I know the war years were hard on the French people, but looking at those pictures of the streets of Paris not clogged with autos is really something.
On Saturday, December 7, 2013 11:41:01 AM UTC-6, Jan Heine wrote: > > I hadn't really thought about bicycles as a tool for resistance in today's > society. That may explain why some drivers are so enraged by cyclists on > the road! > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at www.janheine.wordpress.com > > On Saturday, December 7, 2013 8:25:59 AM UTC-8, Addison wrote: >> >> Thank you for sharing this! I've been fascinated by WWII, the >> resistance, and the holocaust, for years. Studied the history and the >> literature pretty extensively. I recently wrote a piece about bicycles as >> a symbol/tool of resistance. It was inspired by a history professor and a >> discussion we had. >> >> >> http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-bicycleresistance-is-futile.html >> >> Thanks again, >> >> >> Addison Wilhite, M.A. >> >> Academy of Arts, Careers and >> Technology<http://www.washoecountyschools.org/aact/> >> >> >> *“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”* >> >> Educator: Professional Portfolio <http://addisonwilhite.blogspot.com/> >> >> Blogger: Reno Rambler <http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/> >> >> Bicycle Advocate: Regional Transportation Commission, Bicycle Pedestrian >> Advisory >> Committee<http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-22-124.html> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Jan Heine <hei...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> It always amazes me how much resilience people show when faced with >>> difficult conditions. During my research on the René Herse story, I was >>> surprised to learn that cycling and even the building of high-end bicycles >>> continued during the German occupation of France during the war. Recently, >>> I came across a bunch of photos online that illustrate many aspects of >>> cycling (and life) during that time – see my blog post at >>> >>> http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/cycling-under-the- >>> german-occupation/ >>> >>> It was a terrible time, but I find the resilience of the people, and >>> especially the cyclists, and the risks they took to help one another, very >>> inspiring. >>> >>> Jan Heine >>> Editor >>> Bicycle Quarterly >>> www.bikequarterly.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
