Want to combine bicycling with peace activism?

Ride with Bike-Aid 2006 and spread the message of Peace! Global Exchange's Bike-Aid has been in the peace and social justice movement for 21 years and is more than about being in motion on a bike.

Cross-Country Trip June 5-August 15

Join us from June 5 through August 15, 2006, as we ride to speak out for an end to the Iraq War and a safe return for our military men and women. Starting in Seattle and riding across the U.S. to Washington D.C, we will ride to increase public awareness about the Bush Administration's continued lack of support for veterans, now with the closing of much needed healthcare facilities across the U.S. We will ride peacefully and purposefully into red states to educate the public about the costs of this war and the ill-informed methods used for recruitment. This route is more than a trans-continental route; it is an arduously epic journey of intrepid riders set out to break the cycle of the war mentality and unchain the power of Peace! For information on the cross-country ride, click here.

CODEPINK Midwest Trip July 21-25

Join Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-founder, and Fernando Suarez del Solar, Gold Star Families for Peace, on an exciting ride from Madison to Milwaukee to Chicago. This five day segment of the cross-country trip includes two full project days for local peace activism in Madison and Chicago. You can join for a day or the week. Cost is $80-$200 per day sliding scale.

Greet or host the peace cyclers along the way:

Meet with the Bike-Aid riders when they come through your town this summer! Your local peace and justice organization can plan events or host the group for a night. Check out the partial list of tour cities below to find out if you live near a place that Bike-Aid will be cycling through, then contact Deb to find out how to meet up with the riders!

For further details on the Peace Bike-Aid trip, please contact Deb at deb@globalexchange.org. See Bike-Aid online here.

Partial list of towns and cities Bike-Aid will journey through:

Washington
Seattle
Index
Malaga
Davenport
Spokane

Montana
St. Regis
Missoula
Brown's Lake
Helena
Bozeman
Joliet
Glendive

Wyoming
Yellowstone

North Dakota
Richardton
Bismark
Jamestown
Fargo

Minnesota
Otter Lake
Long Prairie
Foley
Minneapolis
St. Charles

Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee

Illinois
Chicago

Indiana
Kentland
Indianapolis

Ohio
Yellow Spring
Columbus

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Farmington

Maryland
Frostburg
Hancock
Antietam
Leesburg

Washington D.C.