Cyclists, Educators, Organizers, and Artists dreaming of moving through spaces and places. We strive to move through these lands honoring the flora and fauna. Oriented towards mobility justice, community resilience, and joy.
As a new chapter with members rooted in San Diego and Los Angeles, we are excited to start this new journey and build on our knowledge collectivity. We invite all FTWN-B to step up and join us in this new journey.
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SAN DIEGO CORE GROUP

Bethany Sparks
Bethany (she/her) is an educator, accessibility advocate and all around silly goose living and riding in San Diego – Kumeyaay land. She is passionate about the inherent radicalism of cycling and aspires to create an inclusive space for new and seasoned BIPOC and FTWNB cyclists. Bethany is currently in her lizard era and excited to soak up some sun on a nice rock with new friends.

Angelica Rocha
Angelica (she/her) is San Diego native and two wheel enthusiast. She’s a bike commuter and mobility advocate turned transportation plann-gineer. Connecting with people, sharing her love for the outdoors with others, micheladas, and maps are just a few of her favorite things.

Jane Iglesia
Jane (they/them) is a Filipino-American from San Diego, Kumeyaay land. They volunteer with Bikes del Pueblo and the City Heights Built Environment Team, and they are an advocate for safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. They ride their bike for the joy of feeling childlike whimsy, and want to help create a safe space for femmes and BIPOC to feel that same sense of being authentically themselves on a bike and outdoors.

J Ordaz
J (they/them) is a Latinx designer and community organizer based in San Diego, CA. Their practice is rooted in bringing people together & empowering marginalized communities to shape their neighborhoods. J is a long-time bike commuter turned bike cowboy. In their free time they like to go on long (oftentimes spontaneous) day rides along the water and spend time at the climbing gym.
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CORE GROUP

Alejandra Jimenez Gonzalez
Ale (she/her) “Alecadabra” is an organizer, artist, circlekeeper, public transit advocate, and bike rider based in the San Fernando Valley. Her mission is to engage her community in the San Fernando Valley by providing community access to art/film and video resources, education, and equipment. She believes that through the arts we can heal from childhood trauma, and have agency over our narratives and what we deem as “our work”, and our art.

Fern Tenorio
Fern (they/them) Community Organizer, Educator and Artist from Glendale. They are the creative behind Estrella Press, a small risograph print house offering printing resources for local artists.

Gemma Jimenez Gonzalez
Gemma (she/they) Artist, Educator, and Community-Based Urban Planner. Her creative practice explores connections to the urban ecology, memories, and mobility.

RAR Chapters will advocate, support, and uplift BIPOC and FTWN-B cyclists in their local communities! Find a RAR Chapter in your area and learn more about each group.
Latest Chapter News
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FTWNB Led Cycling Events
With recent announcements from UCI banning transgender women from competing in the women’s category during races, we wanted to uplift events doing the amazing work to create spaces for the FTWNB community. Here is a list of femme, trans, women, and non-binary led cycling events to support, follow, and attend. This is not a comprehensive……
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New RAR Chapters!
Give a warm welcome to the eleven new RAR Chapters! We had over twenty applications from BIPOC and FTWN-B organizers nationwide and beyond. We mainly sought groups in different regions who had a solid core group to build out their community efforts. THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to apply. Twenty-one RAR Chapters will advocate, support, and uplift BIPOC and……
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RAR Raffle for Chapters Fundraiser
Donate to win prizes and help us raise $40k to grow RAR Chapters to 20 locations! Donate to the RAR Chapters Fundraiser to win sweet prizes from Salsa, Revelate Designs, Velocity Wheels, Teravail, Bags x Bird, and Simworks. A total of five prizes will be given away: To enter, please donate $25 to the RAR……