, women of colour are vastly underrepresented.<\/p>\n<p>The charity started back in 2018 with a simple meeting at Look Mum No Hands!, a cycling caf\u00e9 in London. Since then, WCCC has grown into a hub for women of colour and non-binary people involved in cycling across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL9Fvn1ldPI\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the pandemic, the charity has shifted their meetings online and their numbers rose steadily throughout 2020. WCCC has now appointed a diverse board of trustees including regular cyclists Sidrah Shafag, Sara Nanayakkara and former BBC journalist Victoria Hazael, who now works for the charity Cycling UK.<\/p>\n<p>The chair of WCCC, Jenni Gwiazdowski, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/news\/latest-news\/our-mission-is-to-inspire-empower-and-motivate-how-a-new-charity-hopes-to-get-more-women-of-colour-riding-bikes-492912\">said<\/a>: \u201cOur mission is to inspire, empower, and motivate women of colour to cycle \u2013 whether you\u2019re new to riding a bike, or you\u2019re a seasoned veteran, we welcome women and non-binary folks to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/chazwut\/status\/1369237628286033921<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur collective addresses the loneliness and isolation of being a minority by creating a safe space for people to be seen, support each other and grow,\u201d Gwiazdowski added. \u201cWe are challenging the stereotype of what a cyclist looks like. We\u2019re here to celebrate the joy that cycling brings us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/womxnofcolourcycling.org\/\">group\u2019s website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wcccUK\">Facebook<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wccc_uk\/\">Instagram<\/a> to find out more. 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