[Antiracism] Community Potluck supper to greet the walkers of the Nipponzan Myohogi Peace Pagoda

[American Friends Service Committee]

Friends,

Thanks to Joan Gruszkowski and the good folks of St. Mary's Church (corner 
of State and Elm Streets in Northampton) we will have a potluck supper to 
greet and thank the walkers of the Nipponzan Peace Pagoda.  It will be held 
in the (cool) basement of St. Mary's and will begin at 5:30pm.  After 
supper (7:15pm), walkers and those gathered will process to Smith College's 
Paradise Pond for the lantern floating ceremony (with incredibly beautiful 
music from cellist Stephen Katz).  Anti-nuclear materials will be available 
detailing efforts from closing VT Yankee to Mayors for Peace.  It's all 
free and accessible.  If you come to the supper, please bring something to 
share.  Children are most welcome and usually love to light the lanterns 
and put them in the water.

The full walk schedule and event announcement appear below.

Peace,

Jo


>Nipponzan Myohogi Walk in Western Massachusetts:
>August 4 through 9
>Please see below.
>
>AUGUST 6
>
>Born Again with Wisdom
>The 61st Annual Remembrance of the U.S. Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
>7:30pm, the Boat House on Paradise Pond, Smith College, Northampton
>with
>Cellist Stephen Katz
>Traditional Lantern Floating Ceremony on Paradise Pond (children welcome)
>Brief reflections from the nuclear abolition community
>
>“Our goal is to bring forth a beautiful flower, namely the total
>elimination of all nuclear weapons from the face of the earth by the year
>2020.  Only then we will have truly resurrected hope for life on this
>planet.” — Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba
>Organized by AFSC, the Interfaith Coalition and SAGE
>Rain or shine.  Free.  Information: AFSC, 413.584.8975
>
>***
>
>Nipponzan Myohogi Walk in Western Massachusetts:
>August 4 through 9
>Contact: 413.367.2202
>
>August 4: Film Showing on DU as part of the Wide Angle Film Series,
>http://justiceandpeace.net/WideAngleFilms.htm
>
>August 5: 8am Vigil on Amherst Common
>8:30 depart, walk down Rt. 9
>10:00 arrive at Whole Foods, continue on Rt. 9 to Bike Trail
>11:30 Water Street Park, down Bridge Street to Main Street, to Noho City
>Hall, arrive at 12:15pm
>
>August 6: 8am Walk begins at Chestnut and Prospect Street in Northampton
>to City Hall to Maple to Elm to Laurel Park
>10 Laurel Park Tabernacle, Prayer Service
>1:30pm No. King Street, Hatfield Street, Bridge Road, North Maple Street
>3:30 AFSC (140 Pine Street) to Main Street, to Prospect to Summer, Main
>and King Streets, ending at Pulaski Park in Northampton
>5:30 Potluck supper (place TBA)
>7:30 Lantern Floating Ceremony (See above)
>
>August 7: 8am Walk begins at Peace Pagoda, Leverett to Peace Community
>10 Montague Center to Turners Falls Road and Montague Road to Ferry Road
>to 1st Street, Riverside Park (Lunch at 1:30pm)
>Leaving on 2A, to Silver to Federal to Main Street to Town Hall
>
>August 8: 8:30am Walk begins at Route 10/202, Depot Square, Westfield
>9 City Hall, Route 20
>Noon at Churchill Mittineauge Park, Lunch
>to West Springfield City Hall (1:30)
>River Street to Agawam City Hall (2:30) to Rout 147E
>to Memorial Bridge to City Hall in Springfield (3:50)
>
>August 9: 9am Walk begins at Chicopee City Hall
>11am Silent Vigil at Westover AFB (Main Gate)
>Noon down Route 116 to 141 to Holyoke City Hall
>1:30 Holyoke City Hall (High Street and Suffolk Street)



"What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
         The world would split open"  ~ Muriel Rukeyser


Jo Comerford
American Friends Service Committee, Western Massachusetts
140 Pine Street, Room 10
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413.584.8975 (W)
413.584.8987 (F)
413.695.6059 (C)
afsc at crocker.com
www.WesternMassAFSC.org

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