The Big Ride Newsletters
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March 2025 Newsletter - Keep riding for Palestine
We must ride!Summer 2025 Big Rides for Palestine; Palestine Land day - Great Ride of Return; MECA & Gaza Sunbirds
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February 2025 Newsletter - Why we ride in 2025
Solidarity with Palestine; The Big Ride 2025; Local solidarity rides; MECA & Gaza Sunbirds; Palestinian Sound Archive & other cultural events.
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December 2025 Newsletter - Keep talking about Palestine
Where next for The Big Ride for Palestine in 2025; Local rides coming up; Fundraiser update and latest from MECA and Gaza Sunbirds
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The Big Ride for Palestine 2024 has happened!
Why we ride in 2024; What we did on our rides; Fundraisers; Don't ride with genocide.
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The Big Ride for Palestine 2024 Begins!
Dr Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador - why we need to ride this year; The rides begin; Book now for the August rides.
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Ride with us to fly the flag for Palestine
Maxine Peake on support for The Big Ride and Palestine; Bookings for the first rides closing soon; Set up your fundraiser.
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Countdown to 2024 Big Ride for Palestine
Join Kevin Courtney on The Big Ride for Palestine this summer; 3 weeks until our rides begin; Closing dates; How to set up a fundraiser
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Ride with us against the genocide
Join a regional Big Ride for Palestine; Set up a fundraiser; local rides; get ready to ride
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Join the Big Ride for Palestine 2024
Join the ride; Posters for regional rides; Set up your MECA or Gaza Sunbirds fundraiser; Student encampments & other solidarity actions
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The Big Ride for Palestine 2024 launches
About the 2024 rides; Sign up; Fundraising for MECA & Gaza Sunbirds; Anne Jones & Mount Ventoux challenge
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May Newsletter - Nakba 76
Assault on Rafah - stop the genocide; The Big Ride for Palestine 2024 launches soon; Local rides; Our partners in Gaza
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April Newsletter - Stop the genocide - end the occupation
Why we ride in 2024; The Big Ride for Palestine summer 2024; local rides; Fundraising for our partners in Gaza; Get me out on my bike; Solidarity actions & events
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March Newsletter - Stop the Genocide
Ride the Wall in solidarity with the Palestine Marathon; Updates from Gaza,; Solidarity actions & events
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February - march and ride against genocide
Join the Big Ride bloc in London on February 3; Join a ride on February 10 as part of the Gaza Sunbirds' Great Ride of Return; Israeli tanks destroy MECA playground in Beit Lahia funded by The Big Ride; solidarity actions.
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January 2024 Newsletter - Ceasefire now!
March and ride with us; Ride reports; Updates from Gaza; Solidarity actions & events including BDS.
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December 2023 Newsletter
Riding and Marching for Palestine; Updates from Gaza and fundraising appeals from MECA and Gaza Sunbirds; Actions, events & campaigns
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Stop the genocide! Full Ceasefire Now!
March in London on 9 December; join our bloc; support BDS; ride with us; other actions and events
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Ride for Gaza and Palestine
Ride with us this weekend in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London and Swindon; Cultural events for Palestine; other actions and events
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No more bombs! Ceasefire now!
London demo 25 November; report of second set of Rides for Gaza; emergency fundraisers for Gaza
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Ceasefire Now! Ride for Gaza 18-19 Nov
Rides taking place in 5 different cities; Actions and events coming up
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Stop Bombing Gaza - March with us on 11 Nov
Support the London demo on 11 November & join the Big Ride bloc; Report on our Rides for Gaza
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Ride for Gaza 4-5 November
Join one of our city Rides for Gaza; Fundraise for Gaza & Gaza Sunbirds
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March for a ceasefire 28 Oct
Join our London bloc 28 Oct or join a demo where you are; Updates from Gaza and West Bank from MECA and Gaza Sunbirds
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Demonstrate to Defend Gaza - 21 October
Join our Big Ride bloc in London on 21 October; Emergency fundraisers for Gaza
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Freedom, Justice and Equality for Palestine
Stop Bombing Gaza! We stand with Gaza and West Bank; emergency fundraisers; talking to people; write to your MP; demos & axtions
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September Newsletter 2023 - We did it!
What we did, a few pictures from the ride, fundraising update, what next? Get involved.
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Big Ride 2023 almost here
Come and support us along the route - and make sure that you support our fundraisers too!
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Bookings almost full for The Big Ride 2023
Spaces left only on Swansea-Cardiff and Bristol ride. Fundraisers and report on school demolitions.
