From: "Voices in the Wilderness" <•••@••.•••> Subject: walk for healing and peace update Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 00:28:42 -0600 Organization: Voices in the Wilderness http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1128-03.htm "Ari & I" White House briefing, Wednesday, November 28, by Russell Mokhiber http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1212-08.htm Hartford Courant article on the walk http://www.charm.net/~marc/chronicle/widow_dec01.shtml Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel: "Survivors Walk for Peace" Dear Friends, The above are links to recent reports on the "walk for healing and peace." Members of VitW and Voices UK have just completed this walk from Washington DC--New York City. Joined by family members of 9/11 victims that have issued calls of nonviolence, we made stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chester, PA, and New Jersey. We were encouraged by the support and hospitality of those we met along the way. In the struggle to find our voices after 9/11, we were blessed by the opportunity to amplify the messages of those most directly affected by the attacks. While on the walk, David Potorti, who lost his brother Jim in the WTC, had this to say: "I believe we really do need a strong show of force, but there are different ways of showing force. You can be legally strong, morally strong, spiritually strong." David's message is clear: Nonviolence does not signal weakness; it is the result of a search for creative and productive alternatives to violence. The validity of this message and those like it should not be overlooked. As a result of the community that was formed while on the walk, several family members of 9/11 victims will be exploring the possibility of forming an organization to give voice to the call for nonviolence in our world. If you would like to contact them for further information, please email •••@••.•••. Please also check out the daily walk updates on our website at http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/walkhp.html, where you will find reflections from walkers and pictures chronicling our daily comings and goings. On behalf of VitW and the members of the walk, we would like to thank you for your support. The work of Voices would not be possible without your generosity. VitW will also be co-sponsoring a three-day nonviolence training and action conference in NYC Jan 20-22. We would love to see everyone make it out for that. Tentative speakers include Kathy Kelly, Dan Berrigan, Denis Halliday, and Amy Goodman (of Democracy Now! in Exile). To register ahead of time (recommended), please visit http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/175.htm. Best wishes to you this holiday season. With Love, Melissa Muro and Joe Proulx with Voices in the Wilderness 1-773-784-8065 http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw 1460 West Carmen Ave Chicago IL 60640
