Biking for Obama

Ryan Bowen takes a detour from his bicycle route after getting hit by a jeep to New Orleans, Louisiana where he is reunited with his support vehicle along with Eleni Polakoff and Gonzo Garcia, who will also be riding with Ryan and Josh. This installment of the Biking for Obama video blogs provides a glimpse at the Common Ground [...] Continue Reading…

Check out Tamika Thompson’s article available on Tavis Smiley’s Blog. Its got to be the best written article about this trip yet!

Here’s the schedule for this next week.  I’ll continue to keep it updated and please let us know if you know anyone in the areas where we are heading!
January

Thurs- Mobile, AL
Fri – Crestview, Florida
Sat- Chatahoochie, FL

Sun-Madison, FL

Mon- Lake City, FL

Tues- Gainesville Florida to U of F then on to Jacksonville, FL (we’re tentative about St Aug because it [...] Continue Reading…

So tonight I was confronted by some interesting individuals upon entering Mobile, Alabama.

While sitting at a bar having some fried catfish and chips, a man approached me indicating his interest in my bike and asked if me and Gonzo were bike messengers.

Being the “down”type of white-boy he told me that he loved Obama and that we have a Black [...] Continue Reading…

For the last 8 months I have been working together with a group of individuals committed to creating a positive change in the world.

Many are familiar with the horrific genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. The movie Hotel Rwanda exposed millions to the sad events that separated the nation and left thousands dead, orphaned and desolate. Play For [...] Continue Reading…

It happened in the flash of a second.  I guess all the stories you hear really are true, no matter how cliche they may sound. Getting into an accident really throws things into slow motion.

The day started off odd as Josh and I left Jennings, Louisiana today at nearly 9:00am, 2 hours late. Due to my scheduled Fox News [...] Continue Reading…

Ryan was recently featured on the La Opinion online newspaper. The article is written in Spanish. Click here to view the article.

On this day that we commemorate the 2000 year old saga of another epic journey I want to express the spirit of giving this season.  I am especially grateful for the  support I’ve received ever since this began, and would like to give something back to those of you who have motivated and inspired me to continue on this [...] Continue Reading…

Today Ryan was featured on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation with host Neil Conan. The interview went pretty well. Neil was great and gave Ryan ample time to describe the reasons why he embarked on this journey. Click here to listen to the audio interview. National Public Radio is non profit and is supported by everyday listeners [...] Continue Reading…

Biking for Barack on the Highway of Hope has received a tremendous amount of support and national recognition! We are extremely grateful and thankful to all who have made a contribution to our efforts of building an inspirational movement of real moral value! With that, however, it is equally as vital that people have a true understanding of this [...] Continue Reading…