Critical Mass
| Mission: | We ARE Traffic. To discuss Critical Mass events and news. |
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| Founder: |
 Dylan Touhey (2E),
Victoria |
| Description: | Critical MCritical Mass is an event typically held on the last Friday of every month in cities around the world where bicyclists and, less frequently, skateboarders, inline skaters, roller skaters and other self-propelled commuters take to the streets en masse. While the ride was originally founded with the idea of drawing attention to how unfriendly the city was to bicyclists, the leaderless structure of Critical Mass makes it impossible to assign it any one specific goal. In fact, the purpose of Critical Mass is not formalized beyond the direct action of meeting at a set location and time and traveling as a group through city streets. |
| Details: | Critical Mass rides are self-organized and independent - often only the meeting place, date and time are fixed. In some cities, the route, finishing point, or attractions along the way may be planned ahead. There is often a backdrop of protest: through doing it actively and in full public view, participants demonstrate the advantages of cycling in a city, and show how the city may be failing cyclists in terms of facilities and safety. "We are not Blocking traffic; we are traffic." Links: http://www.critical-mass.info/ http://www.critical-mass.org/ |
| Tags: | Global Warming climate change critical mass bike traffic |
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News & Discussions
| Montreal Exports Its Bike-Sharing Program August 13, 2009, 7:31 am Montreal Exports Its Bike-Sharing Program By Ian Austen Ian Austen/The New York Times ... |
 Grassroots Coalition Special Bulletin on Greenhouse Gas EmissionsGrassroots Coalition Special Bulletin on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Submitted by Chip on Tue, 2009-07-21 19:23. ... |
 Activists reveal plan to storm Copenhagen climate summitActivists reveal plan to storm Copenhagen climate summit Anti-globalisation group Climate Justice action talks of p... |
| Team David Suzuki - RUN FOR YOUR PLANET Team David Suzuki Fundraising Page RUN FOR YOUR PLANET Hi! It's David!... |
 Bystander Effect and Its Effect on Environment-by Raymond TanThe bystander effect (also known as bystander apathy, Genovese syndrome, diffused responsibility or bysta... |
| House Passes 15% Renewable Energy by 2020 The United States House of Representatives has passed an Energy Bill requiring utility companies to produce 15 per cent ... |
| Brief Analysis of Climate Change Report Here’s my brief analysis of and comments on the recent IPCC working group report on Mitigation of Climate Change r... |
| Seeing Red: Palm Oil Biodiesel In the enthusiasm for renewable energy and taking care of our environment, it is easy to assume that making fuel from pl... |
| City Utilities End Coal Fired Electricity Contracts in California In what is hopefully the start of a new trend, several Southern California cities have decided not to renew long-term co... |
| Australia: Alternative Energy Grants Geothermal PlantFrom geothermal power to better batteries, millions have been spent on alternative energy research grant... |
Videos
BECOME THE BIKE BLOC: Launching the prototypes
The Bike Bloc launch various prototypes made out of disused bicycles after their stay at the Arnolfini (Bristol), in preparation for the upcoming Climate Summit in Copenhagen. The prototypes include:......
Connected to: Critical Mass Urban Recycling Climate Camp UK Pedal Power Direct Action Fired Up Media
The Bike Bloc launch various prototypes made out of disused bicycles after their stay at the Arnolfini (Bristol), in preparation for the upcoming Climate Summit in Copenhagen. The prototypes include:......
Connected to: Critical Mass Urban Recycling Climate Camp UK Pedal Power Direct Action Fired Up Media
PUT THE FUN BETWEEN YOUR LEGS: Become the Bike Bloc
funbetweenyourlegs.info Everything we take for granted: the weekend, gay rights, contraception, women wearing trousers, the right to strike, to form a union, the abolition of slavery. Everything......
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK Pedal Power Direct Action Fired Up Media
funbetweenyourlegs.info Everything we take for granted: the weekend, gay rights, contraception, women wearing trousers, the right to strike, to form a union, the abolition of slavery. Everything......
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK Pedal Power Direct Action Fired Up Media
London Climate Camp 2009 on Bicycles - Amelia Gregory clip#2
London Climate Camp 2009 - first arrivals #4 Bicycle Brigade...
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK Pedal Power
London Climate Camp 2009 - first arrivals #4 Bicycle Brigade...
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK Pedal Power
The Bike Rush
On June 1st, 2009 Climate Rush took to their cycles, staging a critical-mass style bike ride tour of 'climate criminals' in London, culminating in a 'picnic' on Westminster Bridge....
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK
On June 1st, 2009 Climate Rush took to their cycles, staging a critical-mass style bike ride tour of 'climate criminals' in London, culminating in a 'picnic' on Westminster Bridge....
Connected to: Critical Mass Climate Camp UK
GOOD: Bike Sharing
www.good.is/ecosystem Our planet is a fragile ecosystem. To keep it in balance, we must figure out how to improve our urban transportation. B-Cycle in Denver, Colorado offers a unique and......
Connected to: Critical Mass Green Innovation Green Marketing & Messaging Earth Day Every Day
www.good.is/ecosystem Our planet is a fragile ecosystem. To keep it in balance, we must figure out how to improve our urban transportation. B-Cycle in Denver, Colorado offers a unique and......
Connected to: Critical Mass Green Innovation Green Marketing & Messaging Earth Day Every Day
Climate Change and Security: Iceland's President Grimsson
President Grimsson discusses ten new security issues facing the world because of climate change, including increased drought, flooding, and migration, and the opening up of new sea routes caused by......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Critical Mass Climate Change and Government
President Grimsson discusses ten new security issues facing the world because of climate change, including increased drought, flooding, and migration, and the opening up of new sea routes caused by......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Critical Mass Climate Change and Government
Climate Change
The film explain the climat change (global warming) as show the solutions to it....
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Forests and Sinks Extreme Weather Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Critical Mass Household Power Saving Tips Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Climate Camp UK Tutorials & Training Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Repower America Earth Day Every Day Fired Up Media
The film explain the climat change (global warming) as show the solutions to it....
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Forests and Sinks Extreme Weather Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Critical Mass Household Power Saving Tips Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Climate Camp UK Tutorials & Training Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Repower America Earth Day Every Day Fired Up Media
"You Never Bike Alone" Vancouver's Critical Mass
A Movie Trailer for "You Never Bike Alone" a feature length Documentary about how cyclists in Vancouver, Canada, creating Critical Mass and changing face of the city. ...
Connected to: Critical Mass
A Movie Trailer for "You Never Bike Alone" a feature length Documentary about how cyclists in Vancouver, Canada, creating Critical Mass and changing face of the city. ...
Connected to: Critical Mass
Vancouver's Critical Mass
Vancouver's critical mass biking near Burrard Bridge ...
Connected to: Critical Mass
Vancouver's critical mass biking near Burrard Bridge ...
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