One does not usually associate cycling with a peace movement. However, that is exactly what it is when hundreds of women cyclists gather in the Middle East:
“… Cheryl N. Wolfe will be part of such an uncommon sight in October when she joins a handful of Massachusetts women in Follow the Women for Peace, an international initiative that has involved more than 500 women from 40 different countries in Women Bike Rides for Peace in the Middle East since 2004.
A strong women-only group is a unique way of attracting media attention for advocating peace and security while it symbolizes freedom of movement as a basic human right, participants believe. By cycling together, they show solidarity, make friends across cultural, religious and geographic divides and stress that women want to be part of decision making and solutions for a better future.”
link to the article by Cori Urban for The Republican
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