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Critical Mass planning to disrupt the Republican Convention
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ne...tics-headlines
=v= Sigh. So many inaccuracies, so little time. Lemme interject a few facts here. =v= Contrary to the Subject: header, Critical Mass isn't "planning" anything. Critical Mass is not an organization that makes plans, it's an event and a movement. Probably the most accurate quote in that article is, "The ride has a life of its own." Exactly. Critical Mass is traffic and behaves as such. =v= Critical Mass in NYC takes place on the last Friday of the month, as it does in many locations. (A new Brooklyn CM takes place on the second Friday of the month.) This happens to be shortly before the RNC. CM in NYC will go on as scheduled, quite independently of the RNC, but of course there will be many on bikes (as well as on foot and in subways) who'll have something to say about the Republicans coming to town to further exploit the 9/11 tragedy. =v= There is an organization involved, but it's not "Critical Mass," it's TIME'S UP! Details he http://www.times-up.org/ TIME'S UP! is an environmental group that organizes a number of rides for self-propelled people. They help quit a bit with Critical Mass, and every three months or so will come up with a destination for an after-party or some other event. =v= TIME'S UP! is organizing something called the Bike National Convention, a number of events planned as a positive alternative to the RNC -- including a presence at Critical Mass. See the above website for details. =v= There will be demonstrations on bicycles during the RNC. These are called "Bike Blocs" in New York City. They are not "Critical Mass," but they do share something with CM: they are bicyclists taking their rightful place on the street, and thus do not need permits -- any more than, say, cars with political bumper stickers. =v= _Newsday_ talked to some folks in TIME'S UP! and ignored the vast majority of what those folks said. Context, nuance, and indeed, most adjectives, were absent from the article. I hope that some of what I've written here provides the context that the article lacks. _Jym_ P.S.: _High_Times_ just published a more accurate article about the BNC and RNC demonstrations. Imagine _High_Times_ being a better news source than _Newsday_! |
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Critical Mass planning to disrupt the Republican Convention
On 11 Jul 2004 08:18:06 -0700, Jym Dyer wrote:
Critical Mass is not an organization that makes plans, it's an event and a movement. The same can be said of a really good dump. |
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Critical Mass planning to disrupt the Republican Convention
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:50:05 -0500, Zippy the Pinhead
wrote: On 11 Jul 2004 08:18:06 -0700, Jym Dyer wrote: Critical Mass is not an organization that makes plans, it's an event and a movement. The same can be said of a really good dump. Finally, someone who understands!! |
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