"Bike the Line": Bike Trips as Activism
There's a very infamous 63-year-old crude oil pipeline lurking in the freshwaters of the Great Lakes, posing a constant threat of leaking into millions of people's drinking water supply. Regional environmental groups and coalitions have been working on trying to get this pipeline shut down for years.
This past summer, a bike team of 2-5 bicyclists traversed the route of the entire pipeline, biking at least 750 miles, to go door-to-door to engage with communities along the pipeline route. They had no support vehicle, carried all their stuff. The trip took 8 weeks and was safely completed. The project was called "Bike the Line": www.biketheline.org
Come learn how it was done and how you could do something like it too! We'll talk about how the trip went, how things were handled logistically, and how it was done affordably.
Languages
English
Theme
Community Outreach