The nature of Critical Mass is surely that the ride goes where it wants to based on the whims and wackyness of the riders on the ride. It was never about being a simple A - B ride, Waterloo to Brixton.

Of course, anyone who takes part in organising such a procession, by deciding the route in advance, will become subject to any conditions which police choose to impose.

I dunno, I don't wanna be rude when i don't really know much about this, but the post gives the impression it was the cyclists' fault they got nicked, in particular ...

"To avoid any confrontation this time and to avoid any more arrests we will be cycling from Waterloo to Brixton"
and
"This is the same route that many of the people on the last critical mass decided to take" with reference to a group who didn't get nicked last time.

It just makes it sound like if people had taken the 'sensible' route they wouldn't be in trouble, which I really don't think is a very solidarity-ish thing to say, especially when there's police dates and court cases pending and such.

Good luck on the CM.

Get yerselves down to the Grovesnor in Brixton after the CM for the London No Borders/CMS benefit gig:

£3 suggested donation, performers and other details here:
 http://london.noborders.org.uk/node/607


See youse there

no offence, and maybe we'll go to the grosvenor after, but some of us would rather not go to Brixton - seems like the wrong direction, if this is solidarity with people nicked for breaching olymprick enclosure-fest shouldn't we be at least attempting to head for forbidden territory again? Not much in the way of a protest if we toddle off south to the pub.