At the behest of the circle of Elders, in preparation for the 1997
INTERNATIONAL SACRED RUN in England-Ireland-Scotland; PICT is sponsoring
the 4th ANNUAL WALK FOR WATER in alliance with the SACRED RUN
FOUNDATION'S "RUN OF THE ANCESTORS" 500 mile relay, Cincinnati to Atlanta
link run.
Founded by Denis J. Banks in 1978 the SACRED RUN has travelled
48,180 miles carrying the message of the sacredness of all life and the
need to maintain the delicate balance between humankind and our Mother
the Earth. As co-ordinator, P.I.C.T. (Preserve Indigenous Culture and
Traditon) is arranging the travel and accomadations for the Sacred Run in
Scotland in 1997 and is inviting all interested parties and organizations
to attend our walk in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
Join our ceremony and share our concerns as address the current
problems of local and global water degradation and the multitudinous
threats to all through the continued use of nuclear power. This year PICT
was asked bye F.O.E. (Friends of the Earth) Scotland to inform and unite
the American people in opposition to the proposal to send up to 14,000
highly enriched uranium spent fuel rods of U.S. origin to the Dounreay
Nuclear Facility in Scotland for processing.
The people of Scotland have not been consulted on this issue. The
transportation of nuclear waste across Europe is an unnecessary risk to
people living along the route. The safety standards for the waste
containers is inadequate and there is no need to have this material
reprocessed. Vast quantities of nuclear materials there will increase
radioactive emmisions from the site.
Scotland welcomes the Sacred Run in 1997 with open arms, hearts
and homes. Ancient tribal routes will be made available to the
participants. We at P.I.C.T. are impelled and obligated to help our
Scottish brothers and sisters stop this nuclear madness and call their
plight to the worlds attention. As a long oppressed people with no voice
in their own land we see an obvious relationship of the Scottish people
to our native brothers and sister here on Turtle Island.
Please call 908 477-4071 1 or 914 591-5962 for information on
these events. Join our ceremony on March 30th at 9am at the crossroads of
Rte 70 and Rte 72 on the 4 Mile Circle in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
Please let us know if your comming so we have an idea of how many people
will be there.
PICT
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to get back to you. If anyone knows of any other listservs where I can
post this message. I am especially interested in enviormental or native
groups. We are also interested in hearing from student organizations. Thanks.