Baltimore, MD- August 15, 2011 - The 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace will be in Baltimore, MD, August 31- September 3. While in Baltimore, peace walkers
will host “Walk A Mile 4 Peace” in the Westport community on Friday, September 2. The walk will begin at 2400 Nevada Street at 4 p.m. and culminate with the planting of a community “Peace Pole.” The walkers will also co-host an Interfaith Ceremony and peace pole planting with the One God One Thought Center for Better Living on Saturday, Sept. 3rd beginning at 12 noon. One God One thought is located at 3605 Coronado Rd., Baltimore, MD, 21244. The community is invited to attend these events.
In addition, walkers will host a free screening of the film For the Next Seven Generations (a film about the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers) at Lifeline Power Yoga Center on Wednesday, August 31 at 8:30 p.m. The Center is located at 321 York Road in Towson, MD, 21244. Donations are welcome to support the 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace and the International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Communities are encouraged to come out and join the walkers in showing up for peace and healing in our communities. The peace walkers will have a vending table at all events along with artwork of Leonard Peltier.
The 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace is a people’s walk and is scheduled in alignment with the lunar calendar, which is, according to ancient tradition, the calendar of cooperation. “The idea for the 13 Moon Walk for Peace,” says Audri Scott Williams, VisionKeeper for the Trail of Dreams World Peace Walk, “came when we returned to the USA from our three and a half year global walk for PEACE. On our journey from New York back to Atlanta, GA, we were struck by the pockets of poverty and disenfranchised communities that appeared to be under the radar, invisible to the general population. We realized our work was not done, in many ways it was just beginning. We decided, before we even made it back home to Atlanta, that we would do a walk in the USA to be a catalyst for healing the heart of our communities here at home.”
Walkers are from diverse cultures, ancestry, genders, and faiths. The 13 Moon Walk for Peace began in Atlanta, GA. on 10-10-10, where the Sacred Fire of Thunder, honoring the Great Law of Peace, from Six Nations was passed to the Walkers. Walkers engage with grassroots groups across the country (over 60 cities and reservations) to raise awareness of issues affecting our communities, and to highlight the groups and organizations that are making a difference in their communities. The 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace team invites peacemakers to join the walkers as they complete their 13 month walk on 11-11-11 in Atlanta. Closing ceremonies on 11-12-11 will formally recognize the Peacemakers Walk of Honor, as a tribute to unsung heroes across America, including several in the Baltimore community.
For more information, contact Mary Woods · marymargaretwoods@gmail.com
570-494-3643 or David DeFebo · eagleram13@gmail.com 570-220-9249. Also visit www.13moonwalk4peace.com
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