About Us
Who We Are
Around the world, people are using motorcycles as tools to address today's most pressing issues, including environmental, social, and socioeconomic problems. Often, these individuals are unsung heroes who are doing the work without due credit.
Engines for Change is the global impact network for motorcyclists making the world a better place. We support these changemakers by building community, offering resources and educational tools, and developing programs that use motorcycles as tools for social and environmental justice.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build and foster a community of changemakers who use motorcycles as tools to address today's most pressing global issues, and to provide education and resources that informs and inspires others to make a difference in their own ways.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which every person has access to the basic resources that they need, physical or otherwise. Until that day arrives, we believe motorcycles can be a fundamental tool for removing barriers to public health, environmental health, and social justice. Motorcycles are not only ubiquitous worldwide, but the interconnected culture and altruistic ethos of motorcyclists make us uniquely suited to solving age-old social and environmental problems.
Why Motorcycles?
Since their invention, motorcycles have been used to address social and environmental issues.
Across the world, people use motorcycles to transport medication, critical supplies, and even people. Organizations use them to teach STEM to children or to help people cope with PTSD. Motorcycles are more than a weekend hobby or a mode of transportation; they are powerful tools for development, empowerment, and innovation.
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Peace Love Moto - The Motorcycling Podcast
Courageous people. People who step out when others won’t. Those are people that we call heros. I had heard about such a person. And when I learned that she also has a passion for motorcycling, well that’s someone I really wanted to talk with.
Kirsten Midura is a change agent in the environmental and social good spaces. Professionally, Kirsten is a career consultant in sustainability, renewable energy, and marine conservation, with experience in nonprofit, corporate, and startup environments.
The Roadside Riot: Mods & Rockers Unite!
What the bleeding 'ell is The Roadside Riot? It's a meeting of Mods and Rockers, Scooters and Motorcyclists, based on the two conflicting 1960s British youth subcultures. We (Jacquie Jeffery and I) came up with the idea because Jacquie from the Piper Doves (a scooter rider) and myself (Litas, Engines for Change and a motorcyclist) were discussing collaborating on an event.
Engines For Changes Uses Motorcycles To Fight Today's Issues
In late 2019, I started Engines for Change (E4C) as a way to bring motorcyclists together to make a positive impact. We started simple with a beach cleanup, having motorcyclists gather in the morning and ride together to go pick up debris. When 2020 came around, we were thrown into survival mode. Our straightforward events became multifaceted operations of delivering PPE via motorcycle, organizing charity rides, and getting on our bikes to create a nationwide voter awareness campaign, riding to drip off our own ballots in the process.
‘Ride to the Polls’ Mobilizes Motorcyclists to Get Out the Vote
Motorcycling groups across the United States have partnered to launch ‘Ride to the Polls 2020,’ an initiative encouraging motorcyclists to ride out and vote. Organizations including Engines for Change (E4C), actionjonze, inc. (a|j), Black Girls Ride (BGR), MotoXmission (MxM), and others are educating riders on today’s pressing issues, and mobilizing motorcyclists to vote for administration change.
Opinion: Engines for Change
Riding a motorcycle has always been a very self-serving pursuit for me. I got into the hobby to satisfy a personal interest and I continue to ride for my own sheer enjoyment. It somehow simultaneously invigorates and relaxes me. Saving time and reducing fuel consumption while having a convenient excuse to own chaps are merely byproducts.
I’m always impressed and somewhat humbled by people who proactively look for ways to help others or improve the world around them rather than just serving their own needs.
Engines For Changes Uses Motorcycles To Fight Today’s Most Pressing Issues
When I started riding in 2017, it did not take long for me to realize how unique the motorcycling community is. This is a group of people who will actually pull over to help someone out who is in need — not just say that they would. I’ve seen motorcyclists host fundraisers for complete strangers after a collision out of the kindness of their hearts.
A former Aurora teacher is hosting Canada’s first-ever participation in one of Engines For Change’s (E4C) initiatives, which is to mobilize motorcyclists to make a positive difference in the world, this event being a Ride Against Hunger.
Joanna Morra, of Toronto, began her teaching career at École secondaire catholique Renaissance before getting a job teaching in her home city.
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Former Aurora teacher hosting Engines For Change motorcycle event to support food bank
Motorcyclists Supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 Relief
In the wake of the George Floyd murder and in the midst of Black Lives Matter protests, we at the organization I founded, Engines for Change, have been doing what we can to support our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) friends, family, and communities. We believe it is our responsibility as human beings to do our due diligence to educate ourselves on civil and human rights injustices, and to do what we can to protect the lives and livelihoods of those around us.
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