PalCat: International Resistance Alleycat & Film Screening
An event on Sunday 29th November. The event starts at 16:30.
Join us in Bristol for the 3rd PalCat fundraiser race & film screening!
Organised in co-ordination with many other cities around the world, a competitive & fun bike race through the city, finishing at New Cut Coffee. There we will have a variety of Palestinian food, and a screening of the documentary "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack"
All money raised will be donated to Lajee Cycling Club, based in Aida Refugee Camp. More info about this at the bottom, and a link to the fundraising page
Anyone and any bike welcome!
Event timing*:
16:00 - Race meet @ The Cenotaph (BS1 4UA)
16:15 - Race registration opens
16:45 - Race Start
17:00 - Doors @ New Cut Coffee
17:15 - 1800 - Food & Racers arrive
18:15 - Film Start
19:30 - Race prizes & Wrap up
*This is all approximate and is subject to change on the day. We'll do our best to keep it all on time!
Film content warning: The movie screened contains distressing and graphic images and descriptions of death and injury including children, and descriptions of torture and abuse
If you have any questions about this event please contact us on instagram @velociouscc or [email protected]
Statement from the courier community below:
This year, on or around the 29th of November, Bicycle messenger associations from across the world will be recognising International day of Solidarity with Palestine by coordinating a series of alley cat races. Supported and endorsed by the IFBMA, the aim is to raise funds to help launch a new cycling project at Lajee Centre, Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem.
Lajee Cycling Club will be a grassroots, community-led sports, health and wellbeing initiative in Aida Refugee Camp. The project will establish Aida’s first dedicated youth cycling club, centred around movement and physical health, social connection and as a means to connect with the Palestinian landscape.
Our cycling club will position physical movement, sports, socialisation and connection to nature as a vital tool in addressing trauma and the impacts of systematic enclosure and restrictions on movement enforced by the colonial occupation. The project aims to tackle physical isolation and spatial confinement endured by youth in the camp through community cycling activities and trips.
Entry requirements: 16+