The Back Alley Cat Bike Ride

Visitors to San Francisco delight at the compellingly arrayed characters on the street. On September 22, two groups of them will bike from Gandhi's statue at the Ferry Terminal to raise awareness and funds. The Back Alley Cat Bike Ride will benefit the San Francisco Bike Messengers Union and the Erotic Services Providers Union, and the short ride will culminate in a wingding at the Eagle on 12th Street, with entertainment provided by punk bands (for the bike messengers) and burlesque acts (for the sex workers). We're hoping that now that prostitutes are on bikes, the bike messengers will try out sex work for future fundraisers.

· Erotic Services Providers Union (espu-ca.org)