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DC Bike Party holds big Pride-themed ride

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 14:42

On the 13th of June, the DC Bike Party held their Pride-themed June 2018 ride. This ride was very large, and when the ride went to the basilica at Catholic University and circled the street in front of it not all of the ride would fit in the circle at one due to its size.

Video from the start of the ride plus the visit to the Basilica

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Densely packed bikes as the ride leaves Dupont Circle

Pro bike racers run in N Va

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 21:58

On the 9th and 10th of June, pro bike racers returned to the streets of Clarendon and Crystal City, for the Clarendon and Crystal cups respectively. With the furious resistance mounted by marginalized communities against corporatization of events like Pride, it can be shocking to see the degree of overt corporatization (and militarization in this case) in pro bike racing.

Video from the 2018 Crystal Cup, second race of the series

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Big DC Bike Party rides to site of A16 (April 2000 IMF) Convergence site

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 15:17

On the 9th of May, a rather large DC Bike Party rode from Dupont Circle to a park in NW, and finally through Adams-Morgan, past Howard, and ended up at a warehouse on Florida Ave. Eighteen years ago, that same warehouse served as the convergence center for the A16/2000 IMF protests, where amoung other things scout bikes had been assembled.

Video highlights of this spectacular ride(5 min 18 sec)

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DC Bike Party rides down 18th st after the halfway point break

DC Bike Party holds "Cherry Blossom Chase" ride

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 01:00

On the 11th of April, the DC held their first fully promoted ride of the year, billed as the "Cherry Blossom Chase." The ride went over Memorial Bridge before going to Independence Ave and Haines Point under the cherry blosssoms.

Video highlights of the Cherry Blossom Chase ride

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Returning from Memorial Bridge en route to cherry blossoms on Mall

DC Bike Party "Organizer's Ride" first ride in 2018

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 15:50

On March 15, the DC Bike Party staged the "Organizer's Ride" promoted mostly on the core crew that puts on the ride but open to the general public. This ride allows the crew to "warm up" before the big rides with hundreds of participants begin in April

Video highlights of the ride

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Still Rising #4 Mixtape

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 18:38

This mixtape is dedicated to the J20 Defendants who will be going to trial on March 26 2018, the German and Russian Anarchists who are facing repression right now, and the average joe trying survive this winter.

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Washington Football team recommits to racist name, "Redhawks" advocates rally before game

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 12/17/2017 - 14:03

On the 17th of December, advocates of changing the Washington Football Team's name to Washington Redhawks held a pep rally before the team's 1PM game at FedEx Field. Speakers included members of the Piscataway Nation, on whose land FedEx Field sits. This was after the Washington Football Team released a Dec 13 statement condemning the "Redhawks" publicity stunt and recommitting to keeping the team's racist name.

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Photo by Amkonning

Rising Hearts hoaxes Washington Football Team with name change to Redhawks

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 14:51

On the 14th of February, Rising Hearts Coalition spread a story that the Washington Football Team has finally agreed to ditch their racist name and mascot, replacing them with "Washington Redhawks."

http://washingtonredhawks.com/

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Video reportback from final DC Bike Party of 2017

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 00:23

On the 13th of December, the final DC Bike Party of 2013 took to the streets. Next ride probably April 2018.

Video from first half of the ride

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A mini highwheeler in the Bike Party

Reportback and video from Catharsis DC "Temple Burn"

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 11/12/2017 - 16:26

On the 11th of November, Catharis DC staged their "Temple Burn" bonfire on the Mall. As always, the bonfire was preceded by a spectacular fire ceremony. Again the NPS limited the size of the bonfire, and this year NPS also banned one of the art installations, a 40+ foot sculpture of a nude woman. This was replaced by a smaller but similar projection installation.

Updated:New, better quality mix video of the fire dance and bonfire

Video-DC Bike Party rides to Catharsis for burn night

John Zangas Youtube video-the daytime scene at Catharsis

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Photo by Kevin Bond

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