The screening is taking place at Upstate Artists Guild on Lark Street. Come out for the group ride at 5, the art show after that and stick around for the documentary!

On Friday August 27, 2004 just days before the start of the Republican National Convention, a massive police operation was underway. By the end of the night 264 people were arrested. It marked one of the largest mass arrests in New York City’s history – and the arrested had done nothing illegal.

For many New Yorkers, August was the first time they  heard of what has become a monthly ritual for New York City’s bike community; a free-forming ride called Critical Mass.

Still We Ride is a documentary that captures the joyous atmosphere of this August ride before the arrests began and the  chaos that followed. It recounts how this ride first started in San Francisco over 10 years ago and chronicles the police crackdown and resulting court battles in New York over the last twelve months. The movie takes on issues of civil liberties, surveillance, the power of mainstream media, and the benefits of alternative means of transportation.

More info at StillWeRideTheMovie.com