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Steve Norwick Support Ride
7 a.m. Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Ride to the Robert Cowart Arraignment
Tomorrow, June 13th at 7:00 a.m., please join Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and Santa Rosa Cycling Club for a short ride in support of Steve Norwick. We'll meet at 6:50 a.m. at Old Courthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa, and ride up Mendocino Ave
The ride is in support of Norwick, a just-retired Sonoma State University professor, and avid cyclist who remains in the hospital in a coma after being hit by Cowart's pick-up truck on Friday. After crashing into Norwick, Cowart fled the scene. We understand Steve's condition has not changed.
When we ride tomorrow, we will ride respectfully, honoring all signals and the rules of the road. Tom Helm is our ride leader.
If you would like to ride, RSVP to Sandra@BikeSonoma.org. We need to get a handle on how many riders we'll have, so your RSVP is very important.
SCBC will provide secure bicycle parking in the parking lot just east of the north entrance to the courthouse (600 Administration Drive).
Steve's supporters are welcome to either:
a) Go inside the building to be present for the arraignment.
b) Stay outside and hold a sign in support of Steve Norwick.
c) Continue on to work or wherever you may need to be.
Whatever choice you make, please approach your actions from the point of view of supporting Steve Norwick. Our respectful and peaceful presence will make the right kind of impression.
If you choose to a) go inside for the hearing, please be aware of the following:
1. You will have to go through security at either the north or south entrance. This could take a full half hour of waiting in line. You may not take inside: any tools (bike tools, including CO2 canisters) or anything that can be used as a weapon, weapons themselves, food of any kind, water -- except in a sealed, never-opened bottle. Security recommends that you leave behind keys and other metal objects; your bag is subject to check, so you may want to leave it behind with your bike. You may carry your helmet into the courtroom, but you may not wear it or display it prominently.
2. There is a dress code, and a professional appearance is expected. Shorts are not allowed in the court, nor are hats or bicycle cleats. You may not wear anything with a printed message, and you may not display a sign in the courtroom.
3. The capacity of the courtroom is very small, and only a few people may be able to enter the courtroom. There is some standing room in the hallway. We need to be mindful that there will be others who need to be in the courtroom, both for this case and others.
4. We have no idea how long the hearing will take, and where on the docket Cowart will land. He might be at the beginning, the middle, or the end. That means there might be little, some, or a lot of waiting.
If you choose to b) stay outside and hold a sign, please bring a sign, in your handwriting, that reads "I SUPPORT STEVE NORWICK." Many signs sending a unified message will be the most powerful.
Remember to RSVP to Sandra@BikeSonoma.org.
Thank you for joining us tomorrow in support of Steve Norwick.
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