[303] in peace2
Critical Mass bike ride Fiday, 5:30pm @ Copley
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason West)
Wed Jun 28 20:57:07 2000
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:00:04 -0500
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From: Jason West <jwest@MIT.EDU>
Hi everyone,
Critical Mass is a national phenomenon that was started "spontaneously" in
San Francisco when bikers took over downtown streets. It's been repeated
in cities across the country, and I participated in Pittsburgh before
moving here. The idea is to promote bike awareness and more bike-friendly
conditions. There is no formal organizer for the event - it just happens.
In Boston, they meet the last Friday of every month at 5:30 in Copley
Square for a bike ride / party. See www.bostoncriticalmass.org.
Bike advocates should also see www.massbike.com - which is more like a
lobbying organization.
The group I like the best is Bikes Not Bombs. This group sends used bikes
and bike parts to improve the lives of people in Nicaragua and elsewhere in
Latin America. In Boston they collect used bikes and run a program for
high school kids to work in the shop fixing bikes. Their shop is in
Roxbury just off the orange line, and you can buy bike accessories or used
bikes which have been fixed up, with money supporting the organization.
This is a great group that brings together a lot of good causes, and which
needs volunteer help!
Bike on everyone!
Jason
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