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.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cowtown

After having a few days off to relax tomorrow is finally time to move into the Rockies. We arrived in Calgary on Monday, one day earlier than we had expected. Despite some seriously messed up mechanical problems in Drumheller. (A puncture in my tire that had come from the inside.) For our first full day in Calgary we did our old routine of playing tourist. We stopped in to the theatre were my dad used to work and got a tour from Diane. Yesterday I spent most of the day at the Warped Tour, as a volunteer at the Amnesty tent and in the evening we went to a BBQ at Nicole's house. Nicole had been our Amnesty contact in Calgary. After that Bob went to go see the Brandon Paris Band. It just so happened that they were in Calgary, on their way back to Vancouver. Unfortunately I couldn't go because it was at a pub, so I rode Bob's bike home to Morgan's house only getting slightly lost. Morgan was a Katimavik participent that stayed with us last winter.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Good to hear that you enjoyed Calgary...The Rockies await with amazing adventures , many up hill ha.... the granthams

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  2. TaylorrAugust 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    ahh ,! tucker, have you gotten taller? that picture in my sidebar sure does make it seem that way. taller, maybe, not enough to get you into pubs though, eh? come on, use those drama tactics to get old, boy, and use your daddy's id!

    ahem.. i mean.. older by.. like eighteen years because bob is most certainly not a second older than that : ) right?

    heh heh, good thing this is the last post up today, i need time to build a ladder outta this hole. keep truckin', guys! <3

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  3. The CrawfordsAugust 18, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Sounds like so much fun! Great Work, noticed on Amnesty International's site, that "Bob and Tucker" are #1 on their top fundraisers list....way to go!!

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