“Lefebvre meets Mash” “Communist Words.” “This nearly made me tear up with joy.” Reviews are in 👍 With cities more restricted than ever, this documentary looks at how alleycats push back against enclosed city space and create the ultimate Playground. Researcher & Script: Norman Duncan @through_everything_messengers Narrator: Grace Kavanagh @graceelesss Editor: Claire Tayler @de.tour Narration Recording & Mastering: Henry Dabrowski German Subtitles: Josh Meissner @joshm.de & Tine Heni Proofing: Natasha Meissner @natashalee.m & Claire Fyson @clairefys With thanks to: Leisure Studies Association, Freilauf @freilaufcamp , CYCLOCAMP Zagreb, and Bike Messenger Film Festival @bmff.109 Thank you to contributors: @hush__er & @the_analogue_syndicate @franncogrd @matheus_tannus @lucasbrunelle @358narada @felix_le_chat_presse @trackloscotia @maxmudroom @corbaciofff @ottovommob Thank you to all the messengers who made this possible, past and present.

What can we learn from bike messenger alleycats? Playground. Now on YouTube. Playground looks at how alleycats push back against enclosed city space, and change the ideas of dominance and exploitation. Ultimately: how we truly reclaim the streets as our own. Fun. Friction. Conflict. They’re the ultimate emancipation for the bike messenger who spends their life so intimately tied to the enclosed streets of the city. Rejecting the ideas of enclosure. Creating the ultimate playground. Playground is made together with Norman Duncan @through_everything_messengers , a PhD researcher and bike messenger focusing on reclaiming the “right to the city” through urban organisation in both work and leisure, with a focus on alleycats. Thank you to contributors: @hush__er & @the_analogue_syndicate @franncogrd @matheus_tannus @lucasbrunelle @358narada @felix_le_chat_presse @trackloscotia @maxmudroom @corbaciofff @ottovommob Researcher & Script: Norman Duncan @through_everything_messengers Narrator: Grace Kavanagh @graceelesss Editor: Claire Tayler @de.tour Narration Recording & Mastering: Henry Dabrowski German Subtitles: Josh Meissner @joshm.de & Tine Heni Proofing: Natasha Meissner @natashalee.m & Claire Fyson @clairefys With thanks to: Leisure Studies Association, Freilauf @freilaufcamp , CYCLOCAMP Zagreb, and Bike Messenger Film Festival @bmff.109 Thank you to all the messengers who made this possible, past and present.

New substack! Discussing urban-geography from the bike-messenger perspective. First post: Cars have managed to dominate our cities, forcing everything else to exist in-between. But how has this happened? And what do we need to have more livable cities? Link in bio. . . . . . . #bikemessenger #messlife #urbangeography #substack #transport #cycling #media #policy #politics

Landed in Switzerland for the second phase of the research starting with @fahrradkurierkrufreiburg and moving to @cmwc2024zurich . . . . . . . #bikemessenger #messlife #cmwc2024zurich #alleycatrace

First print run of the zine is here! Thank you to everyone who supported the digital version (link still in bio). I will be at @cmwc2024zurich with these so come find me if you want a copy. If you make a donation of €10 to @gazasunbirds then you get a copy for free! . . . . . . . #bikemessenger #messlife #alleycatrace #alleycat #zine #cmwcyokohama #cmwc2023 #cmwc2024zurich #cmwczürich