Familia, we are close to starting the 2016 Peace and Dignity Journey run. Runners and vans are already on their way up to Alaska where the run begins. The East Coast is preparing for the runners from Caribbean who will be joining us first week of July, when our route begins.
This sacred run is
carried out every four years when we bring the prayers of our communities
together in the form of staffs that have been consecrated to represent the
ancestors of our people. We call our staffs the Abuelos and Abuelas, grandfathers
and grandmothers, for indeed they are imbued with the very essence of their
prayers. When our runners arrive carrying these sacred staffs, they are a gift that
they bring to your communities. When our elders on the run speak, they share their
wisdom. When ceremony is done in spirit, our people are reawakened and healed.
It gives us all the strength to continue and to be proud of who we are.
Through the prayers and teachings of our people, our organizers, coordinators, and runners, we are all committed to reuniting our communities as we bridge the manmade borders that have separated us from each other since 1492. It is with love and respect that we share the wisdom of our ancestors for the survival of all life on our beautiful Mother Earth.
The Peace and Dignity Run is also an act of courage and defiance for our runners and elders because each time we cross these manmade borders, we are declaring that we are the Indigenous people of this land, the bones of our ancestors are buried on this land, and we will honor our cultural heritage with the same love, respect and courage our ancestors had.
We ask all of the
members of this site to please help us by donating to our fundraiser and as
well to post our donation information on your Facebook pages.
Thanking you all in
advance for your support and your dedication to our Indigenous communities.
Lastly,
please stay connected as in next few months we will be posting information on
exciting and interesting events. Please support PDJ as we move forward in the
same way our ancestors did to ensure the continuity of our beautiful cultures.
We are the people of
the Eagle, the Condor, the Hawk and the Quetzal, and as warriors once again
come together to stand strong in spirit in defense of our rights as the
indigenous peoples of all of Abya Yala….Jan Jan katu ….Tlazohcamati
Abuela Inaru