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SUMMARY:Second Annual All Day Ride for Palestine 🇵🇸
STATUS:CONFIRMED
LOCATION:Honey Latte Cafe\, Buckman
DESCRIPTION:It's the third anniversary of October 7th. Let's ride our bikes
  together to mourn the dead and honor all those fighting for a better worl
 d.\n\nThis casual-paced ride starts in the morning and ends in the evening
 \, bringing chanting and Palestinian music to all quadrants of the city. \
 n\nThere will be lots of stops along the way for food and activities\, and
  we welcome you to join at whichever stop is convenient for you and ride w
 ith us as long as you like. The full list of stops/times will be posted cl
 oser to the date of the ride.\n\nInexperienced riders and families with ki
 ds are welcome\, but for those bringing kids\, please note that we can't p
 romise there won't be any dirty language in our playlist! 🙉\n\nDon't fo
 rget your keffiyehs and flags 🇵🇸\n\n--------------------------------
 ------------------\n\nWHY WE RIDE ON OCTOBER 7:\n\nOctober 7th marks the a
 nniversary of the start of a genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza. Co
 nservative estimates put the death toll at 70\,000+. The true number is li
 kely much higher\, with many deaths going unreported as the dead are lost 
 under the rubble. The International Association of Genocide Scholars has c
 oncluded that this is\, in fact\, a genocide. \n\nWe ride\, first and fore
 most\, to mourn the victims of this ongoing genocide\, and to raise awaren
 ess of the fact that many Palestinians are still fighting for their lives.
 \n\nBut we also ride for another reason: to honor those who are fighting b
 ack and making changes – including those doing so right here in Portland
 . Because October 7th wasn't just the start of a horrific genocide\; it wa
 s also the start of a major shift in Western awareness. Abuses that Palest
 inians have endured for decades are finally being seen and talked about wi
 dely\, and change is happening.\n\nWe recognize that the popularization of
  the Palestinian cause has also come with a push to assign blame to singul
 ar bad actors and their associated political parties – a convenient stra
 tegy for war profiteers who want us to look the other way while they conti
 nue to bulldoze Gaza. \n\nIf you've been paying attention to current event
 s\, you likely know that politicians like Trump do not emerge from a vacuu
 m\; his political rise was supported and enabled at all levels of American
  society. Likewise\, Netanyahu's criminal actions can't be considered aber
 rant when recent polls have shown that a majority of Israelis support the 
 removal of Palestinians from Gaza. Corruption and racism is deeply entrenc
 hed in our intertwined societies\, enabled by corporations\, real estate m
 oguls\, and power-hungry religious leaders. We can't escape the problems b
 y installing new political leaders within the same fundamentally flawed sy
 stem. \n\nAnd so it is crucial to reject superficial political solutions\,
  and celebrate those who are working to shake up the system at a foundatio
 nal level. \n\nWe honor dock workers who refuse to load weapons shipments\
 , volunteers traveling to the West Bank to defend Palestinian farmers\, lo
 cal activists working to pass human rights legislation\, journalists getti
 ng information past walls of propaganda\, communities coming together to p
 rotect their immigrant neighbors from ICE\, and many others who've put the
 ir bodies and livelihoods on the line to stand up for what's right.\n\nAnd
  we ourselves are part of this movement when we ride our bikes together. W
 hen we choose a means of transportation that isn't powered by fossil fuels
 \, we reject the idea that oil companies like Chevron have the right to dr
 ill in occupied Palestinian waters\, and we reject the normalization of ha
 nding over our $$ to corporations that require violent US imperialism to t
 hrive. \n\nFree Palestine isn't just a phrase\; it's an action. \n\nSee yo
 u on the ride.\n\n🇵🇸🇵🇸🚲🚲🚲\n\nLeer más: https://biiik
 es.com/es/pdx/second-annual-all-day-ride-for-palestine-pqr3bkf/2026-10-07
URL:https://biiikes.com/es/pdx/second-annual-all-day-ride-for-palestine-pqr
 3bkf/2026-10-07
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