Action Group Meeting - cycling deaths caused by lorries

Sorry I can't make it tonight, However I started a facebook group some time ago to try to raise awareness, but ran out of time to run it properly

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28903548493

Feel free to use it to promote the cause/spread the word etc

Has anyone contacted any other cycling forums?

Tonight --
When you get to the school sign in with security and they will point you to the lecture theatre.

There is 'some' bike parking accessible via security, if you want to lock your bike there try and do so in groups otherwise security get hasseled.

Please give a £1 donation for school. We'll find something to put this in tonight.

Anyone got any flip chart paper/pens?

Any volunteers to take notes?

There is no tea or coffee etc.

Today's Standard

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23746983-details/Man+who+tried+to+save+dying+cyclist+fights+for+road+safety/article.do

i won't be able to make it to london tonight, but would really love to be involved, so if there is anything i can do...

1. K-tee - construction industry and policy
   
2. Ufrasia - Media, Lobbying.
   
3. Greasy - Admin for Ghostbike.uk and CycleSafeLondon
   
4. Skully - (apologies) - AV post production
   
5. Pistanator
   
6. Libi - Media
   
7. CrazyJames - Photography, with contacts in web design/graphic design/branding etc available if needed.
   
8. Multigrooves - Cycletrainer
   
9. Damo (apologies)
   
10. Georgieboy
    
11. Twist305 (apologies) - Citizens Advice Bureau head office
    
12. Digger-Cycle Instructor (apologies)
    
13. Velocio (apologies) LFGSS, CycleSafeLondon
    
14. Wicksie - graphic design, printing, anything to help, make the tea if need be.
    
15. tomiskinky - Graphic Designer
    
16. Chang - Graphic/motion/web/digital design i've got alot of mates that work in marketing/PR could get some media coverage.
    
17. CheBeef - Work at Law Firm (litigation)
    
18. havingamare - photographer
    
19. loftypavement - student
    
20. williamshatnerpants - (apologies) happy to help in any way possible, have volunteered w/ amy gillet foundation (australia)
    
21. Aroogah - IT Services Exec - commercial, strategic, legal
    
22. CHUG_IT (won't be there but..) Barristers of the highest level
    
23. LdnGrrl. - Lots of free time, will help in any way needed
    
24. nuknow - Graphic Design
    
25. Fox - (can't do Tues, could do Wed) marketing/campaigning/PR/lobbying experience
    
26. ftony (apol for mtg + not much free time but...) geographer (access to maps, journals, skilled in spatial analysis etc)
    
27. villa-ru - currently unemployed with plenty of free time and prior experience of herding cats
    
28. G_A_Z - Film Editor
    
29. Ade - Exhibition / Event/ set design and build (access to AV/lighting/sound equipment if required )
    
30. chatters
    
31. Wannabe (apologies) barrister (including crime / road traffic)
    
32. JimboJones (apologies) political campaigning, PR
    
33. Oliver Schick (LCC)
    
34. Tea_bee
    
35. jurivacanze1984
    
36. big in the game - safety engineer
    
37. Timmy
    
38. GA2G - security design (not so useful here though)
    
39. Seak - transport campaigner, media, direct action and 'non-heirarchical meetings facilitator' (e.g. Camp for Climate Action type wavy hands stuff)
    
40. Chats - Media trainee and cycleophile
    
41. Ode. Project Manager- Prince2
    
42. Sparky - Cycling journalist & has space on fourth plinth coming up
    
43. Emilia - copywriting and minor campaigning experience; cycle courier
    
44. Anna
    
45. Fred - agitator
    
46. Kipsy - cartographer (not much use here, can help with 'free' colour laser printing/large format plotting, any other grunt stuff.
    
47. Debra - cycle campaigner
    
48. Dasmiller - design
    
49. texas - transport planner
    
50. Coshgirl - copywriter - contacts inside city hall
    
51. redrider
    
52. BigFatAl - teacher, educational resources, possibly able to provide venue for meetings
    
53. Josephine - lecturer/illustrator, can draw stuff and knows lots of students
    
54. mr lunch - media sound.
    
