ON FRIDAY JULY 28TH, WE’RE RETURNING WITH “EQUALITY” FT. CARESSA GIVENS!

Caressa Givens is the community engagement and marketing coordinator for Bublr Bikes, a bike share with 57 stations and just over 500 bikes intended for short trips here in the city. Caressa originally studied printmaking at MIAD but found her way into bike culture through Wisconsin Bike Fed, as a cycling safety instructor. Below, we caught up with Caressa to get to know her better.

What do you typically eat for breakfast?  Something with an egg on it or a cup of coffee with a handful of honey roasted peanuts (yeah I know)

What do people know you for? Being a little funny and mostly sassy (basically, I am a spicy bold bag of chips).

How is Milwaukee special to you? It’s the ‘thing’ that I have committed to the longest. It’s my favorite t-shirt that everyone wants me to get rid of because of all of the holes and soy sauce stains, but there is no chance in H-E-double hockey sticks, sorry not sorry.

What may people not know about you? I can drive 3 different styles of fork lifts. I have a certification!

What drives your creativity? When people tell me how much healthier and happier they are when they can use a Bublr bike to get around. It brings me to tears, ask my co-workers!

What are you going to talk to us about in your talk on "Equality”? I am going to talk about the difference between equality and equity when it comes to access to things like basic resources such as education, jobs, and in this case transportation.

Ticket registration opens Monday, July 24th at 11 AM CST. Grab a ticket as fast as you can — they are free but limited!