Upcoming Events
To Honor Fallen Bicyclists
Minneapolis
Saturday, October 4th, 2008.
Meet at 10:30 a.m. Depart at 11:00 a.m.
Summit & Snelling Avenues, St. Paul
The bicycle community will come together to honor the memory of cyclists who have been killed in recent accidents on Twin Cities streets. The memorial ride will visit the sites of three of the most recent crashes, where "Ghost Bikes" have been placed as a memorial to the victims.
Family, friends and cyclists are invited to participate in this group ride. Organizers are asking that participating cyclists please wear a black shirt with orange ribbon around their arm or handlebars. Ribbon will be provided for those who need it.
The ride will begin at Summit and Snelling Avenues near the ghost bike memorial for Virginia Heuer Bower. It will then head west down Lake Street to Excelsior and West 32nd Street, the ghost bike memorial for Jimmy Nisser. The ride will then head back up Excelsior/Lake, then northeast on Hennepin to the ghost bike memorial for Nik Morton.
In the afternoon, another ride will head to Blaine in order to place a Ghost Bike at Central and Cloverleaf, where cyclist Dale Aanenson was killed.
Riders are expected to be orderly and respectful of traffic. If you are riding recklessly, you will be asked to leave.
James "Jimmy" Nisser -- 1943--September 11, 2008
Dale Phillip Aanenson -- April 9, 1945--September 22, 2008
Nicholas `Nik' H. Morton -- December 25, 1989--September 23, 2008
Virginia M. Heuer -- June 10, 1957--September 27, 2008
For more information:
http://www.ghostbikempls.org
ghostbikempls@gmail.com
612-276-1008
Memorial Celebration of the Life of Andre Anderson
New York City
Come and share in a memorial celebration of the life of Andre F. Anderson, "Dre." The event will be followed by a BBQ at 409 Beach 47th Street. All are welcome to attend.
In 2005, we met the Anderson family as they struggled with the aftermath of their son's death. When it seemed like no one cared that their son had been mowed down by a reckless driver, the biking community rallied around them in support and solidarity. Since then, we have kept in contact with the family as they continue to fight for justice and remember Andre. Every year around the time of his death a bunch of bikers ride out to Far Rockaway and join his family and friends for a memorial celebration of Andre's life. This year we will continue that tradition. Please feel free to join us.
The memorial service will be at the crash site at 1 pm. It will be followed by a BBQ. Andre was a BMX kid and so the family blocks off the street and his friends go bike crazy. It is a down home, Jamaican BBQ to which everyone who attends the memorial is invited.
There will be a casual group ride out to the memorial and BBQ. You can meet the ride at 10:30 am at the George Washington Statue by the Williamsburg Bridge or at 11 am at Bedford Ave & Eastern Parkway (south side).
We need to make the service at 1 pm so please arrive at meet-ups prepared to ride (tires pumped, water bottle filled). Bring tubes, pump, etc. We will ride from the service to the Anderson house. Group rides back tend to be varied, with smaller groups breaking off, and will be wholly dependent on how people are feeling. Most likely a ride will leave Far Rockaway around 4:30 pm.
Press Event Calling for a Safer Queens Boulevard for Pedestrians and Cyclists
New York City
Queens Boulevard & 55th Road
Elmhurst, Queens
Memorial Ride for Asif Rahman
New York City
Asif Rahman, 22, was struck and killed by a truck on Queens Boulevard on February 28, 2008. The driver was not charged.
Join fellow riders and Asif's family and friends to remember him and demand a bike lane on Queens Boulevard. Bring flowers and candles.
Toward Carfree Cities Conference
Portland
Towards Carfree Cities VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity
The goal of the Towards Carfree Cities conference series is to bring together people from around the world who are promoting practical alternatives to car dependence - walking, cycling and public transport, and ultimately the transformation of cities, towns and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life. The focus is on strategy, collaboration and exchange, assisting the practical work of conference participants - whether it be organising carfree days, promoting urban cycling, or building the carfree cities of the future.
