CURRENT MISSION

Riding our bikes across the country to blow our whistles for freedom as a part of a campaign for peace in the Congo

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Student activists cycle 3000 miles to raise awareness for war in Democratic Republic of Congo

LOS ANGELES, CA.— Falling Whistles bike tour will stop in sixty cities across the US share stories and educate the community on the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Launched on a simple platform with a big goal, the cyclists aim to spread awareness about the world’s deadliest war in the DRC and raise money to rehabilitate and advocate for war-affected children there.

Falling Whistles began as a small journal entry written after American traveler, Sean Carasso, stumbled upon an illegal prison encampment in the Congo. It was here that he learned the story of the whistleblowers—boys sent to the front lines of battle armed with only a whistle.

Through tears, a small journal, Falling Whistles, was written. Readers demanded to know: “What can we do?” In response to this, Falling Whistles was born with a simple plan: Make their weapon your voice and be a whistleblower for peace.

With the same simplicity and just as much urgency, a handful of these whistleblowers will ride across the country, stopping in cities along the way, speaking to clubs, classrooms, camps, individuals, and friends to elevate common conversation.

Armed with only their bikes and their voices, they state:
“No van, no gasoline, no crowded interstates—just a truth that demands telling and a few friends willing to give what it takes to make sure people hear it. To detour is to turn aside from the direct way, and Falling Whistles is doing just that. It has taken this "detour" in an effort to change the way people think about tours, activism, advocacy, and aid.

The tour began on May 28th and will continue across the country starting in Wilmington, NC and ending in Los Angeles, CA.
To learn more about Falling Whistles, please visit www.fallingwhistles.com.
Contact retour@fallingwhistles.com to book an event or become a sponsor.
Be a whistleblower for peace.

PHILOSOPHY

If you came here to help me you are wasting your time. But if you came because your liberation is bound together with mine, let us walk together.

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We believe that elevating common conversation is the first step to moving toward a freer world!

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Fallingwhistles.com become a whistleblower for peace and share the story of boys to small to carry a gun sent to the front lines of a battle armed with only a whistle. All whistle sales go to rehabilitate and advocate for war-affected children.