POSTPONED Walk for Life... Walk for Water... Walk for Mother Earth Nuclear Free Future - 2020 United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference (NPT) Walking from Buffalo to New York City April 3, - April 26, 2020 250 mile walk Suffering: The walk will visit areas where nuclear waste dumps exist on Indigenous People territories like the Six Nations Territories in New York State. Historically and currently, native communities have been targeted with nuclear weapons waste dumps and nuclear power plants, which were labeled "National Sacrifice Zones." These communities bear a disproportionate burden of risk from the nuclear fuel cycle. These nuclear waste areas permanently impair our environment, create damage, and continue to burden our climate. They sacrifice our future and endangers many generations to come. The Tuscarora Nation is affected by the Niagra Falls Storage Sites, and the Seneca Nation is affected by the West Valley Site. West Valley is a complex radioactive waste site located 30 miles south of Buffalo. The site has high levels, so-called low level, transuranic and mixed (radioactive and hazardous) waste buried, stored, and leaking. Geologically the site is in a bedrock valley that is expected to erode into the Great Lakes in centuries to come. Still, the nuclear waste buried at the site will remain dangerously radioactive much longer than the projected erosion rate. Also, the Oswego reactor, the oldest reactor in the United States (similar to the Fukushima plant in Japan) located in the Onondaga Territory, affect the quality of drinking water and the fish in Lake Ontario, New York State and Canada. The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)’s objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and technology and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament. The unfinished task before the 2020 NPT Review Conference, which is scheduled to begin April 27, 2020, is to help pave the way to a world without the threat of nuclear weapons. Today, we have a more effective tool to achieve a Nuclear Weapon Free World with the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted on July 7, 2017. The Treaty will enter into legal force once fifty nations have signed and ratified it. As of today, the number of nations who have ratified the Treaty is 34. As we witness the escalation of tension between the US and Iran, we urge the world to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Pope Francis - Message at Nagasaki, Japan 11/24/2019 “The arms race wastes precious resources that could be better used to benefit the integral development of peoples and to protect the natural environment. In a world where millions of children and families live in inhumane conditions, the money that is squandered in the fortunes made through the manufacture, upgrading, maintenance, and sale of ever more destructive weapons, are an affront crying out to heaven. A world of peace, free from nuclear weapons, is the aspiration of millions of men and women everywhere. To make this ideal a reality calls for involvement on the part of all: individuals, religious communities, civil society, countries that possess nuclear weapons and those that do not, the military and private sectors, and international organizations. Our response to the threat of nuclear weapons must be joint and concerted, inspired by the arduous yet constant effort to build mutual trust and thus surmount the current climate of distrust.” Contact information: National Organizer (for walk) Jun Yasuda Nipponzan Myohoji - Grafton Peace Pagoda Call: only available before Peace Walk April 2, 2020 Call between 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM only (518) 658 - 9301 During walk call cell phone (518) 466 - 8819 no Text Messages! (April 3 - 26, 2020) Walk Schedule - April 3, - April 26, 2020 03 Apr 2020 Friday AmtrakTrain from NYC to Buffalo (N.Y.C. 7:15 AM arrive Buffalo 3:14 PM) 04 Apr 2020 Saturday Welcome ceremony at Tonawanda-Seneca Nation. Car to Allegany IndianNation walk around Salamanca area. 05 Apr 2020 Sunday Sunrise ceremony at West Valley. Then walk from West Valley to Mortons Corners. 06 Apr 2020 Monday Morton’s Corners - Mikey’s Gas Smoke shop (Cattaraugus Indian Nation) 07 Apr 2020 Tuesday Walk from Mikey’s Gas Smoke Shop to Seneca Beach 08 Apr 2020 Wednesday Niagara Falls - Tuscarora Nation Afternoon walk to Nuclear dumpsite near Youngston local training area (NY army National Guard) 09 Apr 2020 Thursday Sunrise Ceremony @ Niagara Falls. Then take Train to Syracuse (12:17 - 3:18 PM) 10 Apr 2020 Friday Good Friday walk around Syracuse areas and to Onondaga Nation 11 Apr 2020 Saturday Onondaga Nation - Onondaga Lake 12 Apr 2020 Sunday Tully - Cortland 13 Apr 2020 Monday Cortland - Dryden 14 Apr 2020 Tuesday Dryden - Ithaca 15 Apr 2020 Wednesday Take train from Syracuse to Albany. (11:23 AM - 2:31 PM) Then Walk from Albany to Colonie, N.Y. Deplete Uranium dump site. 16 Apr 2020 Thursday Albany - Knoll’s Atomic Lab 17 Apr 2020 Friday Niskayuna - Troy 18 Apr 2020 Saturday Rest Day (Grafton Peace Pagoda) 19 Apr 2020 Sunday Grafton Peace Pagoda - Stony Point by car 20 Apr 2020 Monday Stony Point - Ramapough Lenape Nation Campsite 21 Apr 2020 Tuesday Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Closing date. Walking and Gathering 22 Apr 2020 Wednesday Ridgewood - Port Lee (will be update) 23 Apr 2020 Thursday GW bridge from NY side to UN 24 Apr 2020 Friday Peace Vigil in front of UN 25 Apr 2020 Saturday Peace Vigil in front of UN 26 Apr 2020 Sunday N.G.O. Peace Walk Local Organizer Contacts: Buffalo Area: Agnes Williams (716) 949 - 2619 nyawehskanoh@gmail.com Maria MayBee (716) 200 - 8320 mariamaybee96@gmail.com Syracuse to Ithaca Area: Hil Coppola (315) 200 - 2634 hilcoppola@gmail.com Tom Joyce (607) 277 - 7426\ tomjoyce51@aim.com Albany to Grafton Area: Jun Yasuda (518) 658 - 9301 Grafton Peace Pagoda (no internet) Stony Point to NYC: George-cho (646) 784 - 7616 gchojr@mac.com No drugs, no alcohol. We plan to walk 10 - 15 miles per day. During the walk we will have a cell phone contact. Please join us by walking for an hour, a day, or for the entirety. You can support us by organizing a community potluck, a sharing circle, a visit to your mayor, a place for our work is to sleep, or coverage by the local media. Also please keep this walk in your thoughts and prayer. Read More...

Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future July 27-August 3, 2019

Saturday July 27: Lexington, MA--Hanscom Air Force Base *Handscom Air Force Base is home to Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3) Integration Directorate and Program Executive Officer (PEO). The NC3 PEO will oversee the acquisition and integration of a complex system of land, air and space technology programs that assure connectivity and communications between senior forces. It does not house actual weapons. Contact Jennifer: 410-952-6145

Sunday, July 28: Brattleboro, VT to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant *The VT Nuclear Power Plant was an electricity generating plant, located in the town of Vernon. It is closed but still in the process of being decommissioned. Nuclear waste still remains on-site. Contact Lorie: 802-275-8749 Also Sunday, July 28: Manchester, VT to Earth Sky Time Community Farm Contact Oliver: 802-384-1400 Monday, July 29: Manchester, VT to West Arlington, VT Contact Jennifer (410) 952-6145 Tuesday, July 30: Cambridge, NY to Saratoga Springs, NY Contact Linda (518) 330-7683 Wednesday, July 31: Saratoga Springs, NY to West Milton, NY--Kenneth A. Kesselring Site *The Kenneth A. Kesselring Site is a Naval training facility, teaching nuclear officers and enlisted personnel how to operate the US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Contact Linda (518) 330-7683 Thursday, August 1 7am Vigil at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Walk starts at 8am to National Lead Industries Depleted Uranium Site *Knolls atomic Laboratory is a nuclear facility that engineers and designs naval submarine propulsion and weapons systems *Site of closed factory that produced military equipment for over 20 years using depleted uranium for raw materials. Contact Rose (201) 956-5702 Friday, August 2 Grafton Peace Pagoda Preparation for Ceremony For Information prior to the Peace Walk please call the Grafton Peace Pagoda Phone 518-658-9301 between 8am & 5pm For information during the Peace Walk contact Rose (201) 956-5702 or Jennifer (410) 952-6145 Read More...

On, January 18, 2018, Jun San Yusada, along with others of the Nipponzan Myohoji order and friends, attended the Indigenous Peoples March. The march was organized by the Indigenous Peoples Movement, a grassroots coalition to eliminate the borders around their injustices. The march and rally warranted the attention of 10,000 people in Washington, D.C. With over 10 solidarity marches globally, people from around the world, including Brazil, Canada, Australia and Haiti. For more information about the Indigenous Peoples Movement go to indigenouspeoplesmovement.com Below is a video from AJ+ and photos from the day Miki Fukui. Read More...

