Hello everyone,
The Sunday, July 19 Big Ride for Palestine is just weeks away!
For the third time, we are joining with the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) in their annual bike ride fundraiser for emergency aid to Palestine and Lebanon.
The route has been determined, registration is OPEN and we are signing up volunteers to help out on the day of the ride. If you think you can help, please view the options and sign up here.
Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome at this family-friendly event. To register for the ride, or just to support it with a donation, visit the Madison team page and follow the directions.
Everyone who registers by July 15 will receive a Ride for Palestine T-shirt. Riders are encouraged to register now and build support for their personal ride among friends, family, and colleagues to make this year’s event even more successful than last year, when the Madison ride raised over $16,000 for desperately needed emergency relief in Gaza.
Designed to be family-friendly and open to everyone regardless of biking ability, the ride has both short (5 mile) and longer (8.5 mile) options. It will begin at 10 am with a brief sendoff at the north end of Olin Park on the south shore of Lake Monona.Riders will then follow the Wingra Creek bike path to Midland Park, a distance of about 2.5 miles. They can then choose to take a break, or to continue on for another 3.5 mile loop around Henry Vilas Zoo before returning together to Olin Park. The ride is expected to conclude by 2 pm. Entrance is Lakeside Street.
Bike decorations, watermelon and ice water will be available at Olin Park, and participants are encouraged to wear kuffiyas and decorate bikes in solidarity with the children of Palestine and Lebanon. The ride is free and open to the public, and anyone is welcome to come cheer on or join the riders.
In addition to MRSCP and Palestine Partners, the event is co-sponsored by Madison Jewish Voice for Peace, Madison Mennonite Action, WORT FM Community Radio, Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement, Veterans for Peace Madison — Clarence Kailin Chapter 25, Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America, Madison for a World BEYOND War, Families for Justice Dane County, UW Madison Students for Justice in Palestine, Madison trans* intergenerational mutual aid project, and Interfaith Peace Working Group.
Check the Facebook event for any updates.
As always, thanks for your support and we hope to see you on July 19!
Barb O. for MRSCP
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 