About us
The call to walk for peace is an ancient one
Here is the Peace Pilgrimage I ask of you:
To break the chains of injustice
To undo the bands of exploitation
To set free those who have been crushed
To break every yoke of oppression
To share your bread with the hungry - the starving
And never evade your responsibility for my people and my Creation
Then shall your light shine brilliantly like the dawn!
Isaiah 58:6-8
The call and response to walk for peace and justice is recorded in history
- Gandhi protesting the salt tax in India
- The lost boys of Sudan seeking a safe home
- Martin Luther King, Jr., demonstrating human rights for all
- Jesus advocating for a new commandment of love
What we do
the 2009 Pilgrimage for Peace is an opportunity for a group of interfaith walkers to cover an average of 20 miles per day as they wend their way through all six New England states, meeting with multi-faith communities, peace groups, schools, retirement communities, and others along the way.
Participants will walk approximately 1,000 miles over 50 days. The literal steps are intended to be little steps for all toward transforming themselves and recognizing that peace starts with them.
The goal is to have conversations at the gatherings to determine how people feel they can best achieve peace in a world that is distressed, discouraged, and struggling—either for themselves or for those around them or in other parts of the world that bear more than their share of challenges.