Dr. Craig Davis will be cycling from Prince George to Juneau, Alaska this summer, with a goal of reminding people that peace is at our fingertips.
The campaign is called Riding for Peace, in which he plans to hear the stories and ask residents of communities along the way: “How can we do better?”
“I started biking, cycling across country in 2020 when I turned 60, I rode across Florida and back, and in 2021 I rode from Florida to Louisiana and back,” he said.
“During that trip, still we were in COVID restrictions, the elections in the United States had just taken place, and I noticed an extreme division that was taking place, and hatred that was sort of festering between different supporters of different political candidates, different ethnic groups, and so I started asking people if they were experiencing the same type of sentiments that I was experiencing and they all said yes.”
Davis added he asked if those people would be interested in volunteering to do something to “heal those wounds,” which led him to the decision to form an NGO, called PeaceBridge Solutions and the decision to make his ride.
“I want to show the people of Canada that not all of Americans are antagonistic to Canadians, quite the contrary,”
“Most of us love Canadians, we feel like in many ways, we have a lot of common heritage, and I want to search for that common ground, and I want to hear from them, what they think and how they think we should move forward, how can we do better.”
Davis said he hopes to learn as he goes along, until gets to Alaska, and will be writing a daily blog as he goes, sharing his observations.
“I just want to shake hands, I want to talk to people, I want to listen,” he said.
“Capture some these stories in photos and in the blogs, maybe write a few articles, and then continue onto Alaska and see where these partnerships land.”
Davis will arrive in Prince George on June 24th, and will depart a few days later.
You can follow his journey on the PeaceBridge Solutions Website.
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