Sandy Hook Ride on Washington - March 9-12 - Day 3 Schedule update

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Thursday March 07, 2013 · 5:44 PM PST

2013/03/07 · 17:44

Over the past several days, I have written two diaries explaining the mission of Team 26 and the Sandy Hook Ride on Washington:

Team 26 is a group of 26 elite cyclists who will ride from Newtown, CT to Washington, DC beginning on March 9 and arriving on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on March 12. Along the way, we will stop in Ridgefield, CT, Frenchtown, NJ and Baltimore, MD. Our goal: to bring Newtown's message to Washington in support of common sense gun legislation.

Those diaries can be seen here and here.

Although the devastating events of 12.14 have kickstarted a national debate on gun violence, we all need to recognize that gun violence does not just occur in small suburban towns. Children who live in our cities have been subjected to the daily fear of gun violence for decades.

We are therefore proud and excited to announce that our third day of riding (March 11) will conclude in Baltimore. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a leader on gun violence issues, will greet us at City Hall in Baltimore.

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Thursday March 07, 2013 · 6:14 AM PST

2013/03/07 · 06:14

A few days ago, I penned my first diary on Daily Kos to introduce Team 26, the Sandy Hook Ride on Washington. That diary can be seen here, but I will start with a brief summary of what we are about:

Team 26 is a group of 26 elite cyclists who will ride from Newtown, CT to Washington, DC beginning on March 9 and arriving on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on March 12. Along the way, we will stop in Ridgefield, CT, Frenchtown, NJ and Baltimore, MD. Our goal: to bring Newtown's message to Washington in support of common sense gun legislation.

You can read more about our mission at our Facebook site (registration not required).

Today I wanted to provide our tentative schedule for Day 2 of the ride, Sunday March 10, after the jump.

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Saturday March 02, 2013 · 7:22 PM PST

2013/03/02 · 19:22

This is my very first diary on Daily Kos, after spending the last six years as lurker, obsessively refreshing the site through presidential and congressional campaigns, and through major news events. I am writing now because I wanted to share the mission of a group I am involved in, and more particularly, share the thoughts of Monte Frank, leader of Team 26 - the Sandy Hook Ride on Washington.

Team 26 is a group of 26 elite cyclists who will ride from Newtown, CT to Washington, DC beginning on March 9 and arriving on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on March 12. Along the way, we will stop in Ridgefield, CT, Frenchtown, NJ and Baltimore, MD. Our goal: to bring Newtown's message to Washington in support of common sense gun legislation.

You can read more about our mission at our Facebook site (registration not required).

Monte attended the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the assault weapons bill this week. His thoughts from the long bus ride home to Newtown are after the jump.

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Sandy Hook Ride on Washington - March 9-12 - Day 3 Schedule update

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