Episode 45: StreetRidersNYC
Added 2020-06-30 17:02:15 +0000 UTCIn the span of one month the StreetRiders, a group of seven Black men, have become a major presence in the Black Lives Matter movement in New York. Their weekly bike protests have taken over streets, bridges and highways and attracted thousands of people of all ages to rally against police violence. In this interview, Doug talks with StreetridersNYC co-founder Orlando Hamilton about how he found his voice as a political organizer, what bicycles bring to the protest movement and what it feels like to look out and see 10,000 people filling the streets of Times Square all in support of Black lives.
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“How Protestors Are Using Their Bikes to Fight Racism” (Bicycling)
“‘There’s no Bike Lanes. It’s Not Even Nice Roads’ – Biking As a Means of Protest and Exposing Racism” (Streetsblog)
“10,000 bicyclists participated in Black Lives Matter bike ride” (Brooklyn Vegan)
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Doug Gordon.
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Comments
On the web, it looks like if you click the image to enlarge, the second image in the slideshow is just the yellow sign logo.
Daniel Marcin
2020-09-22 23:40:54 +0000 UTCCan you please do an episode on the growth ponzi scheme/urban sprawl and how this as well as car ownership affects your finances now and in the future. Strong towns has some great content to discuss if you can't get them on for an interview. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/12/17/best-of-2019-my-journey-from-free-market-ideologue-to-strong-towns-advocate
Tyler Pelletier
2020-07-04 19:10:13 +0000 UTCI see one image -- the photo of the two men on bikes. Is there a second one?
Vance Ricks
2020-06-30 18:30:45 +0000 UTC
