Links

Criticalmasslondon.org.uk

Critical Mass. A simple but fantastic idea, that’s taken off internationally. The London Mass meets at 6.00pm on the last Friday of every month, and cyclists take over central London for just a few hours

Nosweat.org.uk

Fighting sweatshop bosses, all around the world

Lcc.org.uk

London Cycling Campaign Has a “vision of London as a world-class cycling city.” Has lots of useful practical info for cyclists everywhere

1lesscar.com

Our namesake in the US-They seem like quite nice people and they’re doing the same sort of this, but it’s a lot more hip than ours and they do far more –they must be a bit younger than us. Like us, they haven’t given up their day jobs.

 

If you've given up the car altogether and have some money to spend on a good quality bike that will last forever, you could do a lot worse than a Dutch Bike.

The Green Providers Directory is the UK's leading resource for finding green, organic and fair trade products and services.They are a not-for-profit directory whose aim is to encourage more people to buy from ethical and sustainable sources. All the companies listed in the directory have been vetted so that you can be sure of their eco-friendly credentials. They also provide information and advice on a range of green issues. And they were very nice about allowing 1 Less Car a right of reply when we objected to an article about anarchists that they printed on their website. And they were very patient waiting for us to put up this link which we promised we would do last Spring, and have just managed to sort it out! (That's enough apologising -Ed)

Bicycology is a cyclists' collective that offers a range of activities to promote cycling and make the links with wider issues of environmental and social responsibility. They use their passion for cycling to pursue a vision of a just and sustainable world through a combination of education, entertainment and creative direct action. Oh, and they're anarchists.

Livingstreets.org.uk

Used to be the pedestrian-sounding Pedestrian Association, but now re-vamped and doing lots of good things. They are the self-styles “champions of streets and public spaces for people on foot.” They say:

”We work on practical projects to create safe, vibrant and healthy streets for all.We all use our local streets. But for decades, traffic priorities have been allowed to overwhelm them, leaving them dirty and unsafe. We fight for vibrant streets to revitalise neighbourhoods and reconnect people.”

Streetparty.org.uk

Meet your neighbours- How to organise a street party A great site that gives advice about organising street parties: Meet your neighbours in your traffic-free street

Calverts Press They do our stationary printing ,a worker-owned co-operative
East LONDON. Set up 30 years ago. Use 100% vegetable oil based inks

Paperback.coop

These are the people who produce all of our recycled paper and packaging. They're another worker-controlled co-operative, based in Bow, East London and they've been going for 25 years.