55. Tom Lynch MBE- (for cycling of course)
    
56. bigbadad - TV Editor/Experience with lorries turning left.
    
57. East End Images - AV industry (access to the PAs, lighting, staging, power distros etc), photography, native speaker of a language used by many lorry drivers involved in collisions in the UK (Polish)
    
58. goodhead - IT Training Manager. - will help in any way possible.
    
59. Nhatt- ex-courier campaigner and bike mechanic
    
60. iscuits - IT Consultant
    
61. Gralegav (apologies) - proof reading (also regulation and compliance, different sector but am used to working with lawyers, drafting responses to consultations etc)
    
62. Howsyourdad? - transport planner engineer working for LCN+ and other cycling projects
    
63. Mattilda- CDF (Cyclists' Defence Fund)
    

please accept my apologies but can't make this evening's meet now..

Unfortunately the meeting is a little too early for me as well, but I'd still like to help in any way I can. If you need more contact details PM me.

1. K-tee - construction industry and policy
   
2. Ufrasia - Media, Lobbying.
   
3. Greasy - Admin for Ghostbike.uk and CycleSafeLondon
   
4. Skully - (apologies) - AV post production
   
5. Pistanator
   
6. Libi - Media
   
7. CrazyJames - Photography, with contacts in web design/graphic design/branding etc available if needed.
   
8. Multigrooves - Cycletrainer
   
9. Damo (apologies)
   
10. Georgieboy
    
11. Twist305 (apologies) - Citizens Advice Bureau head office
    
12. Digger-Cycle Instructor (apologies)
    
13. Velocio (apologies) LFGSS, CycleSafeLondon
    
14. Wicksie - graphic design, printing, anything to help, make the tea if need be.
    
15. tomiskinky - Graphic Designer
    
16. Chang - Graphic/motion/web/digital design i've got alot of mates that work in marketing/PR could get some media coverage.
    
17. CheBeef - Work at Law Firm (litigation)
    
18. havingamare - photographer
    
19. loftypavement - student
    
20. williamshatnerpants
    
21. Aroogah - IT Services Exec - commercial, strategic, legal
    
22. CHUG_IT (won't be there but..) Barristers of the highest level
    
23. LdnGrrl. - Lots of free time, will help in any way needed
    
24. nuknow - Graphic Design
    
25. Fox - (can't do Tues, could do Wed) marketing/campaigning/PR/lobbying experience
    
26. ftony (apol for mtg + not much free time but...) geographer (access to maps, journals, skilled in spatial analysis etc)
    
27. villa-ru - currently unemployed with plenty of free time and prior experience of herding cats
    
28. G_A_Z - Film Editor
    
29. Ade - Exhibition / Event/ set design and build (access to AV/lighting/sound equipment if required )
    
30. chatters
    
31. Wannabe (apologies) barrister (including crime / road traffic)
    
32. JimboJones (apologies) political campaigning, PR
    
33. Oliver Schick (LCC)
    
34. Tea_bee
    
35. jurivacanze1984
    
36. big in the game - safety engineer
    
37. Timmy
    
38. GA2G - security design (not so useful here though)
    
39. Seak - transport campaigner, media, direct action and 'non-heirarchical meetings facilitator' (e.g. Camp for Climate Action type wavy hands stuff)
    
40. Chats - Media trainee and cycleophile
    
41. Ode. Project Manager- Prince2
    
42. Sparky - Cycling journalist & has space on fourth plinth coming up
    
43. Emilia - copywriting and minor campaigning experience; cycle courier
    
44. Anna
    
45. Fred - agitator
    
46. Kipsy - cartographer (not much use here, can help with 'free' colour laser printing/large format plotting, any other grunt stuff.
    
47. Debra - cycle campaigner
    
48. Dasmiller - design
    
49. texas - transport planner
    
50. Coshgirl - copywriter - contacts inside city hall
    
51. redrider
    
52. BigFatAl - teacher, educational resources, possibly able to provide venue for meetings
    
53. Josephine - lecturer/illustrator, can draw stuff and knows lots of students
    
54. mr lunch - media sound.
    