Nuclear Holocaust Peace Pilgrims August 4 - August 11, 2018 Saturday, August 4: Lexington, MA (Leave at 1 PM) - Hanscom Airforce Base *Hanscom Airforce is a home to Nuclear Command Control, and Communications (NC3) Integration Directorate and Program Executive Officer (PEO). The NC3 PEO will oversee the acquisition and integration of a complex system of land, air, and space Technology Programs that assures connectivity and communications between senior forces. It will not house actual weapons. Sunday, August 5: North Amherst, MA - Leverette, MA Peace Pagoda *Hiroshima Ceremony Monday, August 6: Brattleboro, VT - Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, VT *The VT Nuclear power plant was an electricity generating nuclear power plant, located in the town of Vernon, Vermont. It is closed, but is still in the process of being decommissioned. Nuclear waste still remains at the site Tuesday, August 7: Woodford, VT - Bennington, VT - Hoosick, NY Wednesday, August 8: Ballston Spa, NY - West Milton, NY (Kenneth A. Kesselring Site) - Saratoga Springs, NY *The Kenneth A. Kesselring Site is a Naval training facility teaching nuclear Officers and Enlisted personnel how to operate the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines Thursday, August 9; Nagasaki Day Action: 7 AM Peace Vigil @ Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY - walk to Troy, NY *Knolls Atomic Laboratory is a nuclear facility that engineers and designs Naval submarine nuclear propulsion weapons/systems Friday, August 10: Grafton Peace Pagoda preparation for Ceremony; walk (TBD) Saturday, August 11: Grafton Town Square (6:30 PM) - Grafton Peace Pagoda 8PM Hiroshima Nagasaki Day – 73rd Commemoration Ceremony Before Peace Walk Contact Grafton Peace Pagoda: (518) 658-9301 For information during the walk, please call Rose: (201) 956-5702 or Alex: (518) 605-3929 You may also email: NeighborsWalkingForPeace@gmail.com   Read More...

Neighbors Walking For Peace Unity and compassion for all. In solidarity with the Mothers Day Walk for Peace in Boston, and in response to the recent gun violence in Troy and Albany, we would like to invite you to join us on Neighbors Walking for Peace from Troy to Albany on Sunday May 13th. You are welcome to join for all or part of the was.

• 8:45AM meet at Psychedelicatessen - 275 River St, Troy, NY 12180
• Walk to Albany to arrive at Broadway & Livingston Sts. around 11:30 (estimated)
• Walk to Washington Park to in Peace Vigil at the Moses Statue from 1-2pm

For more information: Grafton Peace Pagoda 518-658-9301 (7:30am and 4pm) To join the walkers on May 13th call Alex Huba at 518.605.3929 Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo   Read More...

New Years Day Peace Walk Save the planet. No more war. Monday January 1, 2017, at 11am Coming from Ballston Spa to Saratoga Springs, we will be meeting on Rt. 50 at the Stewarts, and will be walking 5.6 miles to downtown Saratoga where we will be holding a peace vigil. After the vigil, there will be a New Years Day tea party nearby. Everyone is welcome.  For more information: Grafton Peace Pagoda 518-658-9301 (7:30am and 4pm) until July 20th George at 646-784-7616 or email gchojr@mac.com During the walk you can call Jules at 201-566-8403 Read More...

