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Maine Peace Walk 2016 – Pittsfield

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The theme of the 5th Annual Maine Peace Walk is:

“Stop the War$ on Mother Earth”

 

The Maine Peace Walkers will arrive in Pittsfield Thursday, October 13th where they will have dinner at Twinkle’s Place at 6:00PM followed by a brief presentation and entertainment 7:00PM-800PM.

If you would like to join us, email “Twinkle”

TwinkleManning@gmail.com

On Friday, October 14th at 8:30AM the Peace Walkers will join the Grandmothers Against the East/West Highway vigil infront of Cianbro, across from Vittles Restaurant on Main Street in Pittsfield.

Below is more information issued by the Maine Peace Walkers:

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Peace and environmental activists from Maine and beyond will walk through large portions of our state from October 11-26 in order to bring the issues of endless war, environmental degradation, and climate change to the public’s attention.  The walk will begin on Indian Island (with a supper and ceremony hosted by the Penobscot Nation) and end in Kittery.

“We come together out of our deep concern about the many different wars being waged on Mother Earth, ranging from over-fishing, deforestation, and human-caused extinctions, to climate disruption and endless war,” said Russell Wray of Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST) in Hancock.

According to walk co-organizer Connie Jenkins from Orono, “Close to home we support the Penobscot Nation’s struggle for Justice for the River, opposition to the East/West Corridor, and conversion of war production to alternative energy at Maine shipyards.  We know from past experience of walking through rural and urban Maine that many people will be reached with our messages. We hope this spiritual act of walking and sharing conversation and food will help people in our state feel less isolated and despairing about the future.”

The peace walk begins on Indian Island October 11 and will pass through Dexter, Pittsfield, Unity, Waterville, Augusta, Norway, Lewiston, Brunswick, Bath, Freeport, Portland, Saco, Kennebunk, York Beach, and Kittery. The walk will average about 12 walking miles per day. (Some driving will be necessary between some of these communities.) In the evenings walkers will be fed at local churches and will often stay in local homes.)

The walkers will hold a protest at Bath Iron Works on October 20 at 3:00 pm and conclude on October 26 with a protest at the naval submarine yard in Kittery also at 3:00 pm.  Both protests will call for the conversion of the Maine shipyards to alternative energy production such as public rail systems, solar power, wind turbines and tidal power systems.  Studies at UMASS-Amherst Economics Department reveal that building needed alternative energy rather than military production would create more jobs.  See the study athttp://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/published_study/PERI_military_spending_2011.pdf

Buddhist monks and nuns from the Nipponzan Myohoji order will lead the non-violent peace walk.  Their order does peace walks all over the world.

Maine Walk for Peace is sponsored by:  Penobscot Nation; Smedley D. Butler Brigade Veterans For Peace (Boston area); Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space; Maine Veterans For Peace; Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST); Veterans For Peace (National); Peninsula Peace and Justice; Maine Natural Guard; Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks; Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center; Veterans For Peace, Jim Harney Chapter 003; Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine; Alliance for the Common Good; Grandmothers Against the East/West Corridor; Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC); Pax Christi Maine; Friends of the Piscataquis Valley; Concord Massachusetts Peace Vigil; Peace Action Maine; ESTIA Maine; Stop the East-West Corridor (STEWC); Maine Green Independent Party; Mission Board of State Street Church (Portland); Reversing Falls Sanctuary; Peace to All Beings; Waldo County Peace & Justice; Unitarian Church of Brunswick; 350 Maine

The daily schedule and entire walk route can be found at Maine Veterans For Peace   http://vfpmaine.org/

Contact:  Bruce Gagnon (207) 443-9502

New Moon – Black Moon

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This New Moon in Libra is about inner peace and balance. The Black Moon encourages us to find hope and meaning, gaining clarity and a sense of direction.  Assuring those willing to listen: Life is only as complicated as you choose it to be.  

 

When we are attuned to the cycles of the Earth, Nature’s support of us is made evident even more so at these intersections of lunar time. Once you choose your direction, life adjusts to your course.  But you must choose, else you succumb to limbo so evident in today’s societies.

September’s second new moon is an opportunity to look at the areas of our lives where more balance is needed. It also shines a light to reveal those near to us who are willing to walk paths of combined inner peace with us. The recognition and acceptance of such ones allows us access to great measures of peace.  

We are reminded that every moment is an opportunity to begin again. Be willing to hold a space of love and acceptance and therein you will discover the kind of magick this world (inner and outer) is made of.

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For more information on the relevance of this New (Black) Moon, visit:

Rare Black Moon Rising In Scorpio: Prepare For a Huge Energy Shift On September 30, 2016

NEW MOON in Libra September 30th / October 1st 2016~

The theme for October 2016 is BALANCE~

 

Harvest Moon*Lunar Eclipse

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“Magick find me
In the heart of the 
Harvest Moon’s light
Shadow the River as your eclipse gives way to freedom.”
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Each cycle and phase of the Moon grants us an opportunity to pause, pay attention, and receive grace.

For more information and resources about this year’s Harvest Moon and Lunar Eclipse on Friday, September 16th, visit Mystic Mamma, Magical Winds, Witchery and The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

For a lesson in Moon-lore, visit The Magic of the Moon and CUUPS: Humanist Pagan, and additional information on holding Esbats and other rituals, visit Pagan Wiccan and UUWR.

September 11th Church Services

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First Universalist Church of Sangerville & Dover-Foxcroft service is dedicated to the anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th.  Join us at 9:30AM to share and listen and be in community together!

Other Service Options we recommend:

If you would prefer a quieter way of honoring this day, Reverend Scott Jones will be hosting a silent vigil at the First Universalist Church of Dexter at 9:00AM.

For those desiring to participate in a traditional UU Water Communion, Waterville UU and the UU Society of Bangor are each hosting Water Communions at 10:00AM.

And, the Church of the Larger Fellowship hosts an online service at 8:00PM EDT – if you would like to join Twinkle in her home for this service, please email her directly – or simple tune in online from the comfort of your home.