55. Tom Lynch MBE- (for cycling of course)
    
56. bigbadad - TV Editor/Experience with lorries turning left.
    
57. East End Images - AV industry (access to the PAs, lighting, staging, power distros etc), photography, native speaker of a language used by many lorry drivers involved in collisions in the UK (Polish)
    
58. goodhead - IT Training Manager. - will help in any way possible.
    
59. Nhatt- ex-courier campaigner and bike mechanic
    
60. iscuits - IT Consultant
    
61. Gralegav (apologies) - proof reading (also regulation and compliance, different sector but am used to working with lawyers, drafting responses to consultations etc)
    
62. Howsyourdad? - transport planner engineer working for LCN+ and other cycling projects
    
63. Mattilda- CDF (Cyclists' Defence Fund)
    
64. Ojeffcott - (sadly I cannot make it tonight) Lawyer specialising in cycling accidents
    

1. K-tee - construction industry and policy
   
2. Ufrasia - Media, Lobbying.
   
3. Greasy - Admin for Ghostbike.uk and CycleSafeLondon
   
4. Skully - (apologies) - AV post production
   
5. Pistanator
   
6. Libi - Media
   
7. CrazyJames - Photography, with contacts in web design/graphic design/branding etc available if needed.
   
8. Multigrooves - Cycletrainer
   
9. Damo (apologies)
   
10. Georgieboy
    
11. Twist305 (apologies) - Citizens Advice Bureau head office
    
12. Digger-Cycle Instructor (apologies)
    
13. Velocio (apologies) LFGSS, CycleSafeLondon
    
14. Wicksie - graphic design, printing, anything to help, make the tea if need be.
    
15. tomiskinky - Graphic Designer
    
16. Chang - Graphic/motion/web/digital design i've got alot of mates that work in marketing/PR could get some media coverage.
    
17. CheBeef - Work at Law Firm (litigation)
    
18. havingamare - photographer
    
19. loftypavement - student
    
20. williamshatnerpants
    
21. Aroogah - IT Services Exec - commercial, strategic, legal
    
22. CHUG_IT (won't be there but..) Barristers of the highest level
    
23. LdnGrrl. - Lots of free time, will help in any way needed
    
24. nuknow - Graphic Design
    
25. Fox - (can't do Tues, could do Wed) marketing/campaigning/PR/lobbying experience
    
26. ftony (apol for mtg + not much free time but...) geographer (access to maps, journals, skilled in spatial analysis etc)
    
27. villa-ru - currently unemployed with plenty of free time and prior experience of herding cats
    
28. G_A_Z - Film Editor
    
29. Ade - Exhibition / Event/ set design and build (access to AV/lighting/sound equipment if required )
    
30. chatters
    
31. Wannabe (apologies) barrister (including crime / road traffic)
    
32. JimboJones (apologies) political campaigning, PR
    
33. Oliver Schick (LCC)
    
34. Tea_bee
    
35. jurivacanze1984
    
36. big in the game - safety engineer
    
37. Timmy
    
38. GA2G - security design (not so useful here though)
    
39. Seak - transport campaigner, media, direct action and 'non-heirarchical meetings facilitator' (e.g. Camp for Climate Action type wavy hands stuff)
    
40. Chats - Media trainee and cycleophile
    
41. Ode. Project Manager- Prince2
    
42. Sparky - Cycling journalist & has space on fourth plinth coming up
    
43. Emilia - copywriting and minor campaigning experience; cycle courier
    
44. Anna
    
45. Fred - agitator
    
46. Kipsy - cartographer (not much use here, can help with 'free' colour laser printing/large format plotting, any other grunt stuff.
    
47. Debra - cycle campaigner
    
48. Dasmiller - design
    
49. texas - transport planner
    
50. Coshgirl - copywriter - contacts inside city hall
    
51. redrider
    
52. BigFatAl - teacher, educational resources, possibly able to provide venue for meetings
    
53. Josephine - lecturer/illustrator, can draw stuff and knows lots of students
    
54. mr lunch - media sound.
    
