Santa Monica/West L.A. Critical Mass

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Below is info about a screening that took place Nov 14th, 2002. We are planning another screening of same films in Santa Monica during Bicycle Month(May) 2003. For info about this send email to [email protected] or subscribe to the email list . Also, visit above links for more info on Bicycling in the Westside. 

Film Screening:

We Aren't Blocking Traffic, We Are Traffic!
A Movie About Critical Mass(1999)(Plus MORE!) 
MORE INFO | WHEN | WHERE | COST | PLUS | SPECIAL MASS RIDE | SUBSCRIBE | LINKS

A new 50 minute documentary directed by Ted White (plus other films, etc)

When: Thursday, Nov 14, 2002, @ 8 pm
Where: Echo Park Film Center 1200 N. Alvarado Street (at Sunset)(SEE MAP below) (213) 484-8846
http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org  (several buses run this route including MTA 4, 304, 2, 302, 3, 200, 603. See bus route map and other public transit info of the area)
Cost: $5(five dollars)
More info:  A night of films about bike culture, adventure & activism.  Featuring: We Aren't Blocking Traffic; WE ARE TRAFFIC!, 1999, (More about the film-Plus pictures from the movie) by Ted White (More About Ted),  A document of the rise of Critical Mass, a noncommercial, noncompetitive monthly bike ride held in hundreds of cities in dozens of countries. Witness a movement of thousands (and twice as many wheels) as they reclaim public space, flirt and play, and influence civic planning priorities toward reduced dependence on cars.
PLUS other bike-centric fun shorts by Vanessa Renwick, Jiminy Crickett.
PLUS PLUS!: and a quick trip into Chris Carlsson's celebrated new book, "Critical Mass"  Defiant Bicycling Celebration. (Film presenters: Echo Park Film Center and Backyard Cinema)

SPECIAL MASS RIDE in Conjunction with this event. Massing from Santa Monica. Meeting up with other  massers like a snowball of massers to create a snowball of massers from Venice, Mar Vista, Westwood, Century City, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Palms, West Hollywood, Mid-Wilshire, Fairfax-district Hollywood, Los Filis, Silver-lake then finally Echo Park.: Email: [email protected] and check with the LA-critical-Mass yahoogroups list for posts with meet up locations. For more info on that see the form below for subscribing for email announcements of Mass rides throughout LA! And for the Santa Monica/West-L.A. mass see: SaMoMass

(red star is where Echo Park Film Center is located on Map.)

MAP below: MTA Bus and rail map of Echo Park Film Center area.
 ( See full map (PDF file off this site) or bus trip info from see: MTA TRIP PLANNER,
or see Route schedules or bus route timetable]

[MTA Bus and rail map of Echo Park Film Center area. ( full map (off this site) or bus trip info from see: MTA TRIP PLANNER or bus route timetable]

Local Bicycle advocacy links:

• Cycle Santa Monica!

• California Bicycle Coalition List (powered by Topica)

Critical Mass Links:

• An LA critical mass site

• Worldwide Critical Mass Hub

• LA Critical Mass Yahoogroups list

• San Francisco Cricital Mass List (powered by Topica)

• Other Critical Mass lists on Topica

• Critical Mass !0th year anniverary Pictures (by Indie Media)

• Break The Gridlock Conference 2002

• Documentary about Critical Mass "We Aren't Blocking Traffic, We Are Traffic!"

• Critical Mass Media (Stickers, Iron On T-shirts, etc)

• World Car-Free Days (info and Downloadable Stickers/Posters/etc)