Peace Walk for Earth and Life
Peace Walk for Earth and Life
March 2- March 15, 2014
Grafton, NY- New York City, NY- Washington, DC
Humanity is at a crossroads. With dangerous and misguided technologies we have plundered the Earth for the enrichment of the few, leaving a legacy of environmental degradation and destruction and threatening the very existence of human life on this planet. In our spiritually disconnected and short-sighted way we are destroying the Earth, the very source and sustainer of life. It is time to turn away from the “extraction mentality” that makes the earth into a mere commodity to be exploited. It is time to come back to a simple, sustainable way of living rooted in respect for the Earth and the deep interconnectedness of all life. [Inspired by Chief Arvol Looking Horse- caretakersofmotherearth.com]
The Walk for Earth and Life is a call to consciousness, a strong refusal of the logic that gave rise to the ongoing crisis in Fukushima, to the horrors of climate change, and the poisoning of our water resources by fracking. All are welcome to join us for any amount of time.
Walk Schedule (Subject to change. Please contact the organizers to verify locations and times)
March 1– (Saturday): Grafton Peace Pagoda to Berlin,NY
March 2– (Sunday): Berlin, NY- New Lebanon, NY
March 3– (Monday): New Lebanon, NY- Austerlitz, NY
March 4– ( Tuesday): Austerlitz, NY- Hillsdale, NY
March 5– (Wednesday): Hillsdale, NY- Copake, NY
March 6– (Thursday): Copake, NY- Millerton, NY
March 7– (Friday): Millerton, NY- Amenia/Wassaic, NY
March 8– (Saturday): Croton Falls, NY (or Coldspring) to Peekskill, NY
March 9– (Sunday): Croton on Hudson, NY to Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Peekskill, NY
March 10– (Monday): Stony Point, NY to Nyack, NY
March 11– (Tuesday): White Plains, NY: Fast & Peace Vigil at Entergy headquarters
March 12– (Wednesday): New Haven, CT Join the Walk for a New Spring from Massachusetts
March 13– (Thursday): New Haven, CT- Bridgeport, CT
March 14– (Friday): Bridgeport, CT- White Plains, NY
March 15– (Saturday): New York City. Union Square (1pm) to Tompkins Square Park
April 8—(Tuesday): Walk finishes in Washington D.C.
For more information contact Grafton Peace Pagoda at 518-658-9301 (before the walk starts), or when the walk is underway contact 413-320-2856. For more information about Leverett Peace Pagoda’s Walk for a New Spring to Washington DC contact Tim Bullock @ 413-485-8469. Email – walk4newspring@gmail.com