The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. at FDR Park by the FDR Community Clubhouse. We’ll enjoy complimentary coffee from Good Karma Café and a light breakfast. We’ll do safety checks, sign waivers, and then hop on our bicycles to start the ride. Along the way, we’ll meet with representatives from each organization who will tell us about their work. We’ll end our ride around 12:30p.m. at Ark of Safety where we’ll enjoy a fantastic lunch courtesy of Rowhouse Grocery.
Saturday, September 30, 2023
(Rain date: Sunday, October 1, 2023)
8:30 a.m.
Start: FDR Park (1954 Pattison Ave.)
Enter at 20th and Pattison we will gather near the parking lot by the FDR Community Clubhouse.
Stop 1: VietLead (1900 S. 3rd St)
VietLead is a grassroots community organization in Philadelphia and South Jersey that is creating a vision and strategy for community self-determination, social justice, and cultural resilience.
Stop 2: Teamsters for a Democratic Union (1735 Market Street:)
Philadelphia Teamsters for a Democratic Union is a worker-led, grassroots movement that organizes economic justice campaigns, develops grassroots leaders, and promotes community-labor alliances to improve workers’ rights.
Stop 3: Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven (1633 Cecil B Moore Ave)
Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven is a faith-based initiative providing inclusive and gender-affirming emergency housing for LGBTQIA+ people facing housing insecurity in the Philadelphia region.