When was the last time you got to sit at the feet of an elder who is over 100 years old, a walking library?
Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson will astound you as she recounts the history of the voting rights movement in Alabama; the
civil rights movement; her friendship with Booker T. Washington; her unforgettable experience in Selma on Bloody Sunday;
the Civil Rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
At the Feet of Our Elders Retreat, will feature
Centurion, Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson, Matriarch of the Voting Rights Movement. Join us in this rare opportunity to sit
at the feet of a living legend as we hear from Queen Mother herself on ten decades of human and civil rights history
and her vision for the future of her people.
When:
February 24-26, 2012 Where: 121 Lewis Street, Cottonwood, AL 36320 Cost: $150
Per Person (includes food, lodging and activities listed below.) The weekend is limited to 14 attendees in a family style
setting in Cottonwood, Alabama (10 miles south of Dothan). There are two discount slots of $100 per person in exchange for
volunteer services throughout the weekend. Arrival: 3PM Friday, February 24th. Checkout Sunday, February 26th at 12noon.
For
more information contact: Karen Hunter Watson at karenwatson714@yahoo.com and by phone at 334-691-3216.
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Earlier this year a group was formed called The Elders (http://www.theelders.org/). You will recognize some of the participants - Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Sui Kyi, Mary Robinson.
Each is a life-long advocate for peace, non-violence, and human rights.
2008 is the 60th anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Elders have launched a worldwide initiative, "Every Human Has Rights,"
to get one billion people to read, sign, and pledge to live by the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
As we continue the Trail of Dreams World Peace Walk, we encourage global participation of all peoples
in the preservation and practice of their culture, while encouraging everyone to honor the rights of others to live their
lives in peace and acceptance. When there is violence, violation of human and planetary rights, we must have the love in our
hearts and the courage to stand together to answer the call to unite for peace, non-violence and human rights. As one of my
teachers, Mr. Hale Makua, used to say, "Together we can sing this planet awake."
Walking the earth gives me a perspective
of the planet that before I could only read about and wonder. But now I see what it looks like when communities run out of
water and when communities use Mother Earth as a dumping ground for plastics, especially the blue and clear plastic bags
that groceries often come in, plastic beverage containers and styrophome cups. I have seen cows eating the plastic bags
and know the slow death that results. I have witnessed the destruction of ecosystems. I have seen factories, refineries and
manufacturers operating in absolute violation of safe practices for the planet and for humanity.
I have also seen
communities making a stand for what they value--life-- and making tough choices about creating plastic free provinces, recycling,
changing personal habits that will lead to the preservation of precious resources like water, energy and food,
and holding industry accountable.
We
have so far to go if we are going to be partners in the sustainability of our planet and humanity. Violations of planetary
and human rights must become our collective platform for change and holding our leaders and corporations accountable. Silence
is deadly and our planet and millions of people are suffering beyond measure while so many of us are still debating, ignoring
and pretending that all is well. I have a friend who's favorite saying is, "It's like we are all on the Titanic
and as the ship is going down we are rearranging the furniture on deck!
Change is possible and we have the power to
make choices in our everyday lives to transform any moral calamity that has led us down this path of disregard for life
while we escape in shopping malls and behind ear phones that block out the call for change. This time is a call for us
to rise and rise we shall, for "in spite of my visions I believe in the power of the Almighty reflected in our humanity...and
I know that in the final hour (but let us not wait any longer) our humanity will prevail.(Diary of NOWTIME Prophecies)" With love in our hearts and faith in our capacity to
transform all things let us raise our consciousness and our hearts to engage and affect change for all our
sakes.
Love
and compassion married with knowledge and courage give us the power to change the world.
Contemporary genocide is something we find hard to acknowledge but for millions around the world it
is a reality. As we, the Trail of Dreams World Peace Walkers walk for, stand up for and live for PEACE, we often are faced
with the harsh reality that the greatest threats to peace are ignorance and silence. The link below is to an HBO presentation
called Sand and Sorrow. I encourage all of you to watch it and seek other means of educating yourself on human rights violations
in Darfur. Please be advised that it is graphic and may not be suitable to all.
When was the last time you got to sit at the feet of an elder who is over 100 years old, a walking library?
Dr. Amelia Boynton Robinson will astound you as she recounts the history of the voting rights movement in Alabama; the
civil rights movement; her friendship with Booker T. Washington; her unforgettable experience in Selma on Bloody Sunday;
the Civil Rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. 
