Team Page: Pedal For Palestine

Palestine Emergency

Pedal For Palestine

Cycling for the People of Palestine

Bismillah! My name is Feras and I lead an Islamic faith-inspired cycling club here in Austin, Tx called the Lonestar Peace Riders and we are riding for the Palestinian cause. 

We are a grassroots cycling movement focused on using cycling as a vehicle of change for the people of Palestine. We focus on 3 main goals:

1. Solidarity: Show our visible solidarity with our Palestinian brethren who are under a ruthless occupation and enduring an ongoing Genocide. We ride flying the Palestinian flag proudly and unapologetically. Palestinian flags, Kuffiyeh, and all symbols representing the people of Palestine are proudly worn/used during our rides. 

2. Unity: Build unity in the communities as we ride through them. We typically ride Masjid to Masjid or kick off our rides from local Masajid.  Our rides are open to people of all backgrounds and faiths who recognize the Palestinian struggle for freedom. We aim to keep the Palestinian struggle for freedom alive in our collective hearts and actions. We also encourage local businesses, creators, influencers to support the cause. 

3. Raise Funds: We ask our riders, supporters, allies, and masajid to donate to the Pedal for Palestine cause through city specific campaign URLs via Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), a renowned US registered 501c(3), to raise much needed funds for emergency aid for the people of Palestine.

Our budding cycling club has been riding for causes impacting the Muslim ummah for the past couple years, Alhamdullilah. Since October, our rides have been fully focused on the Palestinian cause.

In Austin, we kicked off the first ride in early October 2023 and raised $6500, Alhamdullilah. Following this, we held a ride in Dallas in early November raising over $20,000, Alhamdullilah. The journey continues with the next planned rides being in Houston in January, and then Atlanta GA in April in shaa Allah. We focus on working with both muslim cycling groups and other cycling groups willing to ride with us for the Palestinian cause. 

We plan to ride in every big metro across the United States, focused on the people of Palestine. Our next metros will in shaa Allah include: MiamiWashington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seattle and more!

Share this movement, reach out to me via any of the channels below! Join the movement!

Email: PedalforPalestine@gmail.com

Instagram: @Pedal4Palestine (newly setup) or @LonestarPeaceRiders

#LonestarPeaceRiders #PedalforPalestine #Watts4TheWorld

 

Ride Calendar:

Austin -- Kickoff ride -- October 2023 -- $6,500 raised

Dallas -- November 2023 --  $20,240 raised

Houston -- January 2024 -- $2,748 raised

Dallas -- February 2024, Gaza Sunbirds Ride

Atlanta -- April 2024

Miami, DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia), Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles Seattle and more to come!

 

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Gaza: Over One Year Later

One year later, over 43,000 people have been killed and thousands more have been injured or deemed missing, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. A recent study in The Lancet, a peer-reviewed general medical journal, has found the true death toll could reach more than 186,000 people. To add, a ‘total blockade’ has been put in place, cutting off 2 million civilians from access to food, electricity, and fuel.

United Nations officials are warning of an impending famine; about 55% of all infrastructure has been destroyed; and more than 90% of the population has been displaced. 

The attack on the health system has been particularly devastating. Less than half of Gaza’s hospitals are partially functional, facing challenges with the shortage of medical staff and lack of essential medical supplies. Polio, a virus that can cause irreversible paralysis in a matter of hours, has also recently reemerged. High malnutrition rates and stress levels make children more vulnerable to infection, and the Gaza Health Ministry has already confirmed an alarming case of polio in a 10-month-old. 

While issues related to the delivery of humanitarian aid persist, IRUSA partners are continuing to work on the following interventions:

  • Distribution of 7 million+ hot meals to displaced families
  • Provision of gender-sensitive hygiene kits to people in shelters
  • Provision of vital medical supplies to healthcare facilities including Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
  • Access to three mobile clinics for 62,475 internally displaced people (IDPs)
  • Access to psychosocial support for children and adults including self-care workshops, mind-body skills groups, counseling sessions, and recreational activities  
  • Access to adequate winter clothing for 4,250 IDPs
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$100 can provide essential food aid to a family

$250 helps build rehabilitation centers to serve children with disabilities

$500 can help provide medical assistance in Palestine

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Our Supporters

  • Anonymous Sorry we couldn't make it to support you at GIC. February 2024
  • Mohammed Feras Majeed Two brothers bike wash for Palestine— Georgetown GIC February 2024 $250.00
  • Anonymous January 2024 $50.00
  • Usman Rashid January 2024 $103.00
  • Anonymous January 2024 $103.00
  • Irfan Chaudhry November 2023 $1,030.00
  • Anonymous October 2023 $1,030.00
  • Akram Syed November 2023 $1,000.00
  • Asad Khan November 2023 $1,000.00
  • Anonymous October 2023 $1,000.00