Sam’s Ride for Peace

First Screening at coming to the Kirby Theater in Roxboro, NC  November 16th 7:30PM

Affirm the Challenge; Ride a Mile

Dear peace lovers,

My wife, Marie’s health has been a test as to where my priorities should be. There are solutions that have arisen that she will be cared for.

Marie has given her consent for my 5th Ride For Peace; she realizes how important a Peaceful World is to me.

Our Creator has left a beautiful world in place to provide all our needs. mankind has also been given a  choice; we can get selfish and kill, or we can nurture our gift and share.

Join me for our 5th Ride for Peace. Our committee has programmed an interesting, eight day trip. We leave the Bell Tower at NC State University at 8:00 am on Saturday, May 20th and arrive in DC on Saturday May 27st ”

Sam Winstead

Sam’s Ride for Peace

The Logistics committee has worked hard to improve the route this year. Their goals were (1) to maximize safety of the riders, (2) to increase opportunities to interact with schools and colleges in order to better spread the message of peace, and (3) to select safe, appropriate camp grounds and locations so that riders and support staff have a common “ride experience”

There are four good opportunities planned to publicize the ride and its goals and each day will start with a chance for supporters to join riders to:

“Affirm the challenge – ride a mile”– 

Come meet us at the NC State University Bell Tower at 8 AM on Saturday May 20th as the launch activities begin.  Show your support by publicly affirming the World Peace Challenge and riding the first miles down Hillsborough St. to the Capital Building in beautiful Downtown Raleigh.  Want to ride further with us on our first day?  Come with us all the way (34 miles) to Louisburg College for a charming reception.  See our itinerary below:

Below is a description of the route and stops

Sam’s Ride for Peace 2017 Itinerary

(Includes Nominal (not actual) Mileage)

Want to register for the ride?  Request your registration form by sending us an email at filmsforworldpeace@gmail.com 

 Sam’s Ride Archive: See last year’s itinerary below

 www.igg.me/at/2015worldpeacechallenge

The personal journey becomes a challenge: Sam’s Ride for Peace is in collaboration with NC Veterans For Peace and FiLMS for World Peace to transform “The Ride” into a movement that reaches more young and diverse people. We are creating a network of riders from college campuses, other Veterans For Peace chapters, activists and beyond, to ultimately converge on Arlington National Cemetery ( Iwo Jima Memorial) where the challenge will be marked by riders walking there bikes around the graves of the fallen as they show respect for victims of violence from all over the world with the expectation that government representatives, veterans and civilians affirm the World Peace Challenge together before we deliver our call for a peace economy on Saturday, May 27th at noon.  The National Veterans for Peace will use the Ride to kick-off their Legislative  Week with the theme: “Move the Money”.

Our movie documents the character driven stories behind this movement from the 2014 ride and the realization that it needs to grow beyond its 90 year old leader, World War II Veteran-Sam Winstead, while he can still continue his annual 350 mile bike ride for peace.  None of the organizing team members live in the same city and are challenged by family obligations and threatening health to help realize a vision that will reach the youth in 2015 before it is too late.

You can learn more about how to get involved with the film, the challenge and the ride by visiting www.igg.me/at/2015worldpeacechallenge

Below, you can find the day by day maps of the ride by clicking on the links:

Links to maps on Map Quest