Friends,
I'm honored to invite you to participate in the 15th annual New England Peace Pagoda "Walk for a New Spring" by supporting the walkers with sustenance and good cheer along the way.
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Remaining peace walk schedule
- Mar. 22: Duxbury, MA
- Mar. 23: Plymouth, MA
- Mar. 24: West Falmouth, MA
- Mar. 25: Fairhaven, MA
- Mar. 26: Fall River, MA
- Mar. 27: Attleboro, MA
- Mar. 28: Providence, RI
- Mar. 30: New London, CT
- Mar. 31: New Haven, CT
- Apr. 1: Bridgeport, CT
- Apr. 2: White Plains, NY
- Apr. 3: Nyack, NY
- Apr. 4: Ft. Lee, NJ
- Apr. 5-6: New York, NY
- Apr. 8: Jersey City, NJ
- Apr. 9: Newark, NJ
- Apr. 10: Highland Park, NJ
- Apr. 11: Trenton, NJ
- Apr. 12: Camden, NJ
- Apr. 13-14: Philadelphia, PA
- Apr. 15: Springfield, PA
- Apr. 16: West Chester, PA
- Apr. 17: Gap, PA
- Apr. 18: Wilmingon, DE
- Apr. 19-20: Baltimore, MD
- Apr. 21: Antietam and Sharpsburg, MD
- Apr. 22-24: Frederick, MD
- Apr. 25-28: Washington, DC
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This year's walk is taking place over the course of 56 days. It began in Leverett, Massachusetts, on March 4, and as of today is in Duxbury, just north of Plymouth. The walk will continue south, ending in Washington, D.C. with a four-day celebration and grassroots lobbying effort April 25 to 28 (see schedule at right).
For those in the Nyack area, the peace walk will be visiting FOR's headquarters at Shadowcliff, and you're invited!
Potluck dinner and sharing:
Sunday, Apr. 3, 6:00 PM
Shadowcliff, 521 N. Broadway, Nyack, NY.
For those in the Washington, D.C. area, please join the peace walk members for a meeting with legislators.
Reception and meeting with members of Congress:
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC.
Download a PDF of the peace walk brochure for details.
The theme of this year's walk is Shared Security, based on the joint 2013 paper from the American Friends Service Committee and the Friends Committee on National Legislation, "Shared Security, Re-imagining the U.S. Foreign Policy."
"We seek a new foreign policy grounded in a deeper understanding of the challenges now facing our highly interdependent world.
"We believe in strategies that reflect a cooperative search for solutions to help protect our planet, reduce violent conflict, advance social justice, and meet global needs.
"We understand that our security in this country depends on advancing global security for all..."
In gratitude and love for all life and the planet,
.jpg) S. Hope Altkin
Peace House Host and Event Coordinator
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Top photo: 14th annual "Walk for a New Spring" in front of FOR national headquarters, with Executive Director Rev. Kristin Stoneking, before heading to New York City for the Peace and Planet march and rally in 2015. The other two photos are from previous walks.
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