Water Walk for Life 13 day/170 mile prayer walk from Ramapough-Lunaape to Grafton, NY Saturday July 22 thru Saturday August 5, 2017 Our walk connects communities along the Hudson River Valley, land held sacred by many. We start in Ramapough, which means “Sweet Water” in the Algonquin language, and end at the Grafton Peace Pagoda, located in Mohican (People of the Waters that are Never Still) territory for the Hiroshima Day Ceremony. We will be walking in prayer for a peaceful, sustainable future on mother earth. The proposed Pilgrim Pipelines are parallel pipelines to run from Albany-Rensselaer, NY for approximately 170 miles to Linden, NJ. One pipeline is proposed to carry North Dakotan fracked Bakken shale oil (near Standing Rock) south to refineries in NJ, while the other would carry refined petroleum products north. There are 5 proposed accessory pipelines that would carry oil from the main lines to tank farms along the Hudson River. In addition to the construction of the pipelines themselves access roads for construction and maintenance would be required at 1-mile intervals along the entire route for a total of 215 proposed new roadways, requiring the clearing of at least 600 acres of forest. The proposed pipelines would cross the Hudson River plus hundreds of smaller rivers, tributaries and regulated wetlands. Each of these crossings would disturb or destroy critical wildlife habitats and endanger the clean water sources for over 100,000. These pipelines would carry almost 17 million gallons of petroleum products each day. New pipelines fail at a higher rate than old ones. Between 2004 and 2012 pipelines spilled three times as much crude oil as trains according to analysis by the International Energy Agency. Many towns that will be directly impacted by the proposed pipelines have passed resolutions in opposition to its construction after carefully considering the great potential for danger to nature and communities. For more information: Grafton Peace Pagoda 518-658-9301 (7:30am and 4pm) until July 20th George at 646-784-7616 or email gchojr@mac.com During the walk you can call Jules at 201-566-8403 Join this walk for a few hours or a few days with prayers for water at risk from the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline. Schedule subject to change. This is a drug and alcohol free walk for environmental awareness of the sacred Hudson River Valley and its waters. Day 1: Saturday July 22 10AM Ramapough-Lunaape Split Rock Prayer Camp near Ramapo College Begin with Water Ceremony, Walk to Sloatsburg 8 miles Day 2: Sunday July 23 8AM Sloatsburg to Harriman 13-14 miles Day 3: Monday July 24 8AM Harriman to Washingtonville 11-12 miles Day 4: Tuesday July 25 8AM Washingtonville to Warden 11-12 miles Day 5: Wednesday July 26 8AM Warden to New Paltz 15-16 miles Day 6: Thursday July 27 8AM New Paltz to Kingston 14-15 miles Day 7: Friday July 28 8AM Rest Day in Kingston Day 8: Saturday July 29 8AM Kingston to Saugerties 13-14 miles Day 9: Sunday July 30 8AM Saugerties to Catskill 12-14 miles Day 10: Monday July 31 8AM Catskill to Ravena 18-20 miles Day 11: Tuesday August 1 8AM Ravena to Bethlehem 9-10 miles Day 12: Wednesday August 2 8AM Bethlehem to Albany 8 miles Day 13: Thursday August 3 8AM Albany to Troy 10 miles ************************************ Day 14: Friday August 4 8AM Work Camp at Grafton Peace Pagoda Day 15: Saturday August 5 Hiroshima Day Ceremony at Grafton Peace Pagoda Walk from Grafton Town Center at 6:30pm 4.3 miles Ceremony for Peace at Grafton Peace Pagoda 8:00pm Located nearby Mohican sacred burial site ************************************ Water Walk for Life Co-Sponsors: Food & Water Watch, Ramapough Lenape Nation, Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline, Riverkeeper, 350NJ, Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War, Green Party, Sierra Club, Nipponzan Myohoji Read More...

