Bike for Peace at the Peace Vigil

Sunday, May 4th
5:15 pm meet in Tower Grove Park
6:15 pm bike to the Peace Vigil
Tower Grove Park, near the Turkish Pavilion

Roll on!

Bike for Peace, seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons, is coming through St. Louis May 4 en route to New York City during the group’s 2014 world tour. Several Bike-for-Peace members from Norway invite all comers to bike with them or ride in companion vehicles. They are circling the world in about 75 days, using planes, a van, and bicycles. To welcome them or bike with them, contact Jane Stoever at 913-206-4088.

5:15 p.m. Gather at Tower Grove Park, Turkish Pavillion, near Arsenal (west of Grand).

6:15 Begin bike ride with Bike for Peace, to Lindell and Grand

7 p.m. Join the Vigil for Justice, Not War, at Lindell and Grand, welcoming Bike for Peace to St. Louis

Background: Tore Naerland of Norway, president of Bike for Peace, during the last 35 years has led more than 110 tours to encourage the abolition of nuclear weapons. Among cities that Tore and his three colleagues are visiting this spring are Oslo, London, Paris, Rome (they already had an audience with Pope Francis), Tehran, New Delhi, Beijing, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Indianapolis, Washington, and New York.

Tore, whose vision is impaired, typically rides a tandem bicycle with a partner. Bike for Peace works with Mayors for Peace to try to free the world of nuclear weapons by 2020. They say they’ve got 20/20 vision!

Engagement with locals: Bike for Peace puts a high priority on meeting with persons with disabilities, bikers, and city/state/national leaders.

More info: http://bikeforpeace.info/2014/BikeForPeaceAroundTheWorld.pdf.