June 14, 2007

Sacred Lifewalk 2007

A journey of a thousand miles



MOTHER EARTH IS CRYING



On the 07/07/07, Yungarri Knuppanunka Aunty Sue Charles Rankin,

Aboriginal Mother and Grandmother from the Kulin Nation,

(Melbourne, Australia)

in her fiftieth year

will set off from Kaurna Country (Adelaide, South Australia), to

walk a journey of 1,500 kilometers to Uluru

in Australia’s Northern Territory

to bring world-wide focus on

Mother Earth changes

and the continued deplorable treatment

and living conditions of

Aboriginal Peoples

in the homelands of her Ancestors.

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Our people say if country is sick, people are sick. We have forgotten

that we are all connected,we no longer listen to our Mother Earth and

each other in a healthy manner.


In setting out upon this peaceful journey, my intention is to promote

awareness of and better our relationship with our Mother Earth and each

other. We, each of us, cannot continue on the course we are currently

on and just hope everything will be ok. My people have sought always to

maintain balance and its restoration through reciprocal relationships

with all things. This is expressed through our shared values, beliefs

and practices.



There must be a shift in attitude. We must become conscious of our

relationship with each other and our Mother Earth. We are all

connected.


Each of us is responsible. We cannot continue to close off our ears and

eyes to the continuing plight of my People and our Mother Earth. This

time of ignorance, greed and complacency must end.



I look forward to sitting down with people in communities along the

way,

to share our stories and to see how we can all work together to bring

about peaceful change for the betterment of all people and all life.

All life is sacred. I am walking this ancient earth as my Ancestors have

done from time immemorial. I walk it for all those who have brought us here

and for all those still to come.

ALL WELCOME

People who can make it to Adelaide are encouraged to come down to see

the walkers off and share a farewell BBQ Breakfast


DATE: Saturday the 07/07/07.

TIME: 6am Depart by 7am


WHERE: Tauondi Aboriginal Community College

11 Lipson Street Port

Adelaide South Australia



Alternatively, people can share art, music or words of support online

at:

www.peacepilgrimage.net/sacredlife or www.myspace.com/peacepilgrimage


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It is of humble heart and spirit that I seek your elders consent to

pass through your homelands on our journey to Uluru. We hope to with your

consent to sit with the elders and community members in exchange of

sharing in our future visions together by running work shops as we go

through each community. We will send a copy of the media release as

well as sending a runner or PR person into each community ahead of us to

establish connection with the local elders and community members.

We will be needing the elders and communities assistance in where will

be the most appropriate camping place to stay while we establish

connection with your communities and to enable us to run the Work shops. It is

with much respect and appreciation for your support that I ask for your

guidance and consent to work and share in our visions,to which I

believe that we have a common thread and that is the sacredness of life itself

and the preservation of mother earth for our future generations to come. In

much repect and appreciation,



/Susan Charles Rankin

susanrankin7@bigpond.com

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