[*BCM*] Re: [swrannounce] undercovers uncovered by videoanalysts- links

[Dan Zarrella]

the hegemony of "non-violence" is bothersome.
the struggle we are engaged in has been violent for a long time, and it is
lucky for us that we have the priviledge of choosing non-violence.
-Dan

On 1/2/06, turtle <turtle at zworg.com> wrote:
>
> I see a number of things that the NYC Critical Mass community might want
> to try, in an effort to help the situation of the antagonistic police.
> They probably won't all will work, but I bet some combination would be
> really useful, and many of these may have already been tried:
>
> - Asking the police to sit down to a public discussion about their
> concerns, with CM participants, "Bicycle Safety Experts" from
> Transportation Alternatives and/or LAB, and maybe some conflict
> negotiation folks invited to join them.  This could be hosted by a
> bicycle friendly politician or maybe a college or neutralish news
> media.
>
> - Making the CM ride into a true anarchy ride, where there is no
> seemingly organized group riding together, but rather a large number of
> bicyclists riding all over a predertermined area (maybe a 10-block
> radius?) seperately, each choosing his or her own start point, route,
> and end point.
>
> - Asking the police to write out very specific directions for what they
> would like bicyclists to do when riding, and then follow them to the
> letter (creatively, of course).  For example, ask ride participants to
> ride in single file... for 20 blocks straight.
>
> - Get some mild mannered but popular VIP types - movie stars,
> politicians, etc. - to ride with CM and to be "spokesmodels" for
> responsible and fun biking.  (Um... those undercover cops don't count!)
>
> - Encourage and sponsor intelligent, responsible, and fun bicycling
> advocates to go to law school and become judges, DAs, politicians, and
> other influential types to fix problems from the inside.  (I know at
> least one very cool CM regular who went to law school, so it's not
> impossible!)
>
> - Invest in advocacy groups that seriously know how use PR and marketing
> tactics to promote bicycling as a normal, healthy, fun, safe, and
> efficient transportation option to the general public.  (Many groups
> promote biking as "alternative" and rebellious, but this image hurts
> us, physically and socially).
>
> - More fun!  Less seriousness!  More goofy constumes, songs, laughing,
> decorated bikes, etc.  (Perhaps used along with the non-organized-group
> mass, so as to not provoke more complaints about "parading".)
>
> Phew!  That's a lot.  Hopefully they are at least somewhat useful
> suggestions.
>
> -Turtle
> May the forks be with you!
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