Ottawa Initiative
Video: Fundraising session at Ryerson university, July 11th 2009
Information for Cyclists
Show your courage, test your muscles and be part of an amazing Human Rights initiative by joining us in a five day journey that you’ll never forget! Cycling for Human Rights in Iran is not a race and you do not need to be an athlete to participate. You just need to attend the training rides, take part in our very creative and fun fundraising events, and contribute both your ideas and enthusiasm.
Forms included to be signed and returned BEFORE departure:
Please return the signed copies to the volunteer coordinator (volunteer.chri@gmail.com )or to Ali, at one the training rides or on the pre-departure packing day (Friday, July 24th).
How to qualify for CHRI 2009 Toronto to Ottawa bike ride
How will we support you in this journey?
Recycling
Use the designated receptacles for recycling. Please use the plate provided to you and pack your own cutlery and coffee mug — use them whenever possible to help us minimize unnecessary garbage.
Litter
All garbage must be placed in the appropriate receptacles. Do not litter under any circumstances!
Volunteers
To volunteer as a crew member, please email “volunteer.chri@gmail.com”. We will respond with a package with detailed information about the event. Thank you.
There are many ways you can volunteer for CHRI. We are particularly in need of two drivers to drive our van and a support truck during the journey.
Stay tuned for more information!
Cycling Plan – Toronto to Ottawa
Community Group Ride
Queen’s Park – 1 Bay Street (3.2 km)
CHRI Group Ride – Instructors: Mehdi Mollahasani, Ali Karmzadeh Bangi and Ali Razavi – Team A, B and C
1 Bay Street – Birchmound Park (Kingston Rd & Danforth Ave) (12.6 km)
We Had lunch before we split the three teams
Day 1 – Trip 1 – Instructor: Mehdi Mollahasani – Team A
Support Vehicle: Van
Birchmound Park (Kingston Rd & Danforth Ave) – Newcastle, Clarington, ON (63.0 km)
Truck will be picking you up at King St. W & Mill St N (Newcastle, Clarington, ON)
Day 1 – Trip 2 – Instructor: Ali Karimzadeh Bangi – Team B
Support Vehicle: Van
Truck will be dropping you off at King St. W & Mill St N (Newcastle, Clarington, ON)
Newcastle, Clarington, ON – Brighton, ON (76.6 km)
Truck will be picking you up at Main St & Young St (Brighton, ON)
Break every 25km
Day 1 – Trip 3 – Instructor: Ali Razavi – Team C
Support Vehicle: Small Car
Truck will be dropping you off at Main St & Young St (Brighton, ON)
Brighton, ON – Kingston, ON (109 km)
Break every 35km
End of Day 1 – We Stayed at Queen’s University over night
Day 2 – Trip 1 – Instructor: Ali Karimzadeh Bangi – Team B
Kingston, ON – Westport, ON (55.4 km)
Truck will be picking you up at Concession St & Rideau St (Westport, ON)
Truck will be dropping you off at Carling Ave and Greenview Ave (Ottawa, ON)
Break every 20km
Day 2 – Trip 2 – Instructor: Mehdi Mollahasani – Team A
Truck will be dropping you off at Concession St & Rideau St (Westport, ON)
Westport, ON – Tennyson, Beckwith, ON (49.1 km)
Truck will be picking you up at Tennyson Rd & 7th Line Beckwith (Tennyson, Beckwith, ON)
Break every 15km
Day 2 – Trip 3 – Instructor: Ali Razavi – Team C
Truck will be dropping you off at Tennyson Rd & 7th Line Beckwith (Tennyson, Beckwith, ON)
Tennyson, Beckwith, ON – Carling Ave and Greenview Ave, Ottawa, ON (49.5 km)
Break every 30km
Day 2 Total: 164.9 km
End of Day 2 – Some of us stayed at University of Ottawa, but most of us were invited by the the Ottawa Iranian and Canadian community to stay at their house as guests.
Day 3 – CHRI Group Ride – Instructors: Mehdi Mollahasani, Ali Karmzadeh Bangi and Ali Razavi – Team A, B and C
We started the day from Amnesty International Building in Ottawa. We then cycled to Parliament Hill before ending our ride at the Human Rights Monument.
We had lunch at The Imperial and then headed towards the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran.
Click Here to view the route map
Sign the Amnesty International Petition
Iranians have been intimidated, arrested, wounded or killed by the authorities when they took to the streets in peaceful protest of the official results of the 2009 Presidential Elections. Many of them are still held as prisoners, while others have gone missing. These human rights violations cannot be condoned.
Your help is needed at this critical moment for human rights in Iran.
Please help us by
* Signing the Amnesty International Petition calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately release all political prisoners and imprisoned activists.
* Join us as we make our way to Ottawa to deliver the petition to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Si
