Blog 2013 09 21
We got up ready to start our various different fasts. Some of us had some breakfast and others will
be on liquids only with vegetable broth as the first thing. We were ready to go but for one thing – it started
to rain. I had to decide if I was a fair
weather biker or if I was going to do my day, as planned on my bike. After some hesitation, Amelia and I decided
to go for it. Two of us took the bus and
two rode bikes. Did I get wet? Yes I did.
But it wasn’t bad. I never got
cold. We went to the human rights
monument for the Global March for Peace only to find it had been cancelled on
facebook because of the rain. So we went
on to Victoria Island for the celebration of Grandfather William Commanda. The people who rode the bus weren’t so
lucky. There is so much road
construction in Ottawa right now that the buses are getting way behind
schedule. The bike was a happy choice in
the end.
We started the day on Victoria Island with a peace ritual
including smudging, drumming and singing, a water ceremony, and the passing of
the peace pipe. I love watching the way
the First Nations people work. They
manage to create sacred space, hold the traditions strongly, and teach the
young people and the people who are unfamiliar like me all at the same
time. It was a wonderful way to start
the fast and honour what we are doing. Thanks to all those who conducted the ritual from ClimateFast.
We are taking a short pause before we go to the hill for our
opening circle. Life is good.
In the meantime, many final details to take care
of. Wish us luck.
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