The NYC Street Memorial Project will be presenting on the panel "Art, Advocacy, Media, and Direct Action: Complementary Strategies for Making Change on the Streets of NYC" on Thursday, June 19 from 4 - 5:30 pm.
http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/
http://www.carfreeportland.org/program/
Memorial Ride for Alvaro Olsen and Jian-Lan Zhang
New York City
Memorial Ride for Alvaro Olsen and Jian-Lan Zhang
both killed on April 16, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Union Square South, 7 pm
Alvaro Olsen, 54
West 36th Street and Broadway
Jian-Lan Zhang, 55
Allen Street and Hester Street
Fifth AnnualNYC Grassroots Media Conference
New York City
Members of the NYC Street Memorials Project are collaborating on a Panel at the GRMC entitled "Art, Advocacy, Media, and Direct Action: Complimentary Strategies for Making Change on the Streets of NYC." Please come and participate in this, and the many other workshops that will be taking place.
The Conference is hosting an amazing line-up of activists, scholars, media makers, community organizers, musicians, filmmakers, artists, journalists and many more, of all ages! Participants can choose from over 40 workshops and panels conducted by more than 50 local organizations on topics ranging from how to produce activist video to how to use that video to fight for policy changes. We'll discuss how the internet and social networking is changing the way we communicate. You'll learn how to find real election coverage and the best independent journalism. And we'll strategize how we can begin to create media systems that come from, and are responsive to the people.
Check out www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference for all the info and updates!!!!
The Opening Plenary Begins at 9:45am in the Exhibition Hall
For a full list of Workshops and Schedule go to: www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference
Admission: **
$20 advance; $30 day of
$15 students/seniors; $25 day of
$5 youth discount (18 & under) Youth admittance includes lunch.
Registration includes general admission to the Conference, access to all workshops and panels, film screenings, exhibition hall and networking after party.
EARLY REGISTRATION SAVES YOU $10
Join us as we seek to define what the term "Media Justice" means, as a community and explore how we can begin to make this ideal a reality for New York City.
Safe Streets for Bicycling
New York City
As friend and neighbor Sam Hindy knew well, bicycling is the greenest, most efficient mode of urban transportation. So what will it take to make NYC streets bike-friendly? A 15 minute presentation and ensuing discussion with Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives. The Gate has pledged receipts from the evening will benefit Transportation Alternatives' efforts to improve NYC's bike path network and build a strong culture of street safety and respect for human-powered transportation.
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/01/10/safe-streets-for-bicycling-in-hono...
Please note that this event is not organized by the NYC Street Memorial Project.
3rd Annual Memorial Ride
New York City
UPDATE: NYC Memorial Ride will proceed as planned today. (1/6/08, 8:30 am)
Here are the files for printing out and distributing posters, flyers & smaller flyers
2007 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Memorial Walk Timeline
Sunday January 6, 2008
Bronx/Manhattan Ride
9:30: Gather @ E. Gun Hill Rd & Seymour Ave, North Bronx (Subway: E. Gun Hill Road Station of Dyre Ave bound 5 train)
9:50 – Juan Solis Memorial @ East Gun Hill Road & Bouck Ave
10:55 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Melrose Ave & 153rd St.
11:45 – Bathroom break (ca. 5-10 mins) at Haarlem Meer restrooms (110th & Lenox Ave entrance to Central Park )
12:10 – Manhattan pick-up @ Central Park South & 7th Ave.
12:25 – Franco Scorcia Memorial @ Broadway & W.40th St.
12:55 – David Smith Memorial @ 6th Ave. & W.36th St.
01:30 – Manhattan pick-up @ bike path entrance to Queensborough Bridge (60th St, between Second & First Avenues)
02:30 – Convergence w/ Queens & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Queens Ride
9:00 – Gather Jamaica Center @ Parsons Blvd. & Archer Ave, (Subway: Jamaica Center, last stop on the E & J; LIRR: 1/2 mile east of Jamaica Station)
10:00 – Elijah Wrancher Memorial @ Springfield Blvd. & 130th Ave.
11:30 – Habian Rodriquez Memorial @ Main St. & Horace Harding Blvd.
01:00 – Carolina Hernandez Memorial @ 57th Ave. & Junction Blvd.
02:30 – Convergence w/ Bronx & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Brooklyn Ride
9:30 - Gather @ Seth Low Playground, South Brooklyn (SE corner of playground , Ave P & W12 St. Near F, N & D trains.)
10:00 – Mark Grichevsky Memorial @ Bay Pkwy & W10th St.
11:30 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Fulton St. & Utica Ave.
12:15 – Jeffrey Moore Memorial @ Chauncey St. & Rockaway Ave.
01:00 – Anthony Delgado Memorial @ Palmetto Ave & Central Ave.
01:45 – Luis Ramos Memorial @ Flushing Ave & Beaver St.
