The Mission

"There are hundreds of thousands of men and women around the world who are in prison because of their race, religion, or political beliefs. Amnesty International works for all of them - the sick, the tortured, the forgotten".
“Son cientos de miles los hombres y mujeres alrededor del mundo, que se encuentran injustamente en prisión por su raza o por sus creencias religiosas y/o políticas. Amnistía Internacional trabaja para todos ellos: los enfermos, los torturados, los olvidados.”


We are on another adventure, this time, to bicycle about 3,000 km. in Argentina. We will take on the heat of the pampas, the gruelling climbs in the Andes and the freezing nights at that elevation.
Nos encontramos embarcados en otra aventura, esta vez, para recorrer en bicicleta 3.000km a través de Argentina. Nuestro viaje nos llevará desde el calor de la extensa pampa argentina hacia las agotadoras elevaciones y noches heladas de la Cordillera de los Andes.


We will do this in memory of the "disappeared", that sad time in recent Argentine history.
La razón que nos moviliza, es la de conmemorar a las decenas de miles de desaparecidos durante los tristes años de la dictadura militar en Argentina (24 de marzo de 1976 – 10 de diciembre de 1983).

Thursday, March 24, 2011

March 24

Today is a national holiday in Argentina, that Tucker and I wanted to acknowledge. It is Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, commemorating the victims of the military dictatorship. By opinion, we think that this is the worst that a government can do, to turn against it's own people. For what is a nation but it's people. After huge national demonstrations on March 24, 2006, it was officially made a national public holiday. In this small Andean city of Chilecito, remembrance was observed by an outdoor music event and skateboard/BMX demonstrations. The stage was done in graffiti style backdrop and proscenium, with slogans of human rights, right to public education, water(not tears), freedom of expression and most importantly... "nunca mas" (never again). Remember that these skater boys and young bands had not been born yet, but most certainly their parents had. It was a touching display, and made us quite confidant, that Argentines indeed would not forget and would not let this happen again.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 26, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    quite a holiday I`m told...enjoy with respect...enjoy the heat...we are having snow squalls again....cg

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