Like 150 other cyclists I rode from London because I hoped it would accomplish someones life a small easier and to offer a small gesture that there are people who care Critical Mass is not a conventionally political movement. In cities around the world,the monthly bicycle event sees cyclists – from London to unique York and Sydney – convene in a regular place, on the final Friday of the month, and ride the streets of their city in the safety and camaraderie of a group.
With its mildly anarchic origins in the idea that cities should be designed around human beings rather than motor vehicles,and that those human beings hold a right to free movement on the roads of their cities, perhaps I should not hold been so surprised to learn London’s August ride would see bicycles taken from the capital to Calais, and where they would be donated to people at the refugee camp known as the Jungle.
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Source: theguardian.com