Cape Town Peace March

The South African Peace Alliance invites you to attend the Peace March in Cape Town on Saturday, 14 November 2009. The march in Cape Town is part of the World March for Peace and Non Violence. (For those who have seen the event notice before, please note that this event was postponed from 7 November 2009 due to the weather forecast. It will now be on Saturday, 14 November 2009)

Capetonians and all others who are interested are invited to join the Cape Town leg of the March – which will take the form of a peaceful walk in nature - to show solidarity towards creating a new, non-violent global consciousness. It is suitable for all levels of fitness and families are especially welcome.

You are very welcome to pass this email along to your friends and networks. Please make sure to register at http://ctpeacemarch.homestead.com/ by Wednesday, 11 November 2009.

WORLD MARCH FOR PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE
The World March for Peace and Non-Violence is already underway, having started in New Zealand on 2 October 2009 - the anniversary of Gandhi’s birth, declared the “International Day of Non-Violence” by the United Nations. It will conclude in the Andes Mountains (Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, Argentina) on 2 January 2010. The World March is being endorsed by respected international personalities, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Noam Chomsky, Yoko Ono, Bryan Adams, Penelope Cruz, Philip Glass and David Suzuki amongst others.

The World March will last 90 days, three long months of travel. It will pass through all climates and seasons, from the hot summer of the tropics and the deserts, to the winter of Siberia.

CAPE TOWN LEG OF THE PEACE MARCH
In Cape Town we plan to do something special (and a little different) in keeping with our local heritage – we will walk in a peaceful and non-violent manner in the Table Mountain Nature Reserve. The Cape Town Peace March will be from Kloof Nek parking lot along the Jeep Track to Deer Park and back again. In Deer Park, marchers are invited to share a picnic lunch, which you bring along. A public peace forum will be held in Deer Park, before marchers return along the same route.

The walk will be led by Iain Macdonald of the Awakening Intuition Network, who arranges regular Intuition Nature Walks (www.intuitionwalks.com) around the Table Mountain and surrounding areas. Karen Barensche of the South African Peace Alliance (www.sapeacealliance.org.za) will lead the public peace forum.

DETAILS:
When: Saturday, 14 November 2009
Where: Kloof Nek parking lot - Jeep track - along Table Mountain to Deer Park for a picnic lunch and back
Registrations: 11:00 - 11:30
Walk starts: 11:30
Walk ends: 15:00
What to bring along: Yourself, friends, family, a picnic lunch, comfortable walking shoes, a hat and/or beanie (for the wind), sunscreen, a jersey, a rain coat if you have, sufficient water (about 1.5 litres) and a peaceful heart.
For more info: http://ctpeacemarch.homestead.com/
For global info: www.theworldmarch.org

REGISTER TO COME ALONG:

We are interacting closely with SanParks to ensure that we respect the sensitivity of the Table Mountain Nature Reserve ecosystem and need to let them know how many people to expect. Kindly rsvp by Wednesday the 11th of November 2009.

Anyone wishing to register to join the Peace March in Cape Town can register online at: http://ctpeacemarch.homestead.com/

Or email info@sapeacealliance.org.za with your name, surname, email and telephone number. This is so that you can be kept informed of the plans for the day.

DIRECTIONS
Kloof Nek Parking lot, our starting point, is on Tafelberg Road (the road which leads to the Table Mountain Cableway)

From Cape Town city by car, drive up Kloof Nek Road to the top of the nek. Turn left at the small traffic island into Tafelberg Road. On the corner you will see an open parking area. That is the meeting point.

LOCAL ENDORSERS:
Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, the Awakening Intuition Network, Heart of Healing, Ubuntu Wellness Centre, Novalis Ubuntu Institute, Cape Town Interfaith Initiative, the Humanist Movement, Professor Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, Arun Gandhi and Ela Gandhi.

SOME BENEFITS OF BEING OUT IN NATURE INCLUDE: A sense of oneness and unity is evoked in encounters with nature / A sense of simplicity and feelings of peace and serenity / Surrendering and lessened need for control / A desire to reciprocate is evoked, a caring for and enrichment of nature / Through connectedness and harmony, we may be inspired.