Way back January, a friend and I made a pledge to support an event; a bike ride from London to Birmingham and then on to a protest outside a factory that makes parts for drones to supply the IDF;
http://www.redspokes.co.uk/thebigride/index.php
Yikes, now, I'm committed to actually doing the ride this weekend (I think I won't mind too much if I don't get offered a shift on Tuesday).
Participation is costing me £100, that's 2 days' pay and a fellow worker has donated £5.
I know that our lives seem precarious at times, in this fast changing world but I met people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and conditions for them are inconceivably oppressive and that's why I'm going on this ride, with a couple of hundred other activists, to raise awareness of Israeli apartheid and to campaign for it to end.
The link below shows how the separation wall, recently constructed by Israel (many more are planned), affects the daily life of Palestinians, an obstacle that confronts people each day on their way to work.
http://www.btselem.org/workers/20160731_inhuman_conditions_in_checkpoints
It has to be pointed out that passing through the many checkpoints is just one example among many ways that Israel administers it's system of apartheid against Palestinians whose land it illegally occupies.
So, the ride is supporting a charity that provides sports activities for children in Gaza, so I'm inviting you to make a donation through the link below.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Rebecca-Rocket1
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