Chicago Ride of Silence

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Comment by E A on January 8, 2010 at 1:45pm

FYI - THIS WEEKEND: GHOST BIKE TO BE INSTALLED JANUARY 9 2010 -- http://www.thechainlink.org/events/jepson-livingston-memorial

Comment by h' Zerocats on December 30, 2009 at 4:32pm

Sorry, I'm on a PC and finding the link and pasting just frustrates me too much-- see Feb 6 on the chainlink calendar- sorry.

Comment by E A on December 30, 2009 at 2:44pm

H3N3 - Where is the Bikewinter Swap Meet? I think it would be beneficial... and maybe some volunteers will come forward to help out at the first planning meeting, too...

Comment by h' Zerocats on December 30, 2009 at 2:15pm

Elizabeth-- do you (on behalf of Chicago ROS) have any use for the opportunity to table at the Feb 6 Bikewinter Swap Meet and Urban Bike Expo?

Comment by E A on December 30, 2009 at 1:50pm

Planning for the 2010 ride begins in January. Please join us at any/all of our monthly planning meetings (open to all) at REI on the final Monday of the month. We will meet on the following Mondays at 7pm: 1/25, 2/22, 3.29, 4/26, 5/24, 6/28.

Email me with questions: rideofsilence.chicago@gmail.com

Comment by rik on December 18, 2009 at 2:33pm

Any one interested in making and planning some kind of rolling float display for the May 19th ride?
I'm thinking of a non-motorized float that would be pulled by about 10 or more bicyclist.
It could have one big coffin with pictures of killed cyclists on it.
Or maybe many little coffins with pictures of broken bikes on each.

Maybe signs like:
We ARE Traffic!
We are NOT in your way!
Stop killing us!

Are these to strong? Is it better to have no words?
What do you think?

Comment by h' Zerocats on November 26, 2009 at 8:01am

Hi Rik,
The local print and broadcast media is alerted to the event via press releases and personal contacts and we tend to get the usual suspects (the ones that are actually interested in what the "community" is doing)-- probably as much media bopping around at the last ROS as one would wish.
Things can get a bit touchy when you're organizing around people's deaths, so it would be best to avoid any perception that a cause is "using" people's deaths to fuel its advocacy.
Did you see Elizabeth on Chicago Tonight last year? She was great . . .

Comment by rik on November 26, 2009 at 6:28am

Let's plan some kind of official Press conference at the start of the ride in 2010. We could do a presentation to raise awareness to the public and ourselves!
If we do it right we will get on some major media.

Comment by E A on November 23, 2009 at 11:20pm

I just finished designing three 2010 Calendars: Chicago Flowers, Chicago Scapes and Chicago Bikes, available at
http://www.zazzle.com/emadesign*

Happy Bike Winter!

All proceeds benefit the Chicago Ride of Silence and safe biking in Chicago.

Comment by E A on November 5, 2009 at 11:44pm

Ghost Bike Ride this Sunday:
http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/chicago-ghost-bikes-ride

The Google Maps URL of nine central Chicago area Ghost Bike memorials: http://massup.us/-ghosts.

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