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DESCRIPTION:Walk for Planet Peace: Honoring Gandhi’s Vision for His 150th B
 irthday\nFeaturing Teacher of nonviolence\, author and Nobel Peace Prize N
 ominee\, Fr. John Dearand award-winning changemaker\, Deborah Watts\, Emme
 tt Till’s cousin—and Co-Founder and President of the Emmett Till Legacy Fo
 undation.\nDate: Walk for Planet Peace: Honoring Gandhi’s Vision for His 1
 50th Birthday starts at 9:30am at the St. Paul Cathedral\, 239 Selby\, to 
 end at the State Capitol at 12:30pm.\nContact: Kate Towle\, 612.743.5107\;
  or Ram Gada at: 612.961.1647.\nOur hearts have wept with all the deaths d
 ue to violence in the Twin Cities\; the unspeakable tragedies in Dayton\, 
 Ohio\, El Paso and Odessa\; and the August vandalism of Emmett Till’s memo
 rial in Mississippi. Committed to reducing all forms of violence\, Twin Ci
 ties Nonviolent has sparked an idea: invite people and organizations to sh
 are their practices for violence prevention and recovery for the 2nd Annua
 l 10 Days Free from Violence\, from September 20-29th.\nThis year\, the op
 ening event will be the Walk for Planet Peace to honor Gandhi’s vision for
  his 150th birthday. The Walk\, on International Peace Day\, September 21s
 t\, will begin at the St. Paul Cathedral and end at the State Capitol Uppe
 r Mall\, where we will hear from activist priest\, author and Nobel Peace 
 Prize nominee\, Fr. John Dear\, who started the Nonviolent Cities Movement
 —and who has inspired a network of peace organizations to work resolutely 
 to end violence in the Twin Cities. We will also hear from Deborah Watts\,
  cousin of Emmett Till\, who as Co-Founder and President of the Emmett Til
 l Legacy Foundation\, has built a platform to insure that time will always
  remember Emmett\, his legacy and the unjust social conditions that debase
  humanity. Ms. Watts was an Essence Magazine/Time Inc. Inaugural 100 WOKE 
 Women Honoree in 2017. We will also be joined by Rev. Dr. Nancy Nord Bence
  of Protect Minnesota and Miss Black Minnesota\, Thandisizwe Jackson.\nThe
  Walk is made possible by community volunteers with support from the organ
 izations MN Alliance of Peacemakers\, The India Association of Minnesota a
 nd the climate justice leader\, MN 350.\nThe 10 Days menu of events for vi
 olence prevention and recovery will include a Festival of Giving to teach 
 children empathy\; an event to support women recovering from sex trafficki
 ng\; the 28th Annual Black Master Storyteller Festival\, along with writer
 s’ forums\, prayer services\, theater performances and more. Please stand 
 with us. Learn with us. And wage peace in the Twin Cities by visiting: www
 .twincitiesnonviolent.org. \nKate Towle Twin Cities Nonviolent Steering Co
 mmittee (www.twincitiesnonviolent.org) Peace Literacy National Committee\,
  Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.peaceliteracy.org) 612.743.5107 https:/
 /www.mapm.org/events/calendar/event/128-walk-for-planet-peace-opening-even
 t-for-ten-days-free-from-violence
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LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Paul (239 Selby Ave\, St Paul\, MN 55102\, USA)
SUMMARY:Walk for Planet Peace\, opening event for 'Ten Days Free From Viole
 nce'
URL:https://www.mapm.org/events/calendar/event/128-walk-for-planet-peace-op
 ening-event-for-ten-days-free-from-violence
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