Sacred Sites/Shellmound Peace Walk
Join the PANA/PSR contingent in the annual Sacred Sites/Shellmound Peace Walk.
"Indian People Organizing for Change along with Vallejo Intertribal/SSP&RIT invite all to join in a journey of walk and prayer to remember our ancestors who lived on this land for thousands of years. The walk will be led by traditional Native American leaders and Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhists. We will walk and pray with our ancestors in areas where shellmounds and sacred sites have been desecrated by development."
The PANA/PSR contingent will join one day of the Nov 14-28 sacred walk: Sunday, November 16, 2008, walking a route from Point Richmond to El Cerrito.
Pre-walk preparation:
• Watch film Gold, Greed and Genocide: The Untold Tragedy of the California Gold Rush shown on Wednesday, November 12, 12:30 – 1:30pm in PSR's Mudd building.
• Kick-off blessing and community potluck on Friday, November 14, 6:00-9:00pm, at Intertribal Friendship House, 523 International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94606.Guest speaker will be Winona LaDuke. (Carpooling from PANA/PSR can be arranged.)
Logistics for the PANA contingent:
Carpool leaves PSR chapel at 7:30 am, Sunday, November 16th.. Contact Debbie Lee if you can drive or need a ride: dlee@psr.edu or 415-297-8222.
Departure point is 8 am from Point Pinole (From I-80 in Richmond, exit at the Richmond Parkway. From the Richmond Parkway, turn right onto Giant Highway and proceed to the park entrance. 5551Giant Highway, Richmond, CA 94806. Public Transit call 511 or visit www.transit.511.org.)
Arrival point is the El Cerrito Bart Station. Stopping every 3 miles for a bathroom break. If you want to catch up with us please call the cell phone (Corinna Gould) 510-575-8408.
More information:
Sacred Sites/Shellmound Peace Walk
November 14-28, 2008
Why we are walking:
1. To have land that is accessible for reburials at any development, public or private;
2 For the repatriation of our ancestors and sacred objects that are being held in museums and universities;
3. For the recognition of the Ohlone Nation by the US Congress and all unrecognized tribes by the Federal government;
4. To have California history curriculum rewritten by Native people and approved by the California Department of Education to meet State standards that the Federal testing must reflect and to change teacher training;
5. To educate the public about the ancient sites that have been desecrated through out the Bay Area and to ask support in ensuring that these atrocities do not continue to happen;
6. To pray for peace and justice for all people everywhere.
Please come to a part of the walk. Come to the Kickoff Dinner, walk a few steps or a few days, whatever you can. Everyone welcome.
Community Potluck and Blessing for the Shellmound Walk
November 14, 2008 6-9pm
Intertribal Friendship House
523 International Blvd
Oakland California
Walk Schedule
Date Leave Arrive
Nov 15 Sogorea-te` Shellmound-Glen Cove Pt. Pinole
Nov 16 Pt. Pinole El Cerrito
Nov 17 El Cerrito Alameda
Nov 18 Alameda Hayward
Nov 19 Hayward Coyote Hills
Nov 20 Coyote Hills Mission San Jose
Nov 21 REST DAY Coyote Hills program
Nov 22 Mission San Jose (Fremont) Alviso
Nov 23 Alviso – San Jose (Ryland Park) – All together San Jose – San Francisco - Spirit Runners Walkers -Transport to Temple - Walk to Candlestick Point, SF
Nov 24 San Francisco San Francisco
Nov 25 San Francisco San Francisco
Nov 26 San Francisco San Francisco
Nov 27 Sunrise Ceremony – Alcatraz Intertribal Friendship House
Nov 28 IFH-Huichiun Shellmound Closing Gathering Berkeley
Call 510-575-8408 for route updates and information.
Needed for the walk:
. Bring a good attitude
. Please bring your own utensils, bowl, plate and cup. Sleeping bag and small tent if you have one (we will be camping three nights). Clothes for all types of weather, including rain gear. Money for Alcatraz Ferry on Thanksgiving morning $16-$18 and any other incidentals that you may need.
No drugs or alcohol.
Donations needed:
Groups to provide evening meals. Water for the walkers. Financial donations to purchase supplies. The use of vans and/or trucks to assist in transporting walkers and the elderly. IPOC & Vallejo Intertribal are non-profit organizations. All donations are appreciated and tax-deductible.
For more information contact:
Corrina Gould at 510-575-8408
Johnella LaRose at 510-743-7373
or email at shellmoundwalk@yahoo.com
Info on the web www.vallejointertribalcouncil.org or www.footprintsforpeace.com
More:
Information about the 2005 Sacred Site/Shellmound Peace Walk. Photos, itinerary, related reading.
See a video about the 2006 Sacred Burial Walk.