Crank and Pedal Manila

• The event began as a solo bicycle journey by Kim Nguyen from Brisbane, Australia to Copenhagen, to collect messages from people already effected by climate change.
• Over the course of the journey a movement developed such that there are now rides occuring on every continent bar Antarctica.

• December 6, 2009 (Sunday)
  
• Meet up: 3:30pm Araneta Center Parking Lot between Shopwise and Rustan’s
  
• Ride out: 4:00pm
• Route:
  From Araneta Center, ride out to
  P. Tuason (Crossing EDSA)
  Left at N. Domingo
  Right at Doña Hemady or Gilmore(Crossing Aurora Boulevard)
  Left at E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave.
  -Straight until Welcome Rotonda
  U-turn from Quezon Avenue to España
  Right at A. Maceda or Blumentritt Street
  Left at Dimasalang
  Left at Gov. Forbes
  -Straight until Nagtahan Flyover
  Left at Ramon Magsaysay
  -Straight until Aurora Boulevard

  Cross EDSA

  Back to Cubao, Araneta Center

• Please do not forget your night ride gear and your demands or reminders for the Philippine government for the climate negotiations! We’ll put it on record and fly it all the way to Copenhagen!
• All the details about where rides are taking place can be found at the Ride Planet Earth website or the Ride Planet Earth facebook page.
  

Hello,

Floods. Super typhoons. Heat waves. Land slides. We are all seeing the effects of global warming.

And it’s time to act and contribute even in our small little ways.

And let’s start with green transport, as part of going green advocacy project,

Innovatronix is giving away e-bikes for FREE!

Yes, free ebikes for individuals or organizations based in the Philippines who are active in promoting green and eco-friendly living.

Ebikes, other than being fun and easy ride, promotes green living by being an environment-friendly mode of transport – it’s electric and clean.

There will be three (3) FREE Tronix e-bikes per month for the next 12 months for a total of 36 e-bikes! (one e-bike per individual or organization) so HURRY! ACT NOW or PASS THIS EMAIL AROUND, as this is a FIRST APPROVED, FIRST SERVED BASIS. (Btw, the ebike retails for Php 24,900)

If you think that you or your organization needs a Tronix Ebike, submit your letter of request and application form to gogreenebike@innovatronix.com.

For more info or questions, contact Ryan Untalan or Sheryll Franciso at 02-6451592/ 02-6456124 or 0923-6576946 (sun cellular)

Sincerely,

Go Green & e-bikes Project

Corporate Social Responsibility Group

Innovatronix Inc

For other info:

Here is what we are looking for:

1. Must be based in the Philippines;
2. Must be active in promoting green and eco-friendly living
3. Must have a proven track record in promoting green and eco-friendly living
4. Must have a need for an ebike in the promotion of this advocacy

Or for more details, visit, http://www.innovatronix.com/gogreenebike.asp

Type of Ride: Climate Change Campaign Bike Rally
Riding Skill: Intermediate (pace 15kph)
Organizer: Greenpeace

Sept 8 (Tuesday) BIKE RALLY AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING (Countdown to Copenhagen Summit)
5.30am meet-up at Greenpeace Office
Room 301 JGS Building, #30 Scout Tuason Street, 1103
Quezon City, the Philippines
tel: +63-2-3321807
fax:+63-2-332- 1806
Contact: Francis dela Cruz 09178542103

7.00am meet-up at Makati City Hall Foyer (Old Buildling)

Take off to go to US Embassy and Embassy of Sweden to visit officials and remind them of their pivotal role for the fight for climate change measures at the Copenhagen Summit.
The Bike Rally, spearheaded by Greenpeace and OxFam, will ask the US and European Union to act to halt gloal warming and climate change.

“The world’s leaders meet at the end of 2009 in Copenhagen to determine the fate of the climate. They could set us on the path to a deep emissions cuts or they could lock the planet into catastrophic, irreversible climate change. “
The success of the Copenhagen Summit will be measured by the following demands being met:

* Developed countries, as a group, must reduce emissions by at least 40% by 2020 (from 1990 levels)
* Invest $140billion a year for developing countries to adapt to climate change, switch to renewable energy and stop deforestation
* Deforestation must end by 2015

Read other Copenhagen Summit details at: http://www.greenpea ce.org/seasia/ en/campaigns/ climate-change/ change-is- coming

Those who are free on that day, please do join the ride. Non-motorized Transportation (NMT) is part of the solution to climate change. Greenpeace’s Francis dela Cruz affirmed that the NMT agenda will be included in the future campaigns/press- releases related to the Copenhagen countdown. Let’s support this ride. We expect to finish on or before noon.

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PROGRAM
CEREMONIAL UNVEILING OF COUNTDOWN/TIMER
FOR THE COPENHAGEN SUMMIT

September 8, 2009, Tuesday, 8:00 – 11:00 AM

7:00-7:30 Registration and Briefing of Bikers

7.30- 8:00 Mass-up in an area

with a prominent electronic billboard/Makati City Hall

8:00-8:30 Opening Program

Background (Objectives/ Purpose) of the Project by Greenpeace

Acknowledgement of Partners/Guests/ Participants

Short Message by Hon. Jejomar C. Binay

Reading of Content Letter (Summary) to Concerned Embassies

Unveiling and Flag-off Bikers by Mayor Jejomar Binay

8:30-9:00 Ride to Swedish Consulate (15 min stop)

16th Floor, PCI Bank Tower 2 Building, Makati Ave. , cor Dela Costa St. , Makati City

9:00-10:00 Ride to US Embassy (15 min stop)

Roxas Boulevard

11:00 Ride to dispersal area ( Malate Church )