55. Tom Lynch MBE- (for cycling of course)
    
56. bigbadad - TV Editor/Experience with lorries turning left.
    
57. East End Images - AV industry (access to the PAs, lighting, staging, power distros etc), photography, native speaker of a language used by many lorry drivers involved in collisions in the UK (Polish)
    
58. goodhead - IT Training Manager(apologies - stuck at work) - will help in any way possible.
    
59. Nhatt- ex-courier campaigner and bike mechanic
    
60. iscuits - IT Consultant
    
61. Gralegav (apologies) - proof reading (also regulation and compliance, different sector but am used to working with lawyers, drafting responses to consultations etc)
    
62. Howsyourdad? - transport planner engineer working for LCN+ and other cycling projects
    
63. Mattilda- CDF (Cyclists' Defence Fund)
    
64. Ojeffcott - (sadly I cannot make it tonight) Lawyer specialising in cycling accidents
    

Sorry have to bail to, consider my services/skills available if/when you need them though.

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum but would love to help out with the campaign in any way. I'm a recent goldsmiths graduate and have skills in media,editing design and making films. I can't make it to the meeting tonight but will follow up on the minutes and posts. I have also been recently researching and putting together a proposal for a documentary on cycling deaths/ghost bikes in london, which I'm trying to get funding for, so if anyone wants to help out or is thinking of doing something similar it would be great to get in touch, jen

1. K-tee - construction industry and policy
   
2. Ufrasia - Media, Lobbying.
   
3. Greasy - Admin for Ghostbike.uk and CycleSafeLondon
   
4. Skully - (apologies) - AV post production
   
5. Pistanator
   
6. Libi - Media
   
7. CrazyJames - Photography, with contacts in web design/graphic design/branding etc available if needed.
   
8. Multigrooves - Cycletrainer
   
9. Damo (apologies)
   
10. Georgieboy
    
11. Twist305 (apologies) - Citizens Advice Bureau head office
    
12. Digger-Cycle Instructor (apologies)
    
13. Velocio (apologies) LFGSS, CycleSafeLondon
    
14. Wicksie - graphic design, printing, anything to help, make the tea if need be.
    
15. tomiskinky - Graphic Designer
    
16. Chang - Graphic/motion/web/digital design i've got alot of mates that work in marketing/PR could get some media coverage.
    
17. CheBeef - Work at Law Firm (litigation)
    
18. havingamare - photographer
    
19. loftypavement - student
    
20. williamshatnerpants
    
21. Aroogah - IT Services Exec - commercial, strategic, legal
    
22. CHUG_IT (won't be there but..) Barristers of the highest level
    
23. LdnGrrl. - Lots of free time, will help in any way needed
    
24. nuknow - Graphic Design
    
25. Fox - (can't do Tues, could do Wed) marketing/campaigning/PR/lobbying experience
    
26. ftony (apol for mtg + not much free time but...) geographer (access to maps, journals, skilled in spatial analysis etc)
    
27. villa-ru - currently unemployed with plenty of free time and prior experience of herding cats
    
28. G_A_Z - Film Editor
    
29. Ade - Exhibition / Event/ set design and build (access to AV/lighting/sound equipment if required )
    
30. chatters
    
31. Wannabe (apologies) barrister (including crime / road traffic)
    
32. JimboJones (apologies) political campaigning, PR
    
33. Oliver Schick (LCC)
    
34. Tea_bee
    
35. jurivacanze1984
    
36. big in the game - safety engineer
    
37. Timmy
    
38. GA2G - security design (not so useful here though)
    
39. Seak - transport campaigner, media, direct action and 'non-heirarchical meetings facilitator' (e.g. Camp for Climate Action type wavy hands stuff)
    
40. Chats - Media trainee and cycleophile
    
41. Ode. Project Manager- Prince2
    
42. Sparky - Cycling journalist & has space on fourth plinth coming up
    
43. Emilia - copywriting and minor campaigning experience; cycle courier
    
44. Anna
    
45. Fred - agitator
    
46. Kipsy - cartographer (not much use here, can help with 'free' colour laser printing/large format plotting, any other grunt stuff.
    
