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Pedal for the Planet
By Alan Septoff
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Pedal for the Planet is a chance for individuals, organizations and communities to join together to ensure that Canada does its fair share to tackle the climate crisis. Using bikes, trains and other modes of green transport, we will demonstrate our personal commitment to change, and relay our expectations for a Copenhagen climate treaty on to Ottawa.
Pedal for the Planet is a KYOTOplus initiative supported by Sierra Club Canada, Sierra Youth Coalition, Oxfam Canada, Climate Action Network and other organizations across the country.
A note from Mike Buckthought of Sierra Club Canada who is Pedaling for the Planet as you read this:
This summer, people across Canada are joining Pedal for the Planet, a cross-country relay for climate action.
We will ride to Ottawa, relaying a message to Members of Parliament – Canada must do its fair share to tackle the climate crisis.
The riders are now cycling across Ontario and Quebec. Join the ride from Kingston to Ottawa, September 12-14 – or join us on Parliament Hill, September 15. Let’s stop Canada’s backpedalling on climate change.
Pedal for the Planet / Pédalez pour la planète:
www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal__
Thursday, September 10
- 4 pm – Pedal for the Planet riders arrive in Kingston.
- 5 – 6:30 pm – Tar Sands Teach-in, with Clayton Thomas-Muller, Indigenous Environmental Network. Learn about the devastating impacts of the tar sands. Location: Mackintosh Corry B201, Queen’s University. A Pedal for the Planet event, brought to you by the Indigenous Environmental Network, OPIRG Kingston and Sierra Club Canada.
- Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128668597133.
Friday, September 11
- 9 am – Pedal for the Planet riders will go on a tour of Wolfe Island, visiting the wind turbines.
Saturday, September 12
- 9:30 – 10:30 am – Join Pedal for the Planet riders outside the main doors of Kingston City Hall, 216 Ontario St. Ride from Kingston to Ottawa leaves at 10:30 am.
Join the Ride from Kingston to Ottawa!
- To register for the Kingston to Ottawa ride, download a form and email it to Emma Cane, emmac@sierraclub.ca. http://kyotoplus.ca/pedal/?page_id=1329
- For more info about Pedal for the Planet rides and events, visit http://www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal.
- Help spread the word – join the Facebook group and events, and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=91605064668
Pedalling to Parliament on September 15th
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=242190970245
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