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Ride for Refuge
Formation2004
TypeNGO
PurposeTo raise awareness and funds for displaced persons
HeadquartersKitchener, Ontario, Canada
Location
Websiterideforrefuge.org

Ride for Refuge is a cycling event that raises awareness and funds for displaced persons.[1] The event occurs internationally,[2] at locations in Canada and the United States.[3] Ride for Refuge was started in Canada in 2004,[4] by the Christian missionary organisation International Teams Canada.[5] In its first year, Ride for Refuge took place in only one city, Kitchener, Ontario, and there were only 25 cyclists.[6] As of 2010, the event had roughly 35000 participants each year, raising approximately $1 million annually.[7] Teams that enter in the event can choose which specific cause within forced migration to support.[8] Teams can choose to support orphans, homeless people, refugees, human trafficking victims, and other displaced peoples.[9] She Has a Name, a Canadian play about human trafficking, received funds from Ride for Refuge in 2011 so Burnt Thicket Theatre could put the play on a cross-Canada tour in 2012, thereby raising awareness on the issue of human trafficking across the country. James Popoff, the artistic director of Burnt Thicket Theatre, was the organizer of this 2011 Calgary edition of the Ride for Refuge. This bike ride also raised money for the Association for a More Just Society Canada and Ratanak International.[10]

References

  1. ^ Joanne N. Bailey-Boorsma. "Ride for Refuge takes place at Byron Center Christian Saturday". Southwest Advance. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Laurie Watt (August 18, 2010). "Busby to ride for street centre". Simcoe.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Charlene Peck (September 16, 2011). "Riders shift gears for greater orphanage needs". CottageCountryNow.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  4. ^ Sabrina Prosser (October 18, 2010). "Saturday's bicycle ride raised $18k for charities, refugees". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Jason Dzubow (September 29, 2010). "Bloggings On Political Asylum". Immigration Daily. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Elena Hogan (October 7, 2011). "Port Hope church rides for Haiti". Northumberland News. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  7. ^ Megan Abraham (October 5, 2010). "$18,000 raised to aid refugees". CommunityPress.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "Westminster School club aids Ride for Refuge". Courier News. October 19, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  9. ^ Louis Tam (September 21, 2011). "Cyclists all geared up for weekend ride for refuge". CottageCountryNow.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  10. ^ James Wilt (October 18, 2011). "Ride for Refuge bike ride raises money to end sex trafficking: Organizer says event exceeded expectations". The Calgary Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
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