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DC Bike Party's April "Cherry Blossom Chase" ride takes to the streets

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/09/2022 - 00:46

The DC Bike Party's annual April "Cherry Blossom Chase" is often their biggest ride of the year, and this year seemed to be no exception. Due to climate change moving up the cherry blossoms bloom about ten days, once again this ride came after the cherry blossoms were mostly finished.

Video: DC Bike Party's "Cherry Blossom Chase" April ride 1 min 10 sec

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DC Bike Party passing the White House

DC bike party holds cherry blossom ride, bike parties outdrawing convoys

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 19:47

On the 19th of March, the DC Bike Party held a special ride to the cherry blossoms, which were starting to open at that time. One rider remarked that the bike parties are outdrawing the anti-vax "trucker" convoys.

Video-DC Bike Party special ride to Haine's Point 38 sec

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Start of the 3-19 ride to the cherry blossoms

DC Bike Party holds first ride of the year, rings bells for Embassy of Ukraine

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/10/2022 - 14:25

On the 9th of March, the DC Bike Party held their first ride of the year, including a round-trip crossing of Key Bridge on the route. On the return trip, riders rang their bells in solidarity as they passed the Embassy of Ukraine.

Video-riders coming off Key Bridge and ringing bike bells for the Embassy of Ukraine 1 min 18 sec

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GOP Capitol Hill Club gets anticapitalist carolers

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 13:45

On the 10th of December, Extinction Rebellion DC showed up outside the GOP-dominated Capitol Hill Club for a round of anticapitalist caroling. There was little response from the GOP'ers inside except for one who yelled that Trump would be back in 2024. That drew a response that Trump belongs in prison from one person.

Video-carolers regale GOP with tales of corporate-funded catastrophe 31 sec

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DC Bike Party holds final ride of 2021

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/10/2021 - 13:17

On the 8th of November, the DC Bike Party held their final ride of the 2021 season.

Video-start of the Dec DC Bike Party 22 sec

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https://archive.org/embed/dc-bike-party-12-8-2021-540p

DC Bike Party for November takes to the streets

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/12/2021 - 14:08

On the 10th of November, the DC Bike Party took to the streets their hundreds-strong monthly ride

Video-highlights of the Nov 2021 DC Bike Party 1 min 17 sec

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DC Bike Party starts up out of Dupont Circle

DC Bike Party Halloween Ride takes to the streets

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 10/16/2021 - 22:02

On the 16th of October, the DC Bike Party's Halloween Ride took to the streets. A substantial crowd showed up for this annual event.

Video-Highlights of the Halloween Ride 2 min

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The start of the Halloween Ride

Final Boycott Nellie's Block Party of the summer

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 08/28/2021 - 04:24

On the 27th of August, the final scheduled Boycott Nellie's Block Party took place in front of nearly empty Nellie's Sports Bar. The boycott itself continues: the previous night, Nellie''s owner Doug refused to show up at a community listening session he had previously agreed to attend.

Video-dancers outside Nellies on Aug 27 42 sec

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DC Bike Parties are BACK

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 23:31

On August 11, the DC Bike Parties returned to their traditional 2nd Wed of every month rides that depart Dupont Circle at 8PM. This was after a special July 16th ride on the anniversary of the first DC Bike Party.

Video highlights from early in the ride 1 min

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Rainbow over the start of the August DC Bike Party as the last of the rain moved out

DC Juneteenth events include Million Moe March (gogo) and noise demo at DC Jail

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 14:03

On the 19th of July, Juneteenth events all over DC celebrated the 1865 end of legal slavery(excluding prison labor). Speaking of the prison labor exception, one of the events was a pot and pan banging noise protest at the DC Jail. Earlier, the "Million Moe March" go-go began at BLM Plaza and ended on U st, once known as "Black Broadway" before gentrification.

Video-Banging pots and invoking past uprisings at the DC Jail 38 sec

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Banging a pot outside the DC Jail

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