My father and I are bicycling across Canada this summer. We hope to raise some money and awareness for Amnesty International (AI).
AI is a worldwide movement dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights. AI takes action to stop grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination. We campaign to free prisoners of conscience, protect refugees, abolish the death penalty, and end political killings, "disappearances" and torture. AI seeks to expose human rights abuses accurately and quickly. We systematically and independently research the facts of individual cases and pattens of human rights abuses. These findings are publicized, and members, supporters and staff then mobilize persistent public pressure on governments, armed political groups, companies and others to prevent and stop these violations.
An ancient Japanese legend states that anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted a wish. This legend was popularized by Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a direct result from the atomic bombing at Hiroshima. She died after folding 600 cranes. Today, tens of millions of cranes are folded in that country and others every year. These symbols have come to represent hope for a better world. I have folded 1,000 cranes and we will give these out in exchange for donations.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Pics as Promised



Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Our backyard in Rabbit Blanket Provincial Park
The Wawa Goose and Tucker
North Shore of Lake Superior
The Seven Sisters Rapids in Massey







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  1. AnonymousJuly 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Wow I remember these.... Looks like the surface of the moon around Sudbury...I bet that you can smell the Manitoba flatlands.... My last time out we could smell smoke from the fires burning north of the Trans Canada cheryl

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  2. TaylorrrAugust 14, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    the lake superior one = awweesomee. : D

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  3. AnonymousAugust 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Hi,
    We're glad to hear you've made it so far and are getting closer to your final goal. We've been telling our friends and relatives about the two brave (or crazy) men we met in Obatanga. If you ever make it to northern Ontario, look us up! We'll have a hot meal (no hot dogs or beans) waiting for you! Good luck!
    The Gauthiers frome Moonbeam Ontario
    (Nicole, Jean-Pierre, Danelle and Justin)

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