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.
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