Save the date for:
The Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance 21st Annual Pedal for Peace Bike-a-thon
To support Peace with Justice in Latin America
Sunday, October 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance
Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities Chicago-Guatemala Partnership
Schedule and Route:
1:00-2:00 Registration Meet at the Clock Tower near the Totem Pole (Lake Shore Dr. & Addison) or at the ‘Dog Water Station’ (55th St. on the bike path).
2:00 Start Riding! Choose between the 12 or 24 mile loop along the beautiful lake front.
4:30 Fiesta! Relax, rest and enjoy some great food and music from Latin America.
Riders Receive Riders receive refreshments on the ride and are invited to the post-pedal fiesta. Also a Pedal for Peace T-shirt FREE with $100 in pledges!
Registration fees: $10 Individual, $15 Family with one adult and children, $20 Family with two adults and children, $5 Students and seniors and low-income.
Download a brochure and registation form here.
For more information, please contact Sharon Hunter-Smith at (773) 293-3680 or shunter-smith@crln.org
A donation to PEDAL FOR PEACE will help support the following projects:
CHICAGO-CINQUERA SISTER CITIES
Cinquera, a small town in north-central El Salvador, was abandoned during the civil war which ended in 1992. After the war, Cinquera was repopulated and continues to thrive today. The sister-city relationship between Chicago and Cinquera, dating from 1992, supports the local Association for Municipal Reconstruction and Development (ARDM). Funds raised by
Pedal for Peace will go to expand the work of the Youth Radio project and support the ongoing work of ARDM. See our website:
www.chicagocinquera.org. CHICAGO-CINQUERA SISTER CITIES is a local chapter of US-El Salvador Sister Cities:
www.us-elsalvador-sisters.org.
Local contacts: Sheila Brady: (773) 561-4208 or Jim Hoover jimmyishere@hotmail.com.
GUATEMALA PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Saq Ja’, one of 440 villages destroyed by the Guatemalan Army during the 80's, continues its rebuilding process with the support of friends in Chicago. Education is always a priority. This year Pedal for Peace donations will be used for scholarships for all community children ready to attend Basico (middle school) now that this school the villagers built can accommodate all 3 Basico levels. A new pilot program of raising milk cows, for children’s nutrition and market sales, will be started with 3 cows and 6 families. If successful we will be asked to help fund an expansion to the whole village. Contact: Mary Naftzger (773)373-7805 (English) or Virgilio Vicente (773)493-6114 (Spanish, K’iche)
NUEVA ESPERANZA (CHACULÁ), Guatemala
Since 1994, CMSA has supported this community of former refugees through annual visits, accompaniment and advocacy. In the face of many difficulties, the community has become a thriving village, complete with a school, health clinic, several small businesses, and secure housing for all families. Our donation will help to provide education for children from the village and neighboring poor communities.
Contact: CMSA at (773) 293-3680 or cmsa@chicagosanctuary.org
CADEP
CADEP (the “Echoes of the Pacific” Artistic Dance Corps) of Tumaco, Colombia, uses dance, music, story-telling and art to teach Afro-Colombian children, youth, and elders about their human, territorial, and cultural rights. They provide classes and cultural presentations in the southwestern coastal region of Colombia, an area that is marked by economic inequality, displacement, and violent conflicts between various armed groups. Three members of this organization are currently being hosted in Chicago by CMSA’s Colombia Sanctuary Project (CCSP), which provides protection for human rights defenders who are forced to leave Colombia.
CCSP Contact: Paul Horst, 773-293-3680, phorst@chicagosanctuary.org.
CONCERN AMERICA
Concern America trains local populations in health, education, agriculture and appropriate technology. In Colombia, their “Integrated Community Health Project” works with 40 predominantly Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities to train community-based health promoters and midwives. Funds raised by Pedal for Peace will help enable boat travel to remote communities in the unstable Chocó and Antioquía regions. Local contacts: Cat Quinn and John Straw (773) 290-8692, Concern America Chicago Branch Office.
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