1000 Mile
Four Directional Run - 2004
Preparations
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A great deal of preparation goes into actions such as this. Folks
attending need food, water, overnight accomodations, etc. Maps need
to be made, routes have to be formulated, people have to be notified
and so on and so forth. It takes work and dedication. It also takes
financial resources. For a run of this length support vehicles are
required and of course you have to get to where it starts too. Some
folks are coming as far away as Australia to take part in this event.
Plane tickets, bus fares, fuel for those who are driving are "donations"
from these far away participants.
Symbolic articles also need to be designed and created. Most runs,
at least the ones that Footprints For Peace organize, have hand make t-shirts to
commorate these walks and runs. They become visual displays for all
to see while you are putting in your miles and talking to your neighbors
as your journey progresses. Of course they are also made available to
the public for sale to help offset the cost of the event. People who
buy them become "bill boards" for your message and of course you wear
them yourself to various other events as a reminder that you are taking
part in a campaign to forward the message that "All Life Is Sacred".
You are getting a sneak preview of this years "bill board". The genious
behind the actual making ot the t-shirts is veteran Peacemaker Jon
Blickenstaff who is a co-founder of FootPrints For Peace and
generously provided the equipment needed to create the t-shirts.
The art work on the shirt was envisioned and created by Dewey Jessepe.
As far as making the t-shirts this job fell to Jon Blickenstaff and
Jim Toren. They spent many hours working on this project but after their long day was over they could see the fruits of their labor and I am sure they were both inspired by the knowledge that what they had created was just one more step in our journey to find peace and justice for all peoples of the world.
Peacehq reporting 05/01/2004 |
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