Letter from San Francisco Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Letter from Rev. John Telesfore, Rector, Cathedral of St. Mary San Francisco
Letter from Margarita Diaz from Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental

Letter of Introduction for Rolene Walker from Religious Society of Friends, (Quakers)

Dear Friend,
Please allow this letter to introduce to you our friend, Rolene Walker. She is a member in good standing of the San Francisco, California, Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers.Through Walk With Earth, Rolene and numerous traveling companions will walk from California to Chile starting in February 2008. Rolene founded Walk With Earth, a small non-profit, to remind ourselves that the earth is sacred space, and that all living beings are beloved of God.Adults in the United States have done a good job of letting young people know the earth and her species are in trouble; we haven’t done such a good job of letting them know there are Divine options for ameliorating degraded environments. More than political parties or agendas, Rolene believes, we need a spiritual revival of seeing the earth as part of God’s creation and ourselves as co-creators.Rolene and others will walk from North America to Chile to celebrate the beauty of the earth—deeply connecting with the earth and her people by engaging in the ancient art of walking pilgrimages starting in spring 2008. This pilgrimage along the Pan Pacific Highway will give physical expression to the connections between people of diverse backgrounds sharing conjoined continents. It will be a witness to the increasing crisis the earth itself suffers. It will be a walking community, sharing deeply with people along the way, and learning to deeply appreciate the incredible beauty of the western hemisphere.Our meeting recognizes that Rolene has been given a leading in this walk. We have watched this grow from an idea to a calling, to a real-life experience. We recognize that, in the words of the Walk with Earth organization she founded, Rolene feels called to listen deeply to the still, small voice of God that we may know God’s will for our lives. Called to listen deeply to the peoples of the world, that we may know how to live well in community. Called to listen deeply to the natural world, that we might live in harmony and balance.We join Rolene in listening to that call. We wish Rolene and her walking companions a safe and faithful journey in the love and light of God. We will hold her and the walk in the Light. May these words be a reminder of our love and friendship, and of God’s love and friendship, on the long road ahead.Thank you for your loving care of Rolene and her companions—and of the Earth itself. We welcome your endorsement of this letter or an attachment as a record of Rolene’s journey. In peace and friendship,Chris Mohr, Clerk San Francisco, California, Monthly Meeting Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)25th Feb

Letter from Rev. John Telesfore, Rector, Cathedral of St. Mary

This Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings from the Cathedral Chruch of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California. Among the many statements His Holiness Pople Benedict XIV has made about our Catholic concern for the environment, he recently wrote: “Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family. No nation or business sector can ignore the ethcial implications present in all economic and social development. With increasing clarity scientific research demonstrates that the impact of human actions in any one place or region can have worldwide effects. The consequences of disregard for the environment cannot be limited to an immediate area or populous because they always harm human coexistence, and thus betray human dignity and violate the rights of citizens who desire to live in a safe enviroment”. In that spirit, this letter comes as an introduction to Rolene Walker, a member of the Quaker Meeting here in San Francisco, and her companions, who will be walking in your area to promote a heightened consciousness of such environmental issues, to begin exploring ways to do things togehter as a common people across the Americas to restore balance to the six mile wide biosphere we live in. Commending Rolene and her companions to your kind hospitality and commending you to Saint Francis of Assisi, our Patron Saint and friend of creation, I am Sincerely yours in Christ Rev. John Telesfore Pastor and Rector 25th Feb

Letter of Introduction from Margarita Diaz, Projecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental

Estimado/a Amigo/a,
Esta carta es para presentar a nuestra amiga, Rolene Walker. Ella es miembro respetada de la Sociedad Religiosa de Amigos, de San Francisco, California, mejor conocidos como Cuakeros.

Mediante Caminando con la Tierra, Rolene y numerosos otros companeros de viaje caminaran desde California hasta Chile a partir de Marzo 2008. Rolene fