snippet.js

activities.each(function(activity){
   var renderedItem = template(activity.toJSON()),
       $renderedItem = $(renderedItem);  //convert the html into an jQuery object
   $renderedItem.jqmData('activityId', activity.get('id'));  //set the data on it for use in the click event
   $renderedItem.bind('click', function(){
         //set the activity id on the page element for use in the details pagebeforeshow event
        $('#activity-details').jqmData('activityId', $(this).jqmData('activityId'));  //'this' represents the element being clicked
   });
   listView.append($renderedItem);
});