Chicago Critical Mass

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Time: November 26, 2010 from 5:30pm to 10pm
Location: Daley Plaza
Street: 50 W. Washington St.
City/Town: Chicago IL
Website or Map: http://ChicagoCriticalMass.org
Phone: 773-33-MASS-8
Event Type: mass, bike, ride, bikewinter
Organized By: CCM
Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2010

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(cross-posting from http://chicagofunnews.com/event/su6v0a29qd3)
Friday 2010.11.26
** Critical Mass (since 1997). Last Fridays All ages Free 5:45p.
THE monthly gathering of bicyclists making their presence known downtown. Unplanned route gently winds a dozen miles or more. Thousands attend in good weather. Includes music, hipsters, athletes, show bikes, so much more. Skaters welcome.
Daley Plaza, 773/486-4861, 50 W Washington. Under the Picasso (giant rusty bird), at Dearborn, SW of State&Lake train stop.
http://chicagocriticalmass.org/

Note this is the traditional "Black Friday" mass, as it always happens the day after Thanksgiving. Many riders observe it by promoting anti-consumerism.

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Comment by Andrew Bedno on November 26, 2010 at 10:14am: CCM 2010.11.26 Buy Nothing Day
Proposed slap-dash route for Chicago...

N on Dearborn to Wacker
E on Wacker to Michigan
N on Michigan to Oak
W on Oak to Rush
N on Rush to Division
W on Division to LaSalle
N on LaSalle to North
W on North to Halsted
S on Halsted to Division
W on Division to Elston
N on Elston to Cortland
E on Cortland to Clybourn
N on Clybourn to Webster
W on Webster to Ashland
N on Ashland to Fullerton
W on Fullerton to Damen
N on Damen to Belmont
E on Belmont to Lincoln
S on Lincoln to Wellingon
E on Wellingon to Clark
S on Clark to Diversey
W on Diversey to Halsted
S on Halsted...

Comment by Andrew Bedno on November 26, 2010 at 7:47am: "While you're shopping, bombs are dropping."

Anyone leaning such way, DO INFLUENCE the ride down Michigan Avenue (or State?), possibly two or three times, maybe from the river (Wacker) to at Chicago or Division. We didn't last year, which I felt was a disservice to the mass and to shoppers. It may be slow, crowded, and honky, but we have a duty.

Some notes from the forum elsewhere:

Thread for discussion of this Friday's upcoming "Black Friday" Critical Mass ride.
Typically being the Friday after Thanksgiving, this ride is often observed by promoting freedom from consumerism.

A classic is Payton Chung's "Shopping Mass" from 2000.

And Steven Lane's "Local Shopping Tour" from 2007.

Cross-posting from ChicagoFunNews.com:
Friday 2010.11.26
Buy Nothing Day (since 1992). International celebration of consumer awareness and simple living. Yearly. Day after Thanksgiving.
Very real global day of protest against the corporate brainwashing which leads to the un-sustainable Western hyper-consumerist culture. Includes anti-commercials and events at the world's largest malls. Intentionally occurs on the biggest shopping day of the year. See the website for more info.
http://adbusters.org/bnd

Dress for sub-freezing (29F) and windy (17W). I'm coming as Santa.