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Atlanta to Fort Benning, GA November 13-21, 2005 The Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii engaged in the practice of a walking Peace Pilgrimage as one way to cultivate compassion and to defeat the forces that lead to war, In this spirit the Buddhist monks of Nipponzan Myohoji-Atlanta Dojo initiated an annual Peace Walk to the School of Americas(now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) in 1999 to support the mass movement to CLOSE THE SOA. The SOA, a school for Latin American officers run by the U.S. Army, is internationally notorious for traning assassins, torturers, and human rights abusers. We cannot live at peace with our neighbors to the south so long as this school exists. Nor can we live at peace in this world so long as our society requires world economic domination to sustain itself. Step by step we seek to move toward a social life that never allows for murder, destruction or exploitation to sustain itself. We invite people of faith and peace to join for all or any part of this 100-plus mile pilgrimage. Schedule Atlanta to College Park, 12 miles 9 a.m. Leave Atlanta temple and walk to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 2.5 miles Prayer and short reception at King Center 10:45 a.m., Resume walking to College Park. Sunday, Nov 14th Riverdale to Peachtree City, 17 miles. Host: Ron and Charlene Chandonia 770-631-0060 Monday, Nov 15th Peachtree City to Newnan, 16 miles. Tuesday, Nov 16th Newnan to Hogansville, 20 miles. Host: David and Cathy Barnes 706-637-5431 Wednesday, Nov 17th Hogansville to LaGrange, 14 miles. Host: Dean amd JoAnne Rogers 706-837-0037 Thursday, Nov 18th LaGrange to West Point, 16 miles. Host: Judy Cumbee 334-499-2380 Friday, Nov 19th Walk through City of Columbus, 12 miles. Saturday, Nov 20th Walk from the Columbus Civic Center down Victory Drive to Fort Benning Main Gate, 4 miles. Sunday, Nov 21st 8:30am-4:00pm - Vigil and Nonviolent Direct Action at the gates and on the grounds of Fort Benning. See www.soaw.org For Peace Pilgrimage Information: Sister Denise or Brother Utsumi Nipponzna Myohoji-Atlanta Dojo 1127 Glenwood Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316 404-627-8948(Atlanta) Email: atlantadojo@yahoo.com |
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