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From: TIME'S UP! <timesup@...>
To: timesup@...
Sent: 30 Mar 2005 04:06:44 -0000
Subject: :: UPCOMING TIME'S UP! EVENTS ::


SUPPORT FREE SPEECH and YOUR RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE!

This week the City of New York filed a lawsuit against TIME’S UP! and four of
its volunteers, prohibiting them from participating in and promoting the
Critical Mass bicycle ride. The suit also challenges the rights of 20 or more
people to meet in a park without a permit.

TIME'S UP! has established The TIME'S UP! Bike Legal Defense Fund and asks
supporters to donate funds to help fight this assault on our rights.

http://www.times-up.org/

TIME'S UP! has been a strong defender of the bicycle community in the face of
the City’s harassment, which began with the Republican National Convention.
We
have been operating on a shoe-string budget with an all volunteer staff; even
our lawyers have been working practically for free. We believe that the City
filed its lawsuit against TIME'S UP! because of our support for the bicycling
community.

Our lawyer, Norman Siegel, advises that this is a huge case, which could
seriously infringe on the First Amendment rights of all New Yorkers. The suit
against TIME'S UP! is being used as a test case, so it’s very important to get
the word out about the potential implications this suit could have on all groups
that exercise their rights to free speech and assembly.

There will be huge legal costs because of the free speech ramifications, so we
really need your help and support! All donations to the TIME'S UP! Bike Legal
Defense Fund will go to help fight this assault on our rights.

STILL WE RIDE…AND SPEAK…AND ASSEMBLE!
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Please join us for the events, workshops and rides listed below. As always,
details follow the headlines.
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BIKE REPAIR WORKSHOPS
Every Tuesday, 6 p.m.
TIME'S UP! Space, 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)
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BLESS THE BIKERS and DRIVE THE DEVIL FROM DEVIL-OPERS with
REV BILLY AND THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 8 p.m.
St. Mark's in the Bowery (10th Street at 2nd Ave.)
$5 for Critical Mass cyclists who say "I Miss Ludmilla"
Nobody turned away.
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FIX YOUR BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Thursday, 6 p.m
TIME'S UP! Space (basement), 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)
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MOVIE NIGHT
Every Thursday, 8 p.m.
This week (Mar. 31): Video Potpourri
Next week (April 7): The Corporation
TIME’S UP! Space, 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)
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FERAL VISIONS TOUR
Thursday, Mar. 31, 7.30 p.m.
ABC NO RIO , 156 Rivington Street (between Suffolk & Clinton)
Take F, J, M, Z to Delancey/Essex
FREE
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CENTRAL PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Friday, Apr. 1, 10 p.m.
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park
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FREE RIDE TO FIRST SATURDAY AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Saturday, Apr. 2
Union Square, south side, 5:30 p.m.
OR
George Washington Statue in the Square on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg
Bridge, 6:00 p.m.
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BROOKLYN CRITICAL MASS
Friday, Apr. 8, 7 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park
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PROSPECT PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Saturday, Apr. 9, 9 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park
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BIKE REPAIR WORKSHOPS
Every Tuesday, 6 p.m.
TIME’S UP! Space, 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)

Come learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at the bike
mechanic skill share. All the fun is in the basement.
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BLESS THE BIKERS and DRIVE THE DEVIL FROM DEVIL-OPERS with
REV BILLY AND THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 8 p.m.
St. Mark's in the Bowery (10th Street at 2nd Ave.)
$5 for Critical Mass cyclists who say "I Miss Ludmilla"
Nobody turned away.

March Critical Mass left Reverend Billy reciting the 1st Amendment again and
again, straight into the faces of NYPD: "and the right of the people peaceably
to assemble! and the right of the people peaceably to assemble! and the right of
the people..." The March 30th service will explore how much the developers'
grip on the zoning-building permit process resembles the militarized law
enforcement of New York City. Saints in attendance include First Amendment
defender and the people's candidate for Public Advocate, Mr. Norman Siegel, and
neighborhood-defense activists from Brooklyn.

TIME’S UP! will have a table. Get to the church early so you have time to buy
a
t-shirt and pick up an April/May calendar.
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FIX YOUR BIKE WORKSHOP
Every Thursday, 6 p.m.
TIME'S UP! Space (basement), 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)

Bring your bike to the basement and share skills with other cyclists while you
fix up your own bike.
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MOVIE NIGHT
This week: Video Potpourri
Thurs., Mar. 31, 8:00 p.m.
TIME’S UP! Space, 49 East Houston (bet. Mott and Mulberry)

Come check out TIME’S UP!’s greatest hits with footage of recent
demonstrations
and rides, including Critical Mass footage.
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FERAL VISIONS TOUR
Thursday, Mar. 31, 7.30 p.m.
ABC NO RIO , 156 Rivington Street (between Suffolk & Clinton)
Take F, J, M, Z to Delancey/Essex
FREE

Come check out this slideshow about rewilding, radical homesteading, and
realizing our wildest dreams! The goal of our tour is to inspire and empower
participants to break down the layers of alienation at work in our lives that
keep us dependent on complex industrial and social systems. Our presentation
explores ways that people are breaking free of the tentacles of civilization,
and how people are reconnecting with the natural world around them.
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CENTRAL PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Friday, Apr. 1, 10 p.m.
Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park

Join us for a relaxing auto-free ride through Central Park. Enjoy the
tranquility of the park and its beautiful ponds and waterways. This totally
safe ride, with front and rear bike guides, is a nature lover’s dream – in
Manhattan! The ride moves at a very leisurely pace with a few stops to enjoy the
scenery. We usually finish before midnight, back at Columbus Circle. Total
mileage is under 10 miles. Any kind of bike will work.
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FREE RIDE TO FIRST SATURDAY AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Saturday, Apr. 2
Union Square, south side, 5:30 p.m.
OR
George Washington Statue in the Square on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg
Bridge, 6:00 p.m.

Come ride with TIME’S UP! to the Brooklyn Museum’s monthly free
extravaganza,
"First Saturday." The entire museum is open until 11:00 pm and there are free
events inside. This is a one-way ride, but it's easy to get back to Manhattan
(if that's where you're going) by bike or on the Subway.
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BROOKLYN CRITICAL MASS
Friday, Apr. 8, 7 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park

Come out and join this moving celebration of what our streets and environment
could be like with sustainable transportation….Brooklyn style!
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PROSPECT PARK MOONLIGHT RIDE
Saturday, Apr. 9, 9 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park

Join us for a totally safe, auto-free ride as we explore Prospect Park at night.
Enjoy the peace and tranquility of the fields, woods and ponds. Bike guides in
the front and back.

This ride will be followed by a group ride to a benefit for Critical Mass
arrestees. Benefit is at 91 Meserole St. (between Manhattan Ave. and Leonard
St.)
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Support the environment! Make a donation to TIME’S UP! at
http://www.times-up.org/store.php





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TIME'S UP! is a direct-action environmental group that uses events
and educational programs to promote a safer, quieter, friendlier,
and more environmentally sustainable city. We're community-based,
all-volunteer, and non-profit. It's easy to help: Join!
See www.times-up.org or call 212-802-8222 for more information.

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