FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Linda McDaniel 816/ 806-9069; Penny Springer 816/ 833-7328

Native American Longest Walk Stops in Independence

The community is invited to join participants of the Longest Walk this Friday, May 2 at 5:00 p.m. on the Community of Christ Temple grounds for drumming and prayers of blessing and healing at the Tree of Peace (north side of the building).

The Longest Walk is a national grassroots effort to bring attention to the environmental disharmony of Mother Earth. The group’s message is “All Life Is Sacred: Save Mother Earth.” The goal of the walk is “to clean up our country’s highways and roads by collecting debris found along the Longest Walk route.”

Throughout their 4,400 mile walk, representatives of several Native American nations will stop at sacred sites for special events. The Independence event is sponsored by Community of Christ Native American Ministries and the First Nations Community Council for Community of Christ (NAM/FNC_C).

All are welcome to again join the walkers after 7:00 p.m. for a campfire and storytelling at Pleasant Heights Community of Christ, 4341 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri, 64133.

Official event information can be found at www.LongestWalk.org. The Community of Christ Open Arms congregation has information on its website at www.openarms-communityofchrist.org/longest-walk08.html.