Homecoming SlowRoll Bike Ride:Solidarity in Motion w/Venture Bikes/UMN MCSE

Celebrate belonging, mobility, and culture with a Homecoming Bike Ride through Minneapolis and Saint Paul! Hosted by Venture Bikes Midtown and the Univ. MN Multicultural Student Engagement community, this event brings together students from multicultural organizations at the University of Minnesota with diverse community members to experience the freedom and joy of active living on one of the nation’s best bike trail systems. This is more than a ride—it’s an expression of homecoming, visibility, and solidarity.

Homecoming isn’t just about returning to campus.
It’s about returning to yourself, your people, and your power.
This special Homecoming Bike Ride, hosted by Venture Bikes Midtown and UMN MCSE, is an invitation to all cultural student organizations at the University of Minnesota to roll through the Twin Cities in a celebration of movement, visibility, and shared belonging. This is not an tour or training ride, this is an urban adventure and joy ride.

We’ll glide through the iconic parks, rivers, and greenways that make Minneapolis–Saint Paul one of the most bikeable metro areas in the country—all while building relationships and recharging our spirits through joyful movement.

This ride is designed for students from cultural, ethnic, and identity-based student organizations, allies and staff who want to:

• Experience the freedom of active transportation
• Learn how mobility infrastructure supports community wellness
• Connect with Black, Brown, Indigenous, AAPI, LGBTQIA+ and Latine peers across groups
• Claim space in public—visible, mobile, together!
• Participate in the symbolic act of Homecoming: reclaiming, re-rooting and resonant. We move through the city with purpose and pride.

• Midtown Greenway
• Mississippi Riverfront Trail
• Cultural landmarks and green spaces
• Special stops with snacks, music, and reflection

The ride is slow-paced, no-drop, and accessible for all abilities. Bring your own bike or request a loaner when registering.

Venture Bikes Midtown - The U of M Bike Center
📍 401 SE Oak St, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Monday, October 7, 2025

• 4:30–6:00 PM – Bike Center Open House (explore, repair, connect)
• 6:00–7:15 PM – Homecoming Ride (Slow Roll-style conversationally paced)
• 7:30–8:00 PM – Return + Music, Food, & Campus Bike Party!

• Free food & refreshments
• DJ and music on the ride
• Loaner bikes available (limited – first come, first served)
• Cultural celebration & community solidarity
• Slow Roll-style ride led by community members from Venture Bikes

✅ This event is free, but registration is required
🛠️ Bike loans available by request during registration
📃 Participants will sign a waiver before the ride begins
🎒 Dress for the weather and bring your water bottle!

TEXT 612 875 7803 with questions or concerns.

• Venture Bikes Midtown
• UMN Office of Multicultural Student Engagement (MCSE)
• The U of M Bike Center
• Community mobility advocates, trail partners, and student leaders

This isn’t just about biking.
This is about coming together in motion, across cultures, in solidarity.
To ride is to belong. To belong is to move freely, and movement is ultimate expression of freedom!

Host or Publisher Melanin IN Motion