The Ride 2 Freedom will visit the Kansas City area at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Foundation on the Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.
Thirty youth from 13 countries will participate in this event. Some Wyandotte County residents are expected to attend.
The youth are riding their bicycles across the United States to call attention to the plight of orphaned children of people who are persecuted in China for their spiritual beliefs, specifically, Falun Gong.
Falun Gong is a meditation practice that follows principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance.
Thousands of people have been arrested and jailed for their beliefs. Ride 2 Freedom is calling attention to the plight of the children who are orphans. For more information, see http://ride2freedom.us/.