June 8th, 2009 by Climate Ride Staff
Join Team “Transatlantic Climate Bridge” to raise funds for the nonprofits Focus the Nation; Clean-Air, Cool-Planet; and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, to support Brita Climate Ride, a 300-mile bike ride from New York City to Washington to raise awareness of climate change: http://www.climateride.org/. Featuring
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Patrick Serfass, Team XTreme4 (2008 Race Across America winner)
James Cocks, Co-Producer of Hammer & Cycle
Eric Gilliland, Executive Director, Washington Area Bicyclist Association
Caeli Quinn (Founder) and Blake Holiday (Ride Director), Climate Ride
The award-winning films Hammer and Cycle and Return of the Scorcher and free food + drink courtesy of Germany Trade and Invest
Pedal Power
June 11, 2009. 6:30 – 9:00 pm @ the Goethe-Institut
812 7th ST NW, Washington, DC. Tel 202.289.1200
The ticket ($20.00) includes the speakers, both screenings, and free food + drink at a reception afterwards. Tickets can be purchased online here. Tickets can also be purchased the evening of the event (sorry – cash only) starting at 6:00 pm. Hammer and Cycle (2004) tracks four college-age riders who cycle from New Haven to San Francisco for Habitat for Humanity. Return of the Scorcher (1992) examines bike culture in China, The Netherlands, Denmark and the USA. This Fundraiser is hosted by the Goethe-Institut with support from WABA.
Curious? Contact David Campbell: climate.dc@gmail.com or 202.906.9211. Team URL - http://my.e2rm.com/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=104647&LangPref=en-CA.
The German Government launched the Transatlantic Climate Bridge to foster cooperation with the USA on climate at the federal and sub-national levels. http://www.transatlanticclimate-bridge.org.
Hammer and Cycle co-produced by James Cocks http://jamescocks.com/. Return of the Scorcher filmed by Ted White http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/.
Get Your Tickets Today!!
http://www.focusthenation.org/ - http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/ - http://www.railstotrails.org/
http://www.transatlantic-climate-bridge.org
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