The Toronto Cycling Community are hosting a fundraiser for 36 year old Chris Kasztelewicz, who lost his leg while cycling last November due to an altercation with a cab driver at Dovercourt Road and Argyle Street.
When: Saturday, May 23rd from 8pm to 1am
Where: Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor St. West @ Landsdowne
$10 or PWYC at the door – all funds raised go to Chris
Featuring…
* Local DJ’s Gabor Podor & Triple X
* Cycling community
* Fundraising Raffle – Great prizes from our sponsors to be a nnounced!
* Amazing show currently up at the gallery by celebrated printmaker and digital artist, Favianna Rodriguez
* GoldSprints (stationary bike races): $5 per Racer – Top male and female split half the pot, and the other half will go to Chris.
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Has Chris managed to ride any sort of bicycle (adapted to his disability, or hand-powered?) since the accident?
I remember how angry this made me – it seemed like a deliberate assault.
Often, in “reader comments” about our attempts to make Montréal more cycling-friendly and less autocentric, there are some utterly violent and threatening comments, and I’ve got those in person, though I’m a careful, courteous and generally law-abiding cyclist.
Yep, usually from SUV drivers.