Critical Mass is an event held in cities around the world, where cyclists, skateboarders, roller bladers, roller skaters and other self-propelled people take to the streets en masse. Critical Mass is not led, and as a group has no goals other than to meet once every month and enjoy the security and companionship of riding, rolling and travelling through the city together. The general philosophy is expressed by a widely used slogan: "We aren't blocking traffic; we are traffic."
Birmingham Critical Mass will be taking place this Friday 2nd June!
The purpose of Critical Mass is not formalised beyond the direct action of meeting and carrying out the event, creating a public space where vehicles are displaced to make room for alternatives. The one agreed upon slogan is 'We Are Traffic'. All participants, being equal in leadership, are thought to have equivalent claim to their own intentions and the purpose of the ride.
The purpose of Critical Mass is not formalised beyond the direct action of meeting and carrying out the event, creating a public space where vehicles are displaced to make room for alternatives. The one agreed upon slogan is 'We Are Traffic'. All participants, being equal in leadership, are thought to have equivalent claim to their own intentions and the purpose of the ride.