Pedalers for Peace

Get out there and get active during Spring Break!

“Pedalers for Peace” is a grassroots student group based at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota that is committed to experiential education and raising environmental awareness. We believe that global engagement means developing connections with the people we share this world with and furthermore understanding our impact on the atmosphere.
As an alternative to the traditional college spring break, we, a group of twelve, plan on spending eight days biking through southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Through this experience, we hope to hear first-hand stories from those who endured Hurricane Katrina while studying the environmental and social effects of the disaster. Our journey will be punctuated with various stops along the road between New Orleans (Louisiana) and Biloxi (Mississippi) to volunteer in coalition with organizations and furthermore engage in social justice and environmental activism.
Upon our return to Minnesota, we will be publishing several articles detailing our trip in the school newspaper, the Echo, as well as publishing a journal. This journal will include our thoughts, reactions, experiences, pictures, and stories of the people we will have met along the way. Specifically, I, Annika Gunderson, will be showcasing a photo documentary from the trip with excerpts narrating each image. My goal is to display this photo documentary as an art form with the purpose of manifesting the theme of “Human Dignity and Rights—A Southern Awareness.”
Currently, we, the Pedalers for Peace, are fundraising by making and selling t-shirts that promote “going green,” alternative forms of transportation, and peace; moreover we are conducting a bake sale to additionally increase funds. The Augsburg “Outdoors Club” is co-sponsoring us, supplying bike parts, camping gear, and money. Donations are being sought from stores such as the Seward Co-Op and Rainbow Foods. The Pedalers can be found tabling in the Christensen Center weekly, advertising our cause and spreading the message of grassroots initiatives.

Help us if you can por favor!!
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