Riding with (...ahem) "The Bang Gang."
Published October 21, 2008 @ 10:14PM PT
Long(ish) story [that will ultimately get told tomorrow] short:
Callum and I just spent the past four hours in Ann Arbor, Michigan, riding around with a relatively decentralized, recreational cycle gang. The group, which meets once a week and serves as something as a tongue-in-cheek Critical Mass (that's my assessment, not their own), meets in the evening, rides around together for a couple of hours, and eventually find their ways back home after all of the fun has been had. They are very loosely organized via Facebook, take on various tasks week after week (the next convergence will require of participants to dress up either as animals or robots, and the two opposing species will be expected to fight playfully), and ride around town for hours.
In tonights convergence, there were cold fingers, an interaction with the police, a manhunt, a broken bottle, and much, much more. More to come, including video and pictures, tomorrow.
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Alex is a freelance journalist, activist, and online community management consultant based in Boston and Portland, Maine. He currently serves as executive editor of MakeSomethingHappen.net, where he writes about online organizing and the power of collective action.
