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MEMORIAL RIDE GHOST BIKE TOUR.

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antlered girl
on January 10, 2007
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Andre Anderson’s mother gave a wonderful impassioned speech at the end of the ride. Noah Budnick is behind her. He also spoke (he is a great speaker).

A plaque for all the unreported bike deaths.

Nuckel speaking at Eric Ng’s memorial. Through this experience of losing someone so close to the community recently, Erc’s friends have pulled together and remembered Eric in resistance. Nuckel’s speech at the ride and at Eric’s memorial ride have been heartwrenching and empowering. He’s really an amazing organizer and member of this community.

Rachel in a bike lift on 9th ave. Rachel helped organize the ride and is an awesome Time’s Up organizer.

Bronx Jon’s ghost bike in Williamsburg at S.4 and Roebling, a site tons of cyclists pass by every day, including me. This cyclist was an active member in the messenger community and is missed terribly by his loved ones and friends.

hanging bikes with wings above the ghost bike at Kevin Powell’s memorial site. Mr. Powell’s murderers have not yet been found.

MEMORIAL RIDE FOR ERIC NG

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antlered girl
on December 7, 2006
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Thanks Todd, for posting:

This is reposted from the Visual Resistance site:

On Friday, December 1, Eric Ng was riding his bike up the West Side bike path. He was on his way from a show to a party — that was Eric, always busy, always seeing people — when a fucking drunk driver ran him down. The driver had traveled at speed for over a mile on the bike path, ignoring dozens of exits, literally dozens of chances to return to the road. Dozens of choices. The car hit Eric with such force that his bike was crushed, he was thrown into the air, his tire and shoe landing fifty feet away. The horrific details are in the news, if you want them.
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A big group of Eric’s friends spent the weekend mourning, talking, and, finally, making. We made a ghost bike for him on Saturday and sunflowers on Sunday. Eric’s memorial plaque reads “Love & Rage” — no resting in peace for this rock star.

There’s a memorial ride this Saturday, December 9th, meeting at 1pm in Washington Square Park and then proceeding to the site of Eric’s death. Non-bikers can head straight to the site, on the West Side bike path near Clarkson St. Please bring flowers (especially sunflowers), sidewalk chalk, paint, whatever you want. There will be a memorial service after the ride with music and a slideshow, and a party later that night.

Check the VR site for more updates.