[van-announce] New Years Eve Critical Mass Roll and Ride

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Public Service Announcement

New Years Eve Critical Mass Roll and Ride
Friday, December 31, 2004

Join fellow bicyclists, skaters, and bladers for a leisurely and spirited ride and roll through the streets of Vancouver. This Critical Mass is on the last day of year -- New Years Eve!

Meet rain or shine at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side between 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., and roll and ride at 6:00 p.m. Decorated bicycles, trailers, costumes, signs, lights, noisemakers, sound systems, drums, trailers, and wildly modified bicycles are all highly encouraged. There are parties after to bring in the new year -- come to the ride to find out where.

UBC riders meet at the UBC Bike Hub, on the north east end of the Student Union Building, at 4:30 p.m. for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery. Phone 604-822-BIKE for details.

East Van riders meet 4:00 p.m., leaving 4:30 p.m., from Grandview Park, 1200-block Commercial Drive, for a group ride to the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Granville Island Riders meet 4:30 p.m. north of the North Building of Emily Carr School, next to the picnic table. Email Rusl at spam at bikesexual.org for details.

Celebrated around the world, Critical Mass is a grassroots reclamation of public space -- on the last Friday of the month -- which allows cyclists and other self-propelled people to move safely and comfortably through city streets in a car-free space. Non-polluting forms of transportation are promoted.

For more information: 
velolove at vancouver.indymedia.org
http://www.monkeywrenchcafe.org/cm
http://www.velolove.bc.ca

Worldwide details may be found at:
http://criticalmassrides.info or http://www.critical-mass.org

Earlier in the day at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, there's Buy Nothing Day celebrations starting 11:00 am with 4-5:00 pm being a Talent Show. See http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/ Organizers are encouraging participants to join Critical Mass at 5:30 pm. 

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Mass for Mass Transit.
We're Not Blocking Traffic, We ARE Traffic!

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