02:30 – Craig Murphey Memorial @ Union Ave & Ten Eyck St.
Three rides converge at Craig Murphey's memorial.
03:15 – BK side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:30 – Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:45 – Sam Hindy Memorial @ Manhattan entry to the Manhattan Bridge (Near intersection of Canal St. & Bowery.)
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
Pedestrian Memorial Walk
03:30 – Gather @ Cadman Plaza on North side of Tillary St. (Cadman Plaza E & Tillary St.)
03:45 – Memorial @ Tillary St. & Adams St. (BK side of the Brooklyn Bridge)
04:00 – Memorial Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in honor of all 2007 NYC Pedestrian Deaths
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride.
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
These organizations have committed to maintaining the bikes that have been put up for 2007.
Nine Unknown Cyclists Killed in 2007 -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Franco Scorcia -- Weekday Cyclists -- www.weekdaycyclists.org
David Smith -- New York Cycle Club -- www.nycc.org & Fast and Fabulous -- www.fastnfab.org
Sam Hindy -- Transportation Alternatives -- www.transalt.org
Unnamed: 10/18/2007 -- Five Borough Bicycle Club -- www.5bbc.org
Craig Murphey -- RightRides -- www.rightrides.org
Habian Rodriguez -- Manhattan Rickshaw -- www.manhattanrickshaw.com
Elijah Armand Wrancher -- Revolution Rickshaws -- www.revolutionrickshaws.com
Carolina Hernandez -- Time's Up! -- www.times-up.org
Luis Ramos -- Freewheels and Recyle-A-Bicycle -- www.bicycledefensefund.org and www.recycleabicycle.org
Juan Luis Solis -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Mark Grichevsky -- Recycle-A-Bicycle -- www.recycleabicycle.org
Jeffrey Moore -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Unnamed: 05/18/2007 -- Time's Up! -- www.times-up.org
Anthony Delgado -- Recycle-A-Bicycle -- www.recycleabicycle.org
To Honor Fallen Bicyclists
MinneapolisSaturday, October 4th, 2008.
Meet at 10:30 a.m. Depart at 11:00 a.m.
Summit & Snelling Avenues, St. Paul
The bicycle community will come together to honor the memory of cyclists who have been killed in recent accidents on Twin Cities streets. The memorial ride will visit the sites of three of the most recent crashes, where "Ghost Bikes" have been placed as a memorial to the victims.
Family, friends and cyclists are invited to participate in this group ride. Organizers are asking that participating cyclists please wear a black shirt with orange ribbon around their arm or handlebars. Ribbon will be provided for those who need it.
The ride will begin at Summit and Snelling Avenues near the ghost bike memorial for Virginia Heuer Bower. It will then head west down Lake Street to Excelsior and West 32nd Street, the ghost bike memorial for Jimmy Nisser. The ride will then head back up Excelsior/Lake, then northeast on Hennepin to the ghost bike memorial for Nik Morton.
In the afternoon, another ride will head to Blaine in order to place a Ghost Bike at Central and Cloverleaf, where cyclist Dale Aanenson was killed.
Riders are expected to be orderly and respectful of traffic. If you are riding recklessly, you will be asked to leave.
James "Jimmy" Nisser -- 1943--September 11, 2008
Dale Phillip Aanenson -- April 9, 1945--September 22, 2008
Nicholas `Nik' H. Morton -- December 25, 1989--September 23, 2008
Virginia M. Heuer -- June 10, 1957--September 27, 2008
For more information:
http://www.ghostbikempls.org
ghostbikempls@gmail.com
612-276-1008
Memorial Celebration of the Life of Andre Anderson
New York CityCome and share in a memorial celebration of the life of Andre F. Anderson, "Dre." The event will be followed by a BBQ at 409 Beach 47th Street. All are welcome to attend.
In 2005, we met the Anderson family as they struggled with the aftermath of their son's death. When it seemed like no one cared that their son had been mowed down by a reckless driver, the biking community rallied around them in support and solidarity. Since then, we have kept in contact with the family as they continue to fight for justice and remember Andre. Every year around the time of his death a bunch of bikers ride out to Far Rockaway and join his family and friends for a memorial celebration of Andre's life. This year we will continue that tradition. Please feel free to join us.
The memorial service will be at the crash site at 1 pm. It will be followed by a BBQ. Andre was a BMX kid and so the family blocks off the street and his friends go bike crazy. It is a down home, Jamaican BBQ to which everyone who attends the memorial is invited.
