What To Expect:
What To Expect:
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Walk Registration & Prayers for the Waters - Arrive early if you want to participate in the prayer
Read and sign the Nonviolence Agreement
Opening will include a local speaker, Idle No More SF Bay speaker & walk logistics
2014 Quilts of "Envisioning the Future" will be displayed
9:30 a.m. Walk Begins
During the Walk:
After the Walk:
What to Bring:
Refillable water bottle - Comfortable shoes - Wearing wool or bamboo socks are best, bring a spare pair if you can - Lunch - Sunscreen - An inhaler if you use one - Respect - Love for life on Mother Earth's belly!
What Not To Bring:
Weapons of any kind - Drugs/Alcohol - Disrespect
Members of Idle No More SF Bay conduct prayers for the water along the shoreline at the beginning and end of each walk. The Walks are led by a sacred Native American staff and Native Americans and others in prayer, followed by those in contemplation and conversation. Walkers stop at the refineries and toxic sites along the way to pray for the healing of the air, water and soil and for the next 7 generations.
Toward the end of each walk, walkers are invited to begin to imagine their what their communities would be like with a just transition beyond fossil fuel and an economy that works for everyone. At the end of each walk there is an art project where people are encouraged to write or draw their "envisionings" on muslin squares which will be sewn into quilts. Quilts from the 2014 Walks will be on display at the beginning and end of each Walk.
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Walk Registration & Prayers for the Waters - Arrive early if you want to participate in the prayer
Read and sign the Nonviolence Agreement
Opening will include a local speaker, Idle No More SF Bay speaker & walk logistics
2014 Quilts of "Envisioning the Future" will be displayed
9:30 a.m. Walk Begins
- When possible, participants are encourage to carpool or take public transportation.
- Please carpool if possible! On each Walk page there is a carpool link. Please go to the website to give or offer a ride.
- Walkers can join or leave the walks at any point, including the "Meet Up" points along the route
- Keep this phone number (510) 619-8279 for the day of walk: A real person can tell you where the walkers are at any time during the walk
During the Walk:
- Support vehicles will follow the walk, one of which will have water and snacks - please bring your own lunch & a refillable water bottle
- There will be medics on the walk
- There are scheduled rest stops
- It is fine to take a break in one of the support vehicles
- Walkers are invited to begin imagining the best possible communities they can beyond fossil fuels
- There is no ending time as each walk differs depending on the distance and the number of walkers
After the Walk:
- Walkers will be asked to join a circle to hear from a speaker from the community and Native American speaker
- There will be food available upon arriving at the end point
- Tables will be set up with art supplies and muslin squares for walker's visions of their communities beyond fossil fuels
- Quilts of "Envisioning the Future" will be displayed
- The final prayers for the waters will occur
- Vehicles will be available for those needing rides to their cars at the starting point or BART - if there are several of you coming, you might think about leaving one vehicle at the beginning and one at the end
What to Bring:
Refillable water bottle - Comfortable shoes - Wearing wool or bamboo socks are best, bring a spare pair if you can - Lunch - Sunscreen - An inhaler if you use one - Respect - Love for life on Mother Earth's belly!
What Not To Bring:
Weapons of any kind - Drugs/Alcohol - Disrespect
Members of Idle No More SF Bay conduct prayers for the water along the shoreline at the beginning and end of each walk. The Walks are led by a sacred Native American staff and Native Americans and others in prayer, followed by those in contemplation and conversation. Walkers stop at the refineries and toxic sites along the way to pray for the healing of the air, water and soil and for the next 7 generations.
Toward the end of each walk, walkers are invited to begin to imagine their what their communities would be like with a just transition beyond fossil fuel and an economy that works for everyone. At the end of each walk there is an art project where people are encouraged to write or draw their "envisionings" on muslin squares which will be sewn into quilts. Quilts from the 2014 Walks will be on display at the beginning and end of each Walk.
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