From UK Indymedia, re Friday's Critical Mass.
Go to http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/10/326689.html for pictures of
the event and a full report. For me the highlight was our half hour
soujourn in Parliament Square, which the Independent on Sunday described
as an 'occupation'.
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Massive Critical Mass Defies SOCPA Exclusion Zone
"...it's a friday night, it's like a f*cking party, it's like an RTS on
bikes!"
Cyclist from Birmingham
Friday, Oct 28. Almost 1000 cyclists soon growing to a critical mass of an
estimated minimum of 2000 cycled around central London. The meeting point
was inside the restricted SOCPA zone in front of the National Film
Theatre. The CM moved on to Parliament Square and Downing Street. The
samba band was on wheels for the occasion and many were in Halloween
attire.
This is the first London Critical Mass ride after participants were
informed about possible arrests at future Critical Mass rides. The
Metropolitan Police demanded that the 'organisers' give notice of the
route in advance.
Solidarity rides are taking place simultaneously in Bristol [more] and
Brighton, Nottingham, Leeds and Gothenburg. We are collecting updates from
the London streets in a timeline.
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