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Who are you?
We’re the Committee for
Full Enjoyment, an affinity group based in San Francisco that is involved
in various subversive and creative activities, including but not limited
to Critical Mass.
What is Critical Mass?
Critical Mass is a grassroots
bike event wherein bicyclists organize themselves and collectively occupy
the streets in a fun, celebratory reclamation of public space.
Critical Mass began in September
of 1992 in San Francisco, and has since spread to over 200 cities worldwide.
You can find more history and many examples of flyers and other historical
documents we have produced under the Stuff heading.
Why make this website?
We realized the San Francisco
Critical Mass was under-represented on the web, and we wanted to provide
people with an easy to find and use resource. We also wanted to promote
the 10th Anniversary of Critical Mass in September of 2002. Now it's been 5 more years!
Why are there no links on
your site?
We don’t want to spend
time updating links all the time – keeping track of all the hundreds
of contacts around the world seemed tiring, and in any case has been done
well by others. Try CriticalMassRides.info
or www.critical-mass.org,
or simply do a search for "Critical Mass".
Are you in charge of Critical
Mass?
No! Well… Yes! Critical
Mass functions on a decentralized basis, with no leaders, central planning,
or corporate sponsorship. There is no one in charge on Critical Mass –
which is really a way of saying that everyone is in charge!
That said, we plead guilty
to having played a crucial role in helping create and maintain Critical
Mass over the years. Several of our members are founders of Critical Mass
and have created flyers, invented tactics, planned strategies, and otherwise
helped organize the ride in an organic, participatory, non-coercive manner.
What are your politics?
We are a diverse bunch, and
difficult to pin down. In general, we eschew labels, but when pressed
most of us gladly embrace the term "radical" – as in "to
the root". We’re for a transformation of social relations and
the re-organization of modern life around principles of solidarity, freedom
and mutual aid. We’re for creative solutions to contemporary problems
that simultaneously build community and point the way to a better future.
Can we see what other projects you've done?
Certainly! Some links and info on a few individual members follows:
Co-workers Chris Carlsson and Jim Swanson were some of
the premier members of the radical magazine Processed World --
a ground-breaking underground publication most famous for its frank discussions
of "work" and how to avoid it. (Several others in the CFFE family
were involved in this project, which was really the nucleus for many other
initiatives.)
Chris & Jim & many others also worked on Shaping San Francisco,
an ambitious multimedia history project:
Mona Caron is a local illustrator. If you like the poster she
did for Critical Mass, check out her other murals and illustrations:
Hugh D'Andrade is another local illustrator and agitator. You
can see more of his work on his website:
Steven Bodzin is a freelance journalist. Some of his writings can be
found at:
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