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Next ride
Date: 6,7 or 8 June 2008?
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
History
A "taster" version of this ride took place on 14 October 2006, as an activity associated with the free film screening at the Watershed Cinema at 11.45am. The screening was hosted by the Wildscreen Festival, and the numbers at the film were more than the theatre capacity (40?). Following the film, at 12.30pm the riders assembled to set off on an impromptu ride. The police decided to require the riders to cover their "genitals" at the front (for female riders, this meant breasts too). The riders complied, and then set off on a mini ride, in very cold weather. Although the ride was intended to last just 30 minutes, the 17 riders continued for an hour, and managed to pass out all the leaflets they had on hand. By and large, the ride was greeted with support and enthusiasm, and bystanders were able to discern the purpose of the ride (thanks to many signs on bikes). The BBC (Points West) filmed the event and included it in the regional TV news reports. There is a short written report on the BBC website too. There seems to be enthusiasm for a future ride in Bristol – probably in June 2008.
Planning collective
UK rides are expected to be planned in a collective manner if possible, and York, London, Cardiff, and Brighton rides adopted this style of organisation. If Bristol opts to have a ride, we expect it would be organising through open planning meetings where decisions will be taken collectively. As an interim measure a few riders will act as sole organisers until there are enough people involved to arrange meetings.
That said, we have a ride coordinator who will facilitate the ride planning process whether or not there is a planning collective.
Here's what the coordinator normally does:
- answers people's questions with care and consideration
- keeps track of who is doing what, and how far through things people are
- deals with problems and follow the discussions at the national level
- provides email updates to let people know what's going on
- points out where and when help is needed
- acts as a contact point for general enquiries (email and sometimes mobile phone)
- maintains contact information (and keeps it secure)
Additional responsibilities that the coordinator choose to take on:
- arrange meetings, compile agendas, provide minutes
- ensure that the collective remains non-hierarchical but organised
- moderate an email list for Bristol ride planning
Media coverage
2006
- 24dash.com, 14 Oct 2006: "Environmentalists stage 'naked' bike ride protest"
- BBC News, 14 Oct 2006: "Clothes ditched for climate stunt"
- Stern Report on Cost of Naked Cyclists to UK Economy, October 31st, 2006 (by Josh Hart)
Photos
2006
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Links
Website/s
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Discussion group/s
- WNBR Bristol & Bath Yahoo! group
Related links
- Bristol Critical Mass
- CTC Bristol
- Bristol Cycling Campaign
- Bath Cycling Campaign
- Cyclebag East - an East-Bristol based cycling club
- Lifecycle - (formerly Cycle West) is a charity that helps people take up cycling.
- North Somerset Cycle Campaign
- Chipping Norton Easyriders – (Cotswolds region)
- Sustrans - a national organisation promoting cycling but it started as a Bristol organisation called Cyclebag
- Little Fiets - Hosted the first Bath WNBR in 2005 as part of the Wacky Races at The Wheel Thing festival. If you need things moved the kinder more ecological way, why not move it by the Little Fiets own magical milkfloat?
Contact/s
No Bristol/Bath organising group yet, hence no contacts.
