Bike Workshops

Starting today (Friday July 10), The Bloom is hosting free bike repair workshops from 5 – 7 p.m. every first, second and third Friday of the month. Bike experts will be on hand with advice and tools to help you fix and maintain your bike.On the fourth Friday, join us before Critical Mass rides to get help with your bikes.

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

In every corner of the world we are diverting, pumping, polluting and wasting our non-renewable supply of water. This documentary explains how overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry is turning the earth into desert. Discussion following. Free. Donations accepted.

• 3 p.m. Saturday July 18 at Blandford Nature Center, Grand Rapids

To view the trailer, visit www.rethinkafghanistan.com.

Rethink Afghanistan

This ground-breaking, full-length documentary focuses on the key issues surrounding the War in Afghanistan, raising critical questions that Congress and the American people need to address. Discussion after the film to talk about organizing locally against the escalating US war in Afghanistan/Pakistan

• 7 p.m. Thursday July 23 at Trinity UM Church 1100 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids
• 7 p.m. Thursday July 30 at The DAAC, 115 S. Division, Grand Rapids

To view the trailer, visit www.rethinkafghanistan.com.