Dr. Craig Davis is preparing to ride to Juneau, Alaska, starting his trek from Prince George by bike.
Davis, who resides in Panama City, Florida, is looking to learn from communities and residents during his ride about peace and how to make that bond stronger, through his Riding for Peace campaign.
While tensions have been high between Canada and the U.S., he wants to show that not all of Americans are antagonistic to Canadians.
“These are approaches that have worked in Somalia, and have worked in Yemen, and have worked elsewhere where there’s genuine hatred that is boiled into violence.”
“Before things can get any worse, I want to see if I can reach out to people and see if others share the same world view as I do.”
Davis will ride from PG to Prince Rupert, flying to Whitehorse, then to skagway, Alaska, then take the ferry to Juneau, and will share his journey through a daily blog.
“This is a new experience for me. I’m sure there are other people doing similar things, but hopefully I can spark some healthy interaction or healthy discourse, and we can go from there.”
Davis flew into Prince George on Tuesday, with his ride starting at the end of this week.
Updates on his ride can be found on the PeaceBridge Solutions Website.
The previous story can be found here.
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