[*BCM*] Boston/Cambridge screening of Still We Ride

[Thomas John Vitolo]

Following up on the email sent to CM below, I'd like to say:

I'd chip in $3 to go to somebody's house/apt/condo in Boston/Brookline/Cambridge
and watch the film.  It's $15 plus shipping, so if we can get 7 folks interested
including 1 to host, we could cover costs and meet CMers and support a good
cause.  If we get more than 7, we could certainly send the extra money in to
Times Up! to forward on to the film producers, who haven't recouped their costs yet.

So, if you're interested, send a shout out on the CM list -- if we get enough
support and a host, we could do this.

 - stomv


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> Dear Fellow Activist:
> 
> I am writing to tell you about Still We Ride, a powerful new
> documentary
> about the suppression of free speech and free assembly as manifested
> by the
> City of New York's attacks on the monthly Critical Mass ride, which
> has a
> 10-year history of peaceful traffic calming in NYC.
> 
> On Friday, August 27, 2004, just before the Republican National
> Convention,
> the City launched a massive police operation to discourage public
> participation in the week of RNC-related demonstrations. That night,
> over
> 5,000 bicyclists took part in Critical Mass, and 264 were arrested in
> one o=
> f
> the largest mass arrests in the city's history.
> 
> Still We Ride documents the August 2004 ride before the arrests began
> and
> the chaos that followed. The movie also chronicles the continuing
> police
> crackdown on cyclists in New York, including arrests and bike
> seizures,
> which have occurred monthly since September 2004. The film also
> covers and
> the time-consuming, expensive court battles, including the city's
> current
> lawsuit against Time's Up!, our 18-year-old Manhattan-based
> environmental
> advocacy group, for promoting the leaderless Critical Mass ride.
> 
> Time's Up! is working in conjunction with the producers of Still We
> Ride to
> get the word out about the City's reactionary response to Critical
> Mass and
> the national implications for free speech and freedom of assembly.
> 
> We need your help. If you can arrange for a screening of Still We
> Ride, we
> will send you a DVD of the film. After any costs you might incur, we
> reques=
> t
> that the proceeds you collect benefit the advocacy efforts of Time's
> Up! an=
> d
> the film's producers, who have yet to recoup their production
> costs.
> 
> More information on Time's Up! can be found at
> http://www.times-up.org, and
> you can view a trailer of Still We Ride at
> http://www.stillweridethemovie.com. If you can coordinate a screening
> in
> your area, please contact timesup-stillweride at gmail.com. Please also
> feel
> free to circulate this email (and share the DVD) with other groups
> that may
> be interested.
> 
> Thank you for your support. I look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Bill DiPaola
> Executive Director
> (and all the volunteers at Time's Up!)
> 
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> Dear Fellow Activist:<br>
> <br>
> I am writing to tell you about Still We Ride, a powerful new
> documentary about the suppression of free speech and free assembly
> as
> manifested by the City of New York's attacks on the monthly
> Critical
> Mass ride, which has a 10-year history of peaceful traffic calming
> in
> NYC.<br>
> <br>
> On Friday, August 27, 2004, just before the Republican National
> Convention, the City launched a massive police operation to
> discourage
> public participation in the week of RNC-related demonstrations.
> That
> night, over 5,000 bicyclists took part in Critical Mass, and 264
> were
> arrested in one of the largest mass arrests in the city's history.
> <br>
> <br>
> Still We Ride documents the August 2004 ride before the arrests
> began
> and the chaos that followed. The movie also chronicles the
> continuing
> police crackdown on cyclists in New York, including arrests and
> bike
> seizures, which have occurred monthly since September 2004. 
> The
> film also covers and the time-consuming, expensive court battles,
> including the city's current lawsuit against Time's Up!, our
> 18-year-old Manhattan-based environmental advocacy group, for
> promoting
> the leaderless Critical Mass ride.<br>
> <br>
> Time's Up! is working in conjunction with the producers of Still We
> Ride to get the word out about the City's reactionary response to
> Critical Mass and the national implications for free speech and
> freedom
> of assembly.<br>
> <br>
> We need your help. If you can arrange for a screening of Still We
> Ride,
> we will send you a DVD of the film. After any costs you might incur,
> we
> request that the proceeds you collect benefit the advocacy efforts
> of
> Time's Up!  and the film's producers, who have yet to recoup
> their
> production costs.<br>
> <br>
> More information on Time's Up! can be found at <a
> href=3D"http://www.times-=
> up.org">http://www.times-up.org</a>,
> and you can view a trailer of Still We Ride at
> <a
>
href=3D"http://www.stillweridethemovie.com">http://www.stillweridethemov=
> ie.com</a>. If you can coordinate a screening
> in your area, please contact <a
> href=3D"mailto:timesup-stillweride at gmail.co=
> m">timesup-stillweride at gmail.com</a>. Please also
> feel free to circulate this email (and share the DVD) with other
> groups
> that may be interested.<br>
> <br>
> Thank you for your support.  I look forward to hearing from
> you.<br>
> <br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> <br>
> Bill DiPaola <br>
> Executive Director<br>
> (and all the volunteers at Time's Up!)<br>
> <br>
> 
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