European Peace Pilgrimage

Marcus L. Endicott (mendicott@igc.apc.org)
Thu, 20 Feb 1992 17:05:45 -0800 (PST)

/* Written 5:03 pm Feb 20, 1992 by mendicott in cdp:peacewalks */
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European Peace Pilgrimage 1992
A Walk Across America

We walk 2600 miles across America. We started February 1 in St Marys, GA. We
finish October 12, Columbus Day, at the nuclear test site in Nevada. We come
from a dozen countries around the world. We walk together to call attention
to dangers so serious and so urgent that we have given up our jobs and homes,
our incomes and comforts for nine months to cross the USA. As citizens of the
world it is our responsibility to our children, the planet, and ourselves to
act for Peace, Justice and safeguarding of Creation.

Statement of Purpose

We regret what was begun on this continent on October 12, 1492 by European
ancestors. We apologize to all indigenous peoples for centuries of injustice.

We stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples everywhere. We support their
rights to the use of their own lands.

We call for a worldwide ban on nuclear testing, which occurs on the lands of
indigenous peoples, violates human rights, and threatens life.

We seek to understand history from the perspective of indigenous peoples. We
have to learn from both indigenous cultures and our culture the practical
guidelines, we need for sustainable ways of living.

We seek to deal with controversy in openness and respect. We try to maintain
a spirit of harmony while engaged in our efforts.

We walk across the land, called America, in a spirit of compassion for all
creatures. We honor the Earth as a Creation we have to safeguard.


Mobile EPP Kantor
<mek@igc.org>


Addendum:

I met this group at noon, Sunday, February 16, at the front gate of Kings Bay
Naval Submarine Base. After a pipe ceremony with native American indians, I
walked three days with more than twenty people from this group as far as
Brunswick, Georgia, 16 miles a day. Tomorrow they leave for Darien, Savannah,
Augusta, Atlanta and... across the sacred Trail of Tears to Oklahoma and
beyond... toward Ground Zero.

They have three support vehicles: two vans and an RV named "Frodo." The group
is using a laptop computer to maintain contact with their home office in the
Netherlands via the Institute for Global Communication in San Francisco and
GreenNet in London. They have no photovoltaics. Nor do they have the
possibility to get a cellular modem.

IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO DONATE OR OTHERWISE
CONTRIBUTE A CELLULAR MODEM FOR THIS GROUP, I CAN IMAGINE NO MORE SUITABLE
OPPORTUNITY.

I can give you my personal assurance that the Great Spirit is working with
this group.

Marcus Endicott
<mendicott@igc.org>

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