NOTE: If you are planning on joining the walk, please make sure to read the most recent email. Starting times and locations sometimes change the night before!
Note that tomorrow’s start location has been changed from Gleason Park to the Home Depot, 240 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH.
Today, the walkers stopped at Seabrook to commemorate the antinuclear actions of the Clamshell Alliance before going to a potluck and conversation at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter. Photos and video on Instagram (PeaceWalk2024) and Facebook.
We also got a transcription of Sherri Mitchell’s powerful invocation at the opening ceremony in Ogunquit May 7. This has been posted at Peace & Planet News, and it’s worth reading, even if you were already heard it in person.
Below are details for May 11, 12, and 13. Please read it all carefully if you are planning on joining us!
Contacts listed below are only for the days where they are listed. For more general information, please contact Elyse Gilbert, (516) 521-3684, imtbeau8@gmail.com.
Saturday, May 11, Seabrook to Ipswich, MA
- 10 am: Start walking from the Home Depot, 240 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH
- Noon-1 pm: Lunchtime vigil at Market Square, Merrimack and State Streets, Newburyport, MA
- 1 pm: Resume walking down State Street to Ipswich, via Route 1A
- 6 pm: Potluck and Conversation at the House of Peace, 1 High Street, Ipswich, MA
- If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.
Sunday, May 12, Mother’s Day, Day of Rest
- Time TBA: Morning coffee hour at First Church, 1 Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich, MA 01938
- Honor the original intent of Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation: Disarm, disarm! The sword is not the balance of justice.
- Optional walk from Ipswich to Salem
- If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.
Below are details for May 13, 14, and 15. Please read it all carefully if you are planning on joining us!
Contacts listed below are only for the days where they are listed. For more general information, please contact Elyse Gilbert, (516) 521-3684, imtbeau8@gmail.com.
Monday, May 13, Salem to Cambridge
- 9 am: Begin walking from Salem Post Office, 2 Margin Street, Salem
- 9:15 am: 15-minute vigil at Rep. Seth Molton’s office, 21 Front Street, Salem
- 9:30 am: Walk down 1A to General Edward Bridge in Revere
- Lunch in Revere and shuttle to Alewife T stop, Cambridge
- Walk from Alewife T stop to Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park
- 6 pm: Potluck at Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park
- 7 pm: Presentation and Discussion at Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park.
The presentation and discussion will be available on Zoom using this link or provide the meeting ID 783 475 1861 and passcode 1652 (if requested) on Zoom.com, the Zoom app, or after calling 1-646-558-8656. - If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.
Tuesday, May 14, Cambridge to Boston
- 10:45 am: Begin walking from Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longefellow Park, Cambridge.
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm: Vigil across the street from Harvard, with light snacks hosted by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- 3 pm: Arrive Boston Common
- 3:15 pm: Arrive at the Statehouse for vigil and speakout before continuing on to Community Church of Boston
- 6 pm: Potluck and discussion at Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
- Presentation will be available on Zoom.
- If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 15, Boston to Wellesley
- Time TBA: Begin walking at Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Boston, MA
- 7 pm: Potluck at Wellesley Friends meeting, 26 Benvenue St, Wellesley, MA 02482
- If you need housing or transportation from train or bus or want to join while walkers are en route, please contact Tarak Kauff, (845) 706-0187, takauff@gmail.com.
For those of you joining the walking portion, please see important notes below.
If you have not yet contacted us and will need housing or transportation help (including advice about where to leave your car if needed), please reach out to the people listed below right away! We cannot guarantee last-minute accommodations.
We look forward to seeing many of you at some or all of the activities above, and stay tuned for more information daily.
Don’t forget to like us, follow us, share our posts, and tag us (#peacewalk2024) on Instagram and Facebook!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WALKERS:
We ask that people be as self-sufficient as possible. We are able to provide indoor space for sleeping, including some home stays, for most nights and for most participants, but there will be some nights when we will be camping out.
All walkers please bring:
- comfortable walking shoes
- rain gear if the weather warrants
- snacks for the road
- water bottles (we will have a large water container in the van for refilling)
If you will be staying with the walk overnight, please bring:
- Sleeping bag and mat
- Tent if you have one
- Reusable plate, bowl, and utensils
- Change of clothing as needed
You will not have to carry these with you while you walk–we will transport belongings in the support vehicles–but please make sure your items are clearly identifiable as yours.
