Join us this SATURDAY, March 30th, as we continue taking action on the street in solidarity with Palestine.  Our Pilgrimage for peace will take us 10 more miles from Holyoke, MA to Springfield MA, joining the March With Palestine For Land & Liberation at Springfield City Hall.

Our Collective Call to Action:

1. We demand President Biden and Congress enforce a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza.

2. Restore funding to UNRWA, the United Nations -Relief & Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and ensure the food aid Is Delivered to the thousands of starving civilians in Gaza.

3. Release of remaining Israeli civilian hostages, and Palestinians held captive by Israel.

It is our collective responsibility to advocate for a peaceful resolution and uphold the principles of justice and compassion.

Here’s the upcoming 10 mile schedule, for SATURDAY March 30th. Please join in on any and  all legs:

9:00am    Meet at Center School parking lot, 

               1913 Northampton Street, Holyoke MA, 

               across from Crosier Field

  9:30am      Walk 6 miles

12:00pm      Lunch Stop

12:30pm      Walk 3 miles 

2:00pm        Arrive at 36 Court St. Springfield, MA

               March With Palestine For Land & 

               Liberation

Bring your smile, water, lunch, sunscreen, hat, walking shoes and compassion.

Contact:  Rich 1-413-695-2964 

RSVP is appreciated

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Join this upcoming Pilgrimage organized by Pilgrims in Western Massachusetts:

1).   We demand President Biden and Congress call for a Permanent Ceasefire in  Gaza.  

2).    Restore funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. With hundreds of thousands of civilians -the vast majority children- starving, anything less is a war crime and constitutes genocide.   

3).   Release of remaining Israeli civilian hostages, and Palestinians held captive by Israel.It is our collective responsibility to advocate for a peaceful resolution and uphold the principles of justice and compassion.

A special thanks to all the Pilgrims who continued to log miles for peace, last Sunday, braving the cold and damp morning, to pray with their feet, their drums, their voice and their heart of compassion. 

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo !

Here’s the upcoming 9.5 mile schedule, Sunday March 24th. To register and learn more, please contact 1-413-695-2964. Please join in on any and all legs:

8:45am       Meet up at Hadley Intersection of Rt.9 and Rt.47, next to the Hadley

              Town Hall, to begin our first stand out, and to shuttle cars as needed.                

9:45am       Start walking, 2 miles. 

10:45am     Join Jewish Voice for Peace action at the Northampton Roundabout,

               Northampton side of Coolidge Bridge.  

11:45am      Walk 1.5 miles

12:30pm     Arrive at Jackson Street School for 30min. lunch break at the pavilion.

                Please remember to bring your lunch and water.

1:00pm       Walking 1 mile

1:30pm        Arrive at the Hospital to draw attention to the targeting of medical 

                facilities in Gaza by the US-backed Israeli army. 

2:00pm       Walk 2 miles

3:00pm      Arrive at 33 Hawley Street to enjoy the Peoples Puppet Parade Show 

4:00pm       Walk 3 miles

5:00pm       Arrive at the Hadley Town Hall

The People's Puppet Parade is a twice-yearly parade and spectacle performance that brings together intergenerational community to build large-scale art and participatory, homegrown theater. Contact acw1024@gmail.com for more information.

Approximately 378 schools have been destroyed or damaged. The Palestinian Ministry of Education has reported the deaths of over 4,327 students, 231 teachers and 94 professors.

Israel conducted more than 400 attacks on healthcare facilities in the Strip, including on every single one of its hospitals, leaving the majority non-functional. As of February 13, only 11 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially functioning – five in the north and six in the south

Moved by our conscience, we stand united to address the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, where the death toll has reached over 31,000, the daily death rate in Gaza higher than any other major 21st Century conflict.  As we continue to mourn the loss of innocent Israeli lives on October 7, we firmly believe that responding to violence with more violence is not the solution.

Christians for a Free Palestine is calling for a day of Christian-led actions across the country. These actions will happen at the offices of elected officials who continue to fund this genocide. We invite you to take collective action locally with your community. We are here to support you in creating or participating in a local action.

