thank you for letting us see what's going on. we support you even though we can't be there

houston, texas

Thank you peaceful protestors! America is watching you and supporting you all the way.

die fucking pig scum

take courage you brave and beautiful men and women in nyc challengin the theft of democracy......We are with you right around the world, now and in the coming struggles!!
this voice from Australia

RNC Protest Emergency Number

I hope you never need this but write it on your palm anyway.

If you are arrested or detained, call the National Lawyers Guild at 212-679-6018. They will also have 400 to 500 lawyers and legal observers in the crowds on Sunday. They are wearing green hats.

cops: quit your stinkin job and join us

foco foco!!!

or Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 27, 2004

Executive Order Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties :


By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to further strengthen protections for the rights of Americans in the effective performance of national security and homeland security functions, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. The United States Government has a solemn obligation, and shall continue fully, to protect the legal rights of all Americans, including freedoms, civil liberties, and information privacy guaranteed by Federal law, in the effective performance of national security and homeland security functions.

Sec. 2. Establishment of Board. To advance the policy set forth in section 1 of this order (Policy), there is hereby established the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties (Board). The Board shall be part of the Department of Justice for administrative purposes.

Sec. 3. Functions. The Board shall:

read more at:
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040827-3.html

notably, in the second photo, the billboard that you can't read is a car ad which reads, "A study in white" . Amazing. Don't let this all deter you from coming out to more events all week, and bringing your bikes too. The can't arrest all of us.

bikers who were arrested en masse in LA at the outset of the DNC four years ago eventually won substantial monetary compensation after their successful civil suit.

the cops can stop one critical mass temporarily but because they always lose in court and because these kind of arrests only arouse public curiosity and skepticism, it's likely that they are not even slowing the movement down in the long run.

It was clear what was coming there.
The bicyclists accomodated the police request to stop at the light there, as with l;arge rides is often donme, to allow osme traffic to flow, emergency vehicles, folks, etc.
then many police began moving in, creating a line at the front of the white shirts, the avenue was already penned at the corener and vans started to pour in....
when that happens, some of us called for rideing down another street ASAP

the expecting the police to accomodate the ride is opver and we have to be more aggressive in asserting our rights to peacefully assemble and ride on city streets cause we arent blocking traffic, we are traffic, not a "procession, which is leagalese...
in short then the police arrested randomly grandparents, teens, many many leagal observers and people just watching, just for stopping at a traffoic light during a ride escorted by tghe police since 14th street union square

we mus keep decentyrailzing when penned up and stopped for too long

Re: tactics. Yes, I was on the ride up to where we got stuck right in front of St. Marks Church. It was a trap; we were boxed in on all 4 sides and there was no way to escape. Luckily I made it onto the jammed sidwalk and wasn't arrested. We got too packed together. If the ride starts slowing down, people should find another way to go, and quick; everybody stuck near the cops should dismount and get onto the sidewalk fast and don't get too packed together and stay cool and walk off.

when the cops packed us all together my nipples got erect and I became stimulated. Is that alright?

get ready to RUMMMMMMBBBBBBLLLLEEEE! 40,000 cops strong in nyc.... chickenshit republicans.... time to bring in the wwf. The professional wrestling business continues to be dominated by World Wrestling Federation. The WWE plans to work the international market like never before. In Japan many promotions are going strong, and in Australia, AWF Wrestling has started the year strong.

Hey I'm an anarchist....but that does not give me the right to bad mouth other posters who do not agree with "the so called party line" Leave this anger to the cops let them do the beating and berating. I welcome all to post...this is what real democracy is all about. By the way GO BIKES.

Even if protest become "violent" The world needs to support whatever happens in resistance to the increased militance of the US government - we are protesting iwth nothing but our bodies, "they" have spent 25 milling dollars on tools of oppression to beat, tazer, rubber bullet, pepper spray, tear gas us. The stakes are high and we will fight if provked by this system..please regonize the importance of resistance.

"when the cops packed us all together my nipples got erect and I became stimulated. Is that alright? " --> It's absolutely fine, dear; shows that your equipment is functioning properly even under stress... Keep up the good work!

This is just beautiful! Thank you so much Critical Massers. I helped organize a bus from Akron, Ohio, but had to stay behind because my car was totalled (ins., health, etc. crap to deal with). Ironic, hun?

Really, just beautiful.

Watching you from home.