Inji El Abd is a woman co-founder of Green Arm, a platform for environmental ideas in Egypt, and the Cycling for Change movement. She writes about the Cycling for Change’s demonstration of more than 150 cyclists in Cairo, demanding for a better future and the end of the regime, in January 2011. A month later, the revolution evolved into a green revolution, with people cleaning the Tahrir square and repairing the public space. Under the previous regime, it was difficult for cyclists to gather, as they were harassed by authorities, but now, with the right to peacefully demonstrate, there is hope for a more cycling-friendly city. Critical Mass is a bicycling event that happens worldwide every month, aimed at creating social space for cyclists, which has been considered as a cycling protest in many cities. Photo credit: Green Prophet