47. Debra - cycle campaigner
    
48. Dasmiller - design
    
49. texas - transport planner
    
50. Coshgirl - copywriter - contacts inside city hall
    
51. redrider
    
52. BigFatAl - teacher, educational resources, possibly able to provide venue for meetings
    
53. Josephine - lecturer/illustrator, can draw stuff and knows lots of students
    
54. mr lunch - media sound.
    
55. Tom Lynch MBE- (for cycling of course)
    
56. bigbadad - TV Editor/Experience with lorries turning left.
    
57. East End Images - AV industry (access to the PAs, lighting, staging, power distros etc), photography, native speaker of a language used by many lorry drivers involved in collisions in the UK (Polish)
    
58. goodhead - IT Training Manager(apologies - stuck at work) - will help in any way possible.
    
59. Nhatt- ex-courier campaigner and bike mechanic
    
60. iscuits - IT Consultant
    
61. Gralegav (apologies) - proof reading (also regulation and compliance, different sector but am used to working with lawyers, drafting responses to consultations etc)
    
62. Howsyourdad? - transport planner engineer working for LCN+ and other cycling projects
    
63. Mattilda- CDF (Cyclists' Defence Fund)
    
64. Ojeffcott - (sadly I cannot make it tonight) Lawyer specialising in cycling accidents
    
65. Evil Munchkin (Photography)
    

Hope it went well, keen to hear what happened...

Hope it went well, keen to hear what happened...

Ditto.

dittox2

Sorry I couldn't make it. Looking forward to readin the write-up.

We had a very constructive and inspiring meeting. More notes to follow soon, no doubt.

I would love to help out but life is majorly taking a turn for the stressful at the moment, I still have plans to complete my ghost bike book, and get it out to various HGV training schools etc... will post more details later

Interim Brief feedback from the meeting. Loads of great ideas flying around.

We need to all have a central message.
What is it?
‘’Reduce cyclists deaths by HGVs to zero’’:

• We are campaigning to stop HGVs killing cyclists.
  
• We want to restrict HGVs in city centres.
  
• Cyclists cant share with lethal lorries that don’t 'see' them.
  
  

We agreed on a number of work groups:
· Direct Action Group – demos, protest, rides, stickers, public awareness, promoting cause
· *PR/ Design/Comms *- T-shirts, events, armbands, rides, stickers, website, forum, wiki...
· Media/Film – producing film
· Lobbying - pushing policy, MPs, govt
· Data/Enforcement/Legal – location of collision spots, data collected at collision - collate and present to show trends and use as communication tool. Legal hurdles/solutions - enforcing new restrictions/requirements.

All the groups came up with a spoke/chair and will communicate the actions they
came up with.

Still discussing the best way to open all this information to everyone.

Please have a look and see which work group you can join.

More to follow..

appologies for the no show, the location put it too far out to make the appointment i had after. keep me updated and include me in the Direct Action group please

Dear All

Thank you so much for trecking across London to spend your precious time with us last night. Those who couldnt make it thank you for you offers of help.

What we need to do now is ensure we dont loose momentum and make sure we have a communication system that captures every issue and every person. We need a group of people who can devise this - lead by velocio and adam? (who I was talking to last night).

We envisage a working live network divided into the working groups we created last night, and managed by a leader - are the leaders last night happy to continue leading, or otherwise the groups can decide themselves if there is an obvious leader.

It is really important for the leader to have the time and inclination to take control of that group, pick up all the offers of help and organise how they are going to collect their issues, choose their priorites and organise their action and most importantly feed back to the rest of the group. They could nominate a deputy to help. I envisaged each group has a list of members with their skills - like we did on the orginal list - and then each group meeting (probably in person at least at first) and working out their action. And then the leader feeds back to everyone once a month - maybe the last monday of each month - their issues, and we can all vote on any decisisons by the friday of that week.

