Tag: protests

May 30, 2023

Crosscut: Seattle Police are leaders in violent use of bikes during protests

In our car-dominated American society, using a bicycle as transportation is a very positive thing to do both on a society-wide level and especially on a personal level. Obviously, as someone who rides a bike as my primary mode of transportation and writes a daily bike blog, I love bikes and view them as great…
(read more…)

tagged: bike cops, crosscut, protests, spd, type investigations
April 30, 2012

Seattle Bike Swarm plans May Day actions

No Work. No School. No Oil. That’s the rallying cry for Seattle Bike Swarm’s May Day actions Tuesday. Bike action kicks off with a ride in support of Seattle Central Community College’s walk-out at 11:15 a.m. Students will will march to Westlake Park to meet up for a day of hip-hop, political action and marches.…
(read more…)

tagged: bike swarm, may day 2012, protests
December 9, 2011

Bike Swarm will help lead Monday’s Occupy Seattle Port Shutdown

Bikes will play a new role in Monday’s Occupy Seattle Port Shutdown: Seattle Bike Swarm. From the Facebook event: Meet at Westlake Plaza December 12th, 2011 1 PM This is a call for every bike enthusiast, bike owner and bike rider to meet at Westlake Plaza at 1 PM on December 12th. From there, a…
(read more…)

tagged: bike swarm, events, occupy seattle, protests, west coast port shutdown