STILL WE RIDE!!!

http://inevitabletriumph.blogspot.com/2005/08/still-we-ride.html

On Friday August 27, 2004 just days before the start of the Republican National Convention, a massive police operation was underway. By the end of the night 264 people were arrested. It marked one of the largest mass arrests in New York City's history - and the arrested had done nothing illegal.

For many New Yorkers, August was the first time they heard of what has become a monthly ritual for New York City's bike community; a free-forming ride called Critical Mass.

Still We Ride is a documentary that captures the joyous atmosphere of this August ride before the arrests began and the chaos that followed. It recounts how this ride first started in San Francisco over 10 years ago and chronicles the police crackdown and resulting court battles in New York over the last seven months. The movie takes on issues of civil liberties, surveillance, the power of mainstream media, and the benefits of alternative means of transportation.

Still We Ride, will be shown throughout the world and will be kicking the party off in NYC on August 18th. Currently, San Francisco is scheduled to have a one shot screening at the Bicycle Film Festival on October 4th. I was thinking that it might be nice to have a screening after either the August or September Critical Mass. Please either drop a comment or email me if you are interested in bringing a free (or low, low cost) screening to SF after one of the upcoming Critical Mass rides. Still We Ride is being shown four times in NYC. I think that SF is deserving of at least two screenings.