There will be a casual group ride out to the memorial and BBQ. You can meet the ride at 10:30 am at the George Washington Statue by the Williamsburg Bridge or at 11 am at Bedford Ave & Eastern Parkway (south side).
We need to make the service at 1 pm so please arrive at meet-ups prepared to ride (tires pumped, water bottle filled). Bring tubes, pump, etc. We will ride from the service to the Anderson house. Group rides back tend to be varied, with smaller groups breaking off, and will be wholly dependent on how people are feeling. Most likely a ride will leave Far Rockaway around 4:30 pm.
Press Event Calling for a Safer Queens Boulevard for Pedestrians and Cyclists
New York CityQueens Boulevard & 55th Road
Elmhurst, Queens
Memorial Ride for Asif Rahman
New York CityAsif Rahman, 22, was struck and killed by a truck on Queens Boulevard on February 28, 2008. The driver was not charged.
Join fellow riders and Asif's family and friends to remember him and demand a bike lane on Queens Boulevard. Bring flowers and candles.
Toward Carfree Cities Conference
PortlandTowards Carfree Cities VIII: Rethinking Mobility, Rediscovering Proximity
The goal of the Towards Carfree Cities conference series is to bring together people from around the world who are promoting practical alternatives to car dependence - walking, cycling and public transport, and ultimately the transformation of cities, towns and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life. The focus is on strategy, collaboration and exchange, assisting the practical work of conference participants - whether it be organising carfree days, promoting urban cycling, or building the carfree cities of the future.
The NYC Street Memorial Project will be presenting on the panel "Art, Advocacy, Media, and Direct Action: Complementary Strategies for Making Change on the Streets of NYC" on Thursday, June 19 from 4 - 5:30 pm.
http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/
http://www.carfreeportland.org/program/
Memorial Ride for Alvaro Olsen and Jian-Lan Zhang
New York CityMemorial Ride for Alvaro Olsen and Jian-Lan Zhang
both killed on April 16, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Union Square South, 7 pm
Alvaro Olsen, 54
West 36th Street and Broadway
Jian-Lan Zhang, 55
Allen Street and Hester Street
Fifth AnnualNYC Grassroots Media Conference
New York CityMembers of the NYC Street Memorials Project are collaborating on a Panel at the GRMC entitled "Art, Advocacy, Media, and Direct Action: Complimentary Strategies for Making Change on the Streets of NYC." Please come and participate in this, and the many other workshops that will be taking place.
The Conference is hosting an amazing line-up of activists, scholars, media makers, community organizers, musicians, filmmakers, artists, journalists and many more, of all ages! Participants can choose from over 40 workshops and panels conducted by more than 50 local organizations on topics ranging from how to produce activist video to how to use that video to fight for policy changes. We'll discuss how the internet and social networking is changing the way we communicate. You'll learn how to find real election coverage and the best independent journalism. And we'll strategize how we can begin to create media systems that come from, and are responsive to the people.
Check out www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference for all the info and updates!!!!
The Opening Plenary Begins at 9:45am in the Exhibition Hall
For a full list of Workshops and Schedule go to: www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference
Admission: **
$20 advance; $30 day of
$15 students/seniors; $25 day of
$5 youth discount (18 & under) Youth admittance includes lunch.
Registration includes general admission to the Conference, access to all workshops and panels, film screenings, exhibition hall and networking after party.
EARLY REGISTRATION SAVES YOU $10
Join us as we seek to define what the term "Media Justice" means, as a community and explore how we can begin to make this ideal a reality for New York City.
Safe Streets for Bicycling
New York CityAs friend and neighbor Sam Hindy knew well, bicycling is the greenest, most efficient mode of urban transportation. So what will it take to make NYC streets bike-friendly? A 15 minute presentation and ensuing discussion with Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives. The Gate has pledged receipts from the evening will benefit Transportation Alternatives' efforts to improve NYC's bike path network and build a strong culture of street safety and respect for human-powered transportation.
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/01/10/safe-streets-for-bicycling-in-hono...
Please note that this event is not organized by the NYC Street Memorial Project.