Please join pilgrims on the next leg of the WesternMass Pilgrimage For Peace this Sunday, March 17! Moved by our conscience, we stand united to address the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, where the death toll has reached more than 30,000, the daily death rate in Gaza higher than any other major 21st Century conflict.  As we continue to mourn the loss of innocent Israeli lives on October 7, we firmly believe that responding to violence with more violence is not the solution.

Here’s the upcoming 6-mile schedule, Sunday March 17th:

  9:00       Meet up at Hadley Intersection of Rt.9 and Rt.47, next to the Hadley

                Town Hall, to begin our first action, and to shuttle cars or drivers as 

                needed.                 

10:00       Start walking, 2 miles, to join Jewish Voice for Peace at the

                Northampton Roundabout, Northampton side of Coolidge  

                Bridge.

11:00.     Join Jewish Voice for Peace action at the roundabout

12:00.      Lunch Break, 30min,  Please bring your lunch, and water. 

12:30.     Walking 1 mile, to Northampton 

1:30         Arrive at Representative James McGovern’s Office

2:00.        Walk, 2 miles, to Coolie Dickinson Hospital

3:00.       Arrive at the Hospital to draw attention to the targeting of medical 

               facilities in Gaza by the US-backed Israeli army. 

4:00        Walk 1 mile to Florence Center Common. 

4:30.       A showing of Solidarity with Gaza and call for Permanent Ceasefire.

Bring your smile, water, lunch, sunscreen, hat, walking shoes and compassion.

We will either sow seeds of nonviolence today or reap nonexistence tomorrow.

Contact: 1-413-695-2964

Please join us on our next leg of The WesternMass Pilgrimage For Peace this Sunday, March 10th, as we gather with our Jewish Voice for Peace friends and call out weapons contracting in our community.Bring your smile, water, snack, sunscreen, hat, walking shoes and compassion. Contact 413-695-2964 or info@pilgrimageforpeace.org for more information.

Here’s the schedule:

  9:00      Meet up at Hadley Town Hall.

               Shuttle cars to Easthampton River Valley CoOp, and bring Walkers

               back to the Hadley Town Hall 

  9:45      Prayers, readings, and offerings for the Pilgrimage

10:00      Start walking  (2 miles)

11:00     Arrive at the Northampton Roundabout, Northampton side of Coolidge  

               Bridge to join Jewish Voice for Peace action (11:00-12:00)

12:00    Lunch Break.

12:45    Start walking (2.5 miles) 

2:00    Arrive L3Harris  -50 Prince St. Northampton MA. 

            Prayers, Contemplations, Demands. 

2:30     Start walking (2.5 miles) 

4:30     Arrive River Valley Co-Op Easthampton. 

5:00 Optional sharing of food at CoOp, conversation, reflections. 

Muslim, Christian, and Jewish leaders are organizing and participating in a faith-rooted action on Wed. March 6th at Lafayette Park next to the White House. We will begin with a 12pm vigil led by a multi-faith delegation returning from Palestine, with a nonviolent witness following the vigil. We invite you to join us and participate in a prayerful nonviolent resistance action calling for a ceasefire.

With Ramadan approaching on March 10th and the Israeli government claiming that day as the beginning of a full invasion in Rafah, if hostages aren’t released, this is a critical moment to draw on the power of faith to escalate and resist the normalization of mass slaughter. Biden’s State of the Union speech is also on March 7th. 

On Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 in Western MA a local group of Pilgrims will gather at the Amherst Town Common at 7:30 am, depart at 8:00am, and arrive at the Northampton Roundabout, Northampton side of Coolidge Bridge, for 11:00-12:00, to join Jewish Voice for Peace action at the Northampton roundabout.  The walk will be about 7 miles.  Please bring water and a snack for yourself.  Following the JVP action, a few of us will walk from the roundabout back to the Amherst common, to complete another 14 miles of the Pilgrimage For Peace.