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Route for 2009 ride
 

 

Date/Time

Activity

Contact

Thursday

08 Oct

 Arrive Amman

Raed

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Overnight in Commodore Hotel

 

Friday

09 Oct

Arrive Amman

Raed

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Orientation in Hotel At 20.00

 

 

Overnight in Hotel

 

Saturday

10 Oct

Breakfast

 

09.00

Start Ride to Madaba

 

 

Spend the Day in Madaba

Emad alFugaha

 

 

Overnight in Madaba

 

Sunday

11 Oct

Breakfast

 

10.00

Transfer to Bridge then to Nazareth

 

 

Peace Cycle 2009 Israel/Palestine

 

Date/Time

Activity

Contact

Sunday

11/10/09

Arrival

 

 

Travel to the Allenby Bridge and transfer to Nazareth by coach

 

 

 

Overnight at St. Margaret’s Hostel in Nazareth

 

St. Margaret’s Hostel

Tel:04-6466838

Monday

12/10/09

 

Nazareth and Haifa

 

 

Visit Nazareth

Eman 0502213176

 

Meet with Arab Human Rights

 

 

Visit Bir Maksour Village

Dr. Yaser Hjirat

0507680814

 

Travel to Haifa, meet with Baldna Organization

 

 

 

Overnight at St. Margaret’s Hostel in Nazareth

 

St. Margaret’s Hostel

Tel:04-6466838

Tuesday

13/10/09

 

Jenin

 

 

Visit Jenin Refugee Camp and local groups, including the Jenin Freedom Theatre

 

Fakhri Hamad

Tel: 0599075778

Ma'amoun

0599 231 423

 

Overnight in Jenin

 

Cinema Jenin

Tel: 42437453

Wednesday

14/10/09

Al - Faraa

 

 

Cycle to the Al-Faraa Refugee Camp to meet local people and community groups

 

Nidal Sawalmeh

Tel: 059822466

 

Cultural event in the evening

 

 

Overnight in Al-Faraa

 

Nidal Sawalmeh

Tel: 059822466

Thursday

15/10/09

 

Nablus

 

 

Visit Al Najah University to meet students and learn about education under occupation in Palestine

 

Ala Yousef

Tel:0599201300

 

Interviews on Al Najah Radio

 

 

 

Tour of Nablus Old City and visit to the Turkish Baths

 

 

 

Overnight at Al-Yasmeen Hotel in Nablus

 

Yasmeen hotel

Tel: 09-2333555

Friday

16/10/09

 

Qalqilia

 

 

Cycle from Nablus to Qalqiliya with the Qalqilieh Cycling Club

 

Khaled Taha

Tel: 0599355270

 

Presentation on the impact of the Separation Wall/Barrier

 

 

 

Cycle tour around the town to see the impact of the wall and fences

Meet with local people and groups.

 

 

Overnight in Qalqiliya with local families

 

Local Families

Khaled Taha and the Cycling Club

Tel: 0599355270

Saturday

17/10/09

 

Bilin

 

 

Cycle from Qalqiliya to Bil’in

 

 

 

Meet with the Bil’in Friends of Justice and Freedom Society and learn about the community’s famous non-violent struggle against the Wall

 

Iyad Burnat

Tel: 0598403676

 

Overnight with families in Bil’in

 

Local families

 

 

 

Sunday

18/10/09

 

Ramallah

 

 

Cycle from Bil’in to Ramallah

 

 

11:00Am

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:00PM

Meet with organizations working for peace and local groups. Possible meeting with the Circus school

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circus School

 

-Al Dameer

Alla Jaradat

Tel:

 

Palestine Hydrology Group

Dr. Abdul Rahman Tamimi

Tel: 2966315

Subha 0599 644 868

 

Circus School

Shadi Zomorrod

0599926107

 

Overnight at City Inn Palace Hotel in Ramallah

 

City Inn Palace

Tel: 2408080/8

Monday

19/10/09

 

Bethlehem

 

 

Cycle to Bethlehem for a media and community event at Bethlehem University

 

Bethlehem university

Tel: 2741241/2421

Dina Awad

Tel: 0598905228

 

Free time and visits to holy sites

 

 

 

 

 

Overnight at Arab Women Union in Beit Sahour

 

Arab woman union

Tel: 0599262027

Tuesday

20/10/09

 

Hebron

 

 

Visit to Hebron and tour area with the Christian Peacemaker Teams

 

 

CPT

Tel: 2228485

Hebron Rehabilitation Committee

Waleed abu Halaweh

Tel: 0599801118

 

Visit Bedouin villages south of Hebron

 

 

 

Overnight at Arab Women Union in Beit Sahour

 

Arab Women Union

Wednesday

21/10/09

Bethlehem

Siraj Center

 

Cycle to Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem

 

 

 

Meet With Alrwad Theatre

 

 

Overnight at Arab Women Union in Beit Sahour

 

Arab Woman Union

Thursday

22/10/09

Jerusalem

 

 

Cycle into Jerusalem

 

 

 

Reception at the YWCA, East Jerusalem

YMCA

Tel:6282593

 

Tour of Jerusalem’s Old City and historical and holy sights

 

 

 

Presentation by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

 

ICAHD

Tel: 6245560

 

Overnight at Holy Land Hotel in Jerusalem

 

Holy Land Hotel

Tel: 6284841/2

Friday

23/10/09

Jerusalem

 

 

End of the Peace Cycle

 

Cyclists free to spend time in Jerusalem or re-visit any areas they wish to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above route and schedule is subject to change where necessary.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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