Our hope is that the Raise It Up Ride Series will act as an educational force, a reminder of the inequities we face, and of the responsibility we have as community members to lift up voices that have and continue to be silenced.
Race, Place, and Space
What role does race, place, and space play in terms of mobility justice, housing equity, economic opportunity, and beyond?
The Raise It Up Ride Series is an opportunity for cyclists to take on inequities in our community by utilizing the self-guided ride resources-- digital StoryMap, audio companion podcast, along-the-route interactive exercises, and next-step guide-- to educate themselves on element of systemic racism and injustice as they came to be and as they continue to exist today.
We believe that when hard truths are shared, when an unknown history is shared, when people are confronted with experiences that are different than their own, new perspectives arise. New ways of moving through the world are sparked.
The Raise It Up Ride Series is an opportunity for cyclists to take on inequities in our community by utilizing the self-guided ride resources-- digital StoryMap, audio companion podcast, along-the-route interactive exercises, and next-step guide-- to educate themselves on element of systemic racism and injustice as they came to be and as they continue to exist today.
We believe that when hard truths are shared, when an unknown history is shared, when people are confronted with experiences that are different than their own, new perspectives arise. New ways of moving through the world are sparked.
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What is the Purpose of The Raise It Up Ride?
So many rides are about riding; what if we rode for another reason? Like a protest? Like a bike march? Like an act of solidarity, of tribute, of respect? During this ride, the hope is that both sets of wheels will be spinning.
- How often do you ride past a place, monument, a line drawn, that established or expounds upon that inequity?
- This ride uses the power of the bike to share experiences, to open spaces, to lift voices. And, unlike many rides, this ride asks you to stop (often!)... so that you can listen. To hear what has been silenced, we need to do just that.
- If this prompts riders to acknowledge issues, confront their role in these systems, and then step up and do the work, we've accomplished our goal.
What is an Audio-Guided Ride?
This ride meets you where you're at-- in more ways than one.
Our ride companion podcast will share stories of Black lives here and now(!) by blending interviews with Black community members with significant checkpoint information, contextual narratives, and interactive questions for riders. Then, we'll go a step further by providing a guide for riders to advocate for change in tangible ways.
Our ride companion podcast will share stories of Black lives here and now(!) by blending interviews with Black community members with significant checkpoint information, contextual narratives, and interactive questions for riders. Then, we'll go a step further by providing a guide for riders to advocate for change in tangible ways.
This movement starts with a movement of mind. Stories change minds.