3rd Annual Memorial Ride
New York CityUPDATE: NYC Memorial Ride will proceed as planned today. (1/6/08, 8:30 am)
Here are the files for printing out and distributing posters, flyers & smaller flyers
2007 3rd Annual Memorial Ride & Pedestrian Memorial Walk Timeline
Sunday January 6, 2008
Bronx/Manhattan Ride
9:30: Gather @ E. Gun Hill Rd & Seymour Ave, North Bronx (Subway: E. Gun Hill Road Station of Dyre Ave bound 5 train)
9:50 – Juan Solis Memorial @ East Gun Hill Road & Bouck Ave
10:55 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Melrose Ave & 153rd St.
11:45 – Bathroom break (ca. 5-10 mins) at Haarlem Meer restrooms (110th & Lenox Ave entrance to Central Park )
12:10 – Manhattan pick-up @ Central Park South & 7th Ave.
12:25 – Franco Scorcia Memorial @ Broadway & W.40th St.
12:55 – David Smith Memorial @ 6th Ave. & W.36th St.
01:30 – Manhattan pick-up @ bike path entrance to Queensborough Bridge (60th St, between Second & First Avenues)
02:30 – Convergence w/ Queens & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Queens Ride
9:00 – Gather Jamaica Center @ Parsons Blvd. & Archer Ave, (Subway: Jamaica Center, last stop on the E & J; LIRR: 1/2 mile east of Jamaica Station)
10:00 – Elijah Wrancher Memorial @ Springfield Blvd. & 130th Ave.
11:30 – Habian Rodriquez Memorial @ Main St. & Horace Harding Blvd.
01:00 – Carolina Hernandez Memorial @ 57th Ave. & Junction Blvd.
02:30 – Convergence w/ Bronx & Brooklyn Rides. See Brooklyn Ride for more info
Brooklyn Ride
9:30 - Gather @ Seth Low Playground, South Brooklyn (SE corner of playground , Ave P & W12 St. Near F, N & D trains.)
10:00 – Mark Grichevsky Memorial @ Bay Pkwy & W10th St.
11:30 – Unnamed Cyclist Memorial @ Fulton St. & Utica Ave.
12:15 – Jeffrey Moore Memorial @ Chauncey St. & Rockaway Ave.
01:00 – Anthony Delgado Memorial @ Palmetto Ave & Central Ave.
01:45 – Luis Ramos Memorial @ Flushing Ave & Beaver St.
02:30 – Craig Murphey Memorial @ Union Ave & Ten Eyck St.
Three rides converge at Craig Murphey's memorial.
03:15 – BK side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:30 – Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge
03:45 – Sam Hindy Memorial @ Manhattan entry to the Manhattan Bridge (Near intersection of Canal St. & Bowery.)
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
Pedestrian Memorial Walk
03:30 – Gather @ Cadman Plaza on North side of Tillary St. (Cadman Plaza E & Tillary St.)
03:45 – Memorial @ Tillary St. & Adams St. (BK side of the Brooklyn Bridge)
04:00 – Memorial Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in honor of all 2007 NYC Pedestrian Deaths
04:30 – Convergence of Pedestrian Memorial Walk & Cyclist Memorial Ride.
04:45 – Memorial for Unknown Cyclists @ City Hall
05:00 – Street Memorials Rally @ steps of City Hall
These organizations have committed to maintaining the bikes that have been put up for 2007.
Nine Unknown Cyclists Killed in 2007 -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Franco Scorcia -- Weekday Cyclists -- www.weekdaycyclists.org
David Smith -- New York Cycle Club -- www.nycc.org & Fast and Fabulous -- www.fastnfab.org
Sam Hindy -- Transportation Alternatives -- www.transalt.org
Unnamed: 10/18/2007 -- Five Borough Bicycle Club -- www.5bbc.org
Craig Murphey -- RightRides -- www.rightrides.org
Habian Rodriguez -- Manhattan Rickshaw -- www.manhattanrickshaw.com
Elijah Armand Wrancher -- Revolution Rickshaws -- www.revolutionrickshaws.com
Carolina Hernandez -- Time's Up! -- www.times-up.org
Luis Ramos -- Freewheels and Recyle-A-Bicycle -- www.bicycledefensefund.org and www.recycleabicycle.org
Juan Luis Solis -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Mark Grichevsky -- Recycle-A-Bicycle -- www.recycleabicycle.org
Jeffrey Moore -- Street Memorial Project -- www.ghostbikes.org
Unnamed: 05/18/2007 -- Time's Up! -- www.times-up.org
Anthony Delgado -- Recycle-A-Bicycle -- www.recycleabicycle.org