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Bookings closing soon! Book now for The Big Ride for Palestine 2023
Bookings with accommodation close in 2 weeks. Fundraise for the Gaza Sunbirds
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May Newsletter - Join us on the Big Ride
Booking up fast. Join us on the Big Ride. MECA - Fundraise in 2023
for children in refugee camps
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2023 Bookings Launch
The Big Ride 2023 launches - join us
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March Newsletter - Fundraiser Special
Fundraise for MECA and Gaza Sunbirds in 2023 plus updates
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February Newsletter: Nakba 75:Solidarity Challenge begins
Join the challenge! Video with Maxine Peake supporting the challenge
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January 2023 : Nakba Solidarity in 2023
Flagging up the Nakba Solidarity Challenge; In memory of Arif; Get me out on my bike
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December 2022 Newsletter
75 Years of al Nakba; The Big Ride goes to Wales in 2023; Cycling in Spain for Gaza Sunbirds
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November 2022 Newsletter
Fundraising update and looking forward to 2023
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August Newsletter: After The Big Ride 2022
What we did: story of the ride and fundraising. Get Involved
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Big Ride Fundraiser: Special Edition
Fundraise for MECA and for Gaza Sunbirds
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June Newsletter : Three weeks left to sign up for The Big Ride
Three weeks left; all about the ride & introducing The Big Gig; Fundraising; Reaching out & solidarity
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One week to sign up with accom & updates
Big Gig, fundraising, make the big ride happen
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Launch Newsletter - Sign up for The Big Ride for Palestine 2022!
Big Ride 2022 launches; how to sign up & costs; Spring Challenge ends.
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March Newsletter -Join a Spring Challenge Solidarity Ride!
Spring Challenge Solidarity Rides; Support The Big Ride; Actions and Events; Summer Ride
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February Newsletter - Spring Challenge 2022 Begins!
Spring Challenge Begins - Put Me Back on My Bike webinar - Big Ride 2022 Update - Reports and Solidarity Actions
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January Newsletter - Spring Challenge 2022
Spring Challenge 2022; Preview of The Big Ride Summer 2022; Victory at Oldham Elbit & other actions; Amos Trust webinar
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December Newsletter - Why we will ride in 2022
Why we will ride in 2022; MECA update; A new Big Ride team for 2022; Actions to support
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September 2021 Newsletter - Apartheid Report, BDS, Get Involved
Video and report on Israeli Apartheid and ideas on what Big Ride supporters can do re BDS and supporting local and national initiatives. Get involved in deciding the way forward for The Big Ride
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Big Ride 2021 ends
Big Ride 2021 end with support from everywhere and over £100,000 raised. Reports from the ride, fundraising, media coverage, developing The Big Ride
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July Newsletter - Big Ride almost booked up!
Not riding with us? How you can still join in and support us. Get Ride Fit! -Fundraising for Palestine Riders
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Big Ride Summer 2021 - Bookings Closing Soon
Attacks on Gaza Continue; Ride to Show your Solidarity!
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COVID and The Big Ride
The Big Ride Summer 2021 goes ahead
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June Newsletter - Keep Up the Solidarity with The Big Ride Summer 2021
There has never been a more important time to ride.
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The Big Ride Summer 2021 is Launched
Join our 4 day Big Ride Summer 2021 from 29 July to 1 August, Bristol to London. Watch the Mark Serwotka video supporting Palestine and The Big Ride. Support Nakba Day rides on 15 May
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Solidarity Resolution
A solidarity resolution supporting Palestine and The Big Ride to put to your union branch/ward/community group or other organistion. Adapt as needed
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March Newsletter - Join the Spring Challenge
Now we can ride in groups of 6 (from 29th March), we can all join a group Solidarity ride on the last weekend of the challange 10th/11th April.
Note: summer ride dates corrected!
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Big Riders in Boycott Puma Video
On international women's day, women in sports answer the call to boycott Puma in support of Palestinian women athletes.
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February Newsletter - Getting Ready for the Spring Challenge
Maxine Peake supports the Spring Challenge; Solidarity Resolution; Looking forward to The Big Ride in the summer; Changes in the Big Ride team.
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MECA Update on GAZA Children's Playground - Building BeginsList Item 1
Building has begun on the Khuza'a playground project that our Big Riders raised funds for in 2020; The Big Ride Spring Challenge; Remembering Nita Sanghera
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January Newsletter - Introducing The Spring Challenge!List Item 2
Read about The Big Ride 2021 Spring Challenge running for 51 days from 20th Feb - 11th April. Sign up today!
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December Newsletter -List Item 3
Highly visible support for Palestine; Cycling under seige in Gaza; Introducing the Spring Challenge