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'Longest Walk' Nears Colorado

By Anonymous

"The purpose of the Northern route is to continue and carry the message from the Longest Walk of 1978: "The Longest Walk is an Indian spiritual walk, a historical walk; and it is a walk for educational awareness to the American and the world communities about the concerns of American Indian people. This route will carry the message of Renewing the Spirit by Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors. This walk is to commemorate the Longest Walk in 1978- those who walked then and those who walk now. We are walking to bring awareness of the struggle to protect sacred sites."
A few folks, me included, in the Colorado region are already working with the Longest Walk Northern Route walkers which will enter Colorado March 14th and progresses through until April 7th.

During this portion of their journey we wish to lend all the support we can during this challenging winter climate for the walkers, and help to spread awareness of this walk that illuminates Sacred Sites issues, current Native struggles, Native historical sites, and environmental concerns of Native Americans all over the country. They will trek all the way across America in two routes, stopping at these important locations, offering prayers, and literally cleaning up the roads as they move to Washington D.C.

If you are able to lend any support during this time, whether a simple donation, supplies needed, speaking engagements or participation in walker support such as medic aid or housing logistics when they rest, please contact me soon, it is fast approaching and we need all the help we can get!

If you have friends or organizational connections such as faith. social justice, or educational institutions in any of these locations along the route (check the website for the rest of the entire route) in Colorado, please also get this word out to them.

Colorado Coordinator
Mano Cockrum
lmanoart@gmail.com
720-276-7452

Colorado MEDIC Support
Zoe Williams
zoethemedic@gmail.com

If you want to offer help in any way along the route you may also email the
Route Coordinator Jimbo Simmons at longestwalk1978@gmail.com, or be filling the form on this site to send him:
http://longestwalk.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=15&Itemid=93

A CALL FOR SUPPORT pdf and a Longest Walk 2 Flyer is attached to this email with even more details on how you and others can support LW2!!

Colorado Route:
Mar. 14
Cisco to Fruita----- Hwy 50

Mar. 15
Fruita to Grand Junction ----- Hwy 50

Mar. 16
Grand Junction to Delta----- Hwy 50

Mar. 17-18 -----Rest-----

Mar. 19
Delta to Montrose----- Hwy 50

Mar. 20
Montrose to Cimarron----- Hwy 50

Mar. 21
Cimarron to Gunnison-----Hwy 50

Mar. 22-24
Gunnison ,Doyleville, Monarch, Garfield,
Maysville, Poncha Springs, Salida, Howard,
Coaldale, Cotopaxi, Canon City-----Hwy 50

Mar. 25
Canon City to Pubelo----- Hwy 50

Mar. 26-28-----Rest -----

March 29th
Pueblo to Avondale ----- Highway 50

March 30
Avondale to Fowler ----- Highway 50

March 31
Fowler to Rocky Ford ----- Highway 50

April 1
Rocky Ford to La Junta ----- Highway 50

April 2
La Junta to Las Animas ----- Highway 50

April 3
Las Animas to Lamar ----- Highway 50

April 4-6
Sand Creek

April 7
Lamar to Holly ----- Highway 50

Donations:
Monetary donations for the Northern route are tax-deductible if you donate them through the Community Futures Collective: www.communityfuturescollective.org .
Or by mail to:
Community Futures Collective
221 Idora Avenue, Vallejo, CA 94591
NEEDED Items: I have read that the Northern Route may be especially in need of warmer clothing such as wool socks and thermals-I'd chance it to say lots of hand warmers will also be very much appreciated, but their entire WISH list is here. It is also very helpful to donate gas gift cards:
http://longestwalk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197&Itemid=140