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Ride 4 Justice: Statement by Aimee Okotie-Oyekan

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Shawntel Robertson reads Aimee’s statement in Monroe Park

Aimee Okotie-Oyekan is the Environmental and Climate Justice Coordinator for NAACP Eugene/Springfield and a graduate student studying planning at the University of Oregon. At home in Atlanta during the pandemic, she asked that the following statement be read during the Ride 4 Justice:

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Ride 4 Justice

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Ride 4 Justice

UPDATE 10/23/2020: Added route map.

  • On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., starting and ending in Alton Baker Park, join us for a 8-mile, family-friendly, socially-distanced solidarity ride for those we have lost in the fight for social justice.
  • Join / invite / share on Facebook.
  • Led by Isiah Wagoner with Minority Freedom Network, there will be teach-in moments throughout.
  • Co-sponsored by NAACP Eugene/Springfield, Cascadian Courier Collective, GEARs, Climate Revolutions by Bike … and BEST.
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