Activism

Critical Mass is a bicycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.

Much of the media's preception of Critical Mass rides have often highlighted the group's protest activities,  and while the ride was originally founded with the idea of drawing attention to how unfriendly the city was to bicyclists, the participants have insisted that these events should be viewed as "celebrations" and spontaneous gatherings, and not as protests or organized demonstrations.

Marijuana as medicine has been a politically charged topic in this country for more than three decades. Despite overwhelming public support and growing scientific evidence of its therapeutic effects (relief of the nausea caused by chemotherapy for cancer and AIDS, control over seizures or spasticity caused by epilepsy or MS, and relief from chronic and acute pain, to name a few), the drug remains illegal under federal law.

GRUB is a twice a month community dinner hosted by Jeff Stark and the anarchist network, In Our Hearts. 

The dinner is no charge, (though donations are encouraged) and is situated in a relaxed environment, open for anybody interested in attending. The dinners run every first and third Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Imminent Disaster is a Brooklyn-based artist known for her street and fine art wheatpastes and silkscreened prints. She first started doing street art as a way of culture jamming and has since been developing pieces that explore the tensions between present day and historical New York. In addition to her shows at Ad Hoc Art, Imminent Disaster has participated in Wooster on Spring and the Miss Rockaway Armada project with the artist SWOON.