Water Walk for Life 90-mile prayer walk from Carteret, NJ to Peekskill Landing Park, NY Sat., March 4 thru Sat., March 11, 2017   Join this march beginning 3/4/17---for a few hours or a few days…in solidarity with The Standing Rock Sioux, with prayers for water at risk from the Pilgrim Pipeline & Spectra-AIM (Algonquin) pipeline projects in New York & New Jersey, traditional territory of The Lenape.   Walk begins with Water Ceremony by Seneca & Onondaga Nations members. Day 4: Tobacco Ceremony at Ramapough Lenape Nation’s Split Rock Prayer Camp. Day 8: vigil at Indian Point nuclear power plant for 6^th Anniversary of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, followed by Water Ceremony at Peekskill Landing Park. Concludes with potluck & speakers. (Most evenings: potluck/speakers--see reverse for schedule)   The Ramapough Lenape Nation, located in NJ & NY, is struggling to protect their sacred land and water from a pipeline project similar to the one at Standing Rock. The Pilgrim Pipeline would carry Bakken shale oil and its refined products from Albany, NY to Linden, NJ, threatening the health and safety of many communities, the environment, and our drinking water.   There is also great concern about SPECTRA-AIM (Algonquin) Pipeline, which would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to Boston. An additional route through New York would pass extremely close to Indian Point nuclear power plant in Peekskill. Natural gas pipelines & nuclear plants both pose significant hazards independently; when placed in close proximity of each other, the risk of disaster is greatly multiplied.   For more information: Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/Waterwalkforlife/ Or Janet at Waterwalkforlife@aol.com Or Grafton Peace Pagoda: 518-658-9301 (Between Feb. 10 & March 3 only)  During walk: Jules Orkin at 201-566-8403 Walk organized in alliance with The Grafton Peace Pagoda Hudson Valley & tri-state area groups &  supporters are welcome to participate!   All water is precious: New York, Standing Rock or Fukushima   Water Walk for Life Schedule (3/4/17 - 3/11/17)    DAY 1:   3/4/17 (Sat) 10:00am:  Carteret, NJ meetup: Carteret Waterfront Park (near Linden) 200 Middlesex Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 (Water Ceremony with Seneca/Onondaga members) ---> Union, NJ ---> (evening/TBA)   DAY 2:   3/5/17 (Sun) 9:00am:  Maplewood, NJ ---> (Montclair) ---> Little Falls, NJ ---> (evening/TBA)   DAY 3:   3/6/17 (Mon) 9:00am:  Little Falls, NJ ---> Oakland, NJ ---> (evening potluck & speakers/details TBA)   DAY 4:   3/7/17 (Tue) 9:00am:  Oakland, NJ ---> 12:30:  Split Rock-Sweetwater Prayer Camp, 95 Halifax Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430                  (Tobacco Ceremony with Ramapough Lenape Nation) ---> Suffern, NY ---> (evening potluck & speakers/Ramapough Tribal Office/details TBA)   DAY 5:   3/8/17 (Wed) 9:00am:  Suffern, NY ---> Upper Nyack, NY ---> (evening potluck & speakers/Fellowship of Reconciliation, 521 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960)   DAY 6:   3/9/17 (Thur) 9:00am:  Nyack, NY ---> Pray for Indian Point Nuclear Plant from opposite side of Hudson River) ---> (evening potluck & speakers/Stony Point Center, 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point, New York 10980)   DAY 7:    3/10/17 (Fri) 7:00am:   Stony Point Center, NY ---> 8:45am:  Haverstraw, NY ~ ~ ~ ~ --->FERRY TO OSSINING ---> 9:05am:  Ossining, NY ---> Croton-on-Hudson, NY ---> (evening/TBA)   DAY 8:   3/11/17 (Sat) 9:00am:  Croton-on-Hudson, NY ---> 9:00am meetup at:  Foodtown, 2005 Albany Post Rd., Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 ---> 11:00am:  Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Fukushima 6^th Anniversary vigil) ---> 12:40pm:  Peekskill Landing Park (Water Ceremony with Seneca/Onondaga members) ---> 2:00pm:    Peekskill Presbyterian Church, 705 South St., Peekskill, NY 10566 (potluck & speakers/concluding circle)     For more information:   Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/Waterwalkforlife/ Email:  Janet at Waterwalkforlife@aol.com  ~ Email from February 1st onwards:  Ayumi at  ayumitemlock@gmail.com Grafton Peace Pagoda: 518-658-9301* (*Between Feb. 10 & March 3 only) During walk: Jules Orkin at 201-566-8403 Read More...

Capital District Peace Walk Tuesday Aug 2--7am Knolls Atomic Power Lab Niskayuna Wednesday Aug 3--6am corner of Grand and Elm Albany Thursday Aug 4--6 or 6:30am corner of Rt 9 and Menands Rd in Loudonville (Italian market) Friday Aug 5--6:30 or 7am 810 4th ave(between 122nd and 123rd) In Troy (Lansingburgh) Cell phone for use during walk only 518-466-8819 Walking 8-9 miles each day. Read More...

Capital District Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Walk August 2-5, 2016 Everyone is welcome.  We will walk approximately 9 miles daily. You are welcome to join the walk for a minute, an hour, a day, every day. Please contact the Peace Pagoda to participate: Tuesday, August 2nd, Schenectady Wednesday, August 3rd,  Albany Thursday, August 4th, Cohoes Friday, August 5th, Troy For more information please call the Grafton Peace Pagoda between 7:30am and 4:30pm at (518) 658-9301. Read More...