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An Invitation to be Present

6/18/2017

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Monday to Wednesday the last three walks in the Sweet Waters cycle.
Over two days, Monday and Tuesday, we walk to Bristol gathering a virtual cargo and Wednesday we walk back to Bath starting at midsummer sunrise on the Avonmouth Bridge.

Register for the walks here, plenty of places left
http://www.walknowtracks.co.uk/register-for-a-walk.html

Follow the walk live
On Wednesday you might like to follow the walk live, follow it here:
http://www.shareyouradventure.com/map/72506/walknowlive/Sweet-Waters-8-Sunrsie-to-sunset-legacies-in-the-tide
 (very strange when there is no data this defaults to the West African coast...)

You should be able to see the walk progressing with the social media postings...please take part in the conversation where ever you are.

You may like to join for some of the walk
I estimate that we will be coming in to Bristol around 9.00, MShed cafe if its open. We will be walking around the harbour then along Feeder road and off towards Keynsham.
I estimate about 14.00 at the Keynsham Brass Mill for a pint
I hope we will be coming into Bath from about 18.00.

On the walk on Saturday there was talk and much sadness about the Grenfell Tower tragedy. How both this warehousing of people and the attitudes shown by the rich and powerful towards them echoes the same deep rooted slaveowner mentality. Thinking about the challenge I was met with about the living conditions of people on the West Indies versus people in West Africa, that took no account of the economic, cultural impact of centuries of European exploitation, the harvesting of human life. Took no account of the lives, loves, the languages, the culture destroyed and never to become, discarded like damaged fruit into the Atlantic. Thinking about the Missing signs appearing round the Grenfell Tower in the richest borough in London, one of the richest cities on earth, in one of the richest countries on this planet. Lost friends, families, networks, communities, potential. All our lost riches.  Missing.

A resonance around the theme 'missing' .... this walk in witness becoming more powerful at every step,

Join us as the walk finishes
I would like to finish the walk formally on the stone platform overlooking the Pulteney Weir...down the stone steps at the end of the bridge. Aiming for 19.00 Wednesday.. Remembering the missing. Be there if you can.

I then plan to make my way to the bench at the top of Bathwick fields as an act of remembrance for another friend gone missing from this life.... and if the weather offers it...to sense the planet revolve and watch the sun set. Hope and act for better times

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