An example: we need a logo, and we need stickers. The design group meets, with everyone bringing their proposals (but also starting off with what already exists and has been done by others - this isnt a new problem - I have seen at least 3 existing sticker designs already) the group plays with the ideas, decides on the top three. The top three are fed back, by the leader, for everyone to vote on. By the friday of the last week of the month we have a result. Then we can all go and and post our stickers (also need to decide how to source, print and distribute them - dont forget about these admin/implimentation issues as well - the best ideas are no good if we cant bring them all the way to fruition).

And meanwhile the direct action group are coming up with their top 3 proposals of direct action eg where and when we do a guerilla sticker dump eg a windscreen sized bike on each hgv windscreen we see with a strapline 'Now can you see me?', or targeting specific companies like turning up at crossrail one day and blasting their trucks...

So we have co-ordinated, planned action that we all buy into, and that is as hard hitting as possible. We need to be coherent, we dont want one group running off doing stuff that others disagree with. We have to stay united and empowered.

So if the group leaders can email their conclusions of their workign group discussions last night to me at whathappenedonfeb5@ymail.com I will write them up and post them.

Meanwhile we need to set up a system so the groups can communicate with their members and everyone who couldnt make the meeting can sign up to their relevant group or groups (if the group becomes to big or diverse the leader just splits it in two, and allocates new leaders.) It is imperative that each group nominates one person to collect the main points and report back otherwise we will degenerate into chat and no action. Velocio and Adam and whoever can you work that out? maybe you need a comms/systems/network group to decide the best way. We need people in that group who can handle data, and distribute and organise. We dont wnat to re-invet the wheel so we need an area where we can put up all the kinds of info that we talked about last night, like the original 'no witness no justice' campaign, or the existing work at lambeth training all drivers and all the stuff that roadpeace is doing etc etc.

Ok? Email me your stuff asap and Ill write it up and post it. I have time today but going back up north friday when I will be struggling for time.

So, in conlusion, all this info that is coming in I, and anyone else, can just forward it to the relevant group to deal with and we should just run along ourselves like a well oiled machine....

I feel so relieved, like a massive weight of my shoulders. THANK YOU. I hope it works.

There's a really good project management website out there, called Huddle.

it might be helpful in co-ordination
http://www.huddle.net/

Can I suggest that instead of people posting their allegience to a particular working group that an open poll may be of more use. People vote on a single working group that they would like to be in (and PM the leader of any other's if they really want to do more than one) and the leaders can start by collecting names from there. It'll probably get confusing otherwise.

There's a really good project management website out there, called Huddle.

it might be helpful in co-ordination
http://www.huddle.net/

Too nuts... too complex. I'm opting for stuff people know already and are comfortable using.

Can I suggest that instead of people posting their allegience to a particular working group that an open poll may be of more use. People vote on a single working group that they would like to be in (and PM the leader of any other's if they really want to do more than one) and the leaders can start by collecting names from there. It'll probably get confusing otherwise.

This won't be organised on LFGSS.

I've got a communications plan and it's being put into action over the next day or two.

Essentially there is going to be 1 website that does this:
1) For the supporters/followers or those interested... a public front page informs them of key things that have happened, press, lobbying, etc.
2) For the supporters/followers or those interested... an email list in which "news" announcements will be posted.
3) For those involved in the action group and working groups a Wiki (same as Wikipedia) will allow all of the information to be gathered and managed.
4) For those involved in the action group and working groups, a number of email lists will be created to allow for the discussion/organisation to take place... anything that gets agreed should be put into the wiki so that it becomes public

So it's pretty simple, if you're involved and active you communicate and work in your small groups via email, which everyone already has, and via the Wiki when you need to share and work on things.

If your role is simply a support, someone willing to help with lobbying, spreading the word, etc... then you just subscribe to the RSS of the blog and there will be an "announce" email list that lets you know when that gets updated, etc.

Communications will be kept simples, and this will be put in place very soon.

We need to remember that not everyone is on LFGSS, not everyone is fluent with discussion forums and web 2.0 applications, and the technology is second to getting things done.

So with that in mind... simple tools that people know brought together to get things done.