September 1, 2000 Peace Walk Arrives in Sydney -Welcoming Ceremony at Captain Cook Memorial, Kurnell 2pm Saturday September 2 -Walk from Newtown Square to Aboriginal Tent Embassy 9.30am Sunday September 3 Walking the Land for Our Ancient Right, for Peace and Healing will arrive in Sydney tomorrow, Saturday September 2, at Kurnell, the site of the First Landing. Walk leader, peacemaker and Arabunna elder Kevin Buzzacott will arrive with the Sacred Fire for Peace which he has carried for 85 days, over 3000 km, from the great inland sea, at Lake Eyre, in South Australia's north. "We have walked in the footsteps of the ancestors and the tracks of the animals and the flight paths of the birds, we have travelled from the old lake, crossing desert, sandhills, plains and ranges. We have now crossed the mountains to the sea" says Kevin. The Walk will arrive at the Captain Cook Monument at Kurnell on Saturday August 2, at 2pm and all peoples are invited to welcome the Peace Fire and the walkers to celebrate the walk reaching its destination. "All people are invited to welcome us and help us celebrate our arrival -- come and share the special gift we bring to all Australians and to the world" says Kevin. While in Sydney the Walk will visit many places including La Perouse, Redfern, and the Lands Councils of Sydney, including the Metropolitan Lands Council. The Walk will make its first visit in Sydney, to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Victoria Park, on Sunday September 3. All people are invited to assemble at Newtown Square, opposite Newtown Station at 9.30am. The walk will proceed, with a police escort, up King Street and along City Road to the Embassy, by 11am. Come and join the Peacewalkers in a celebration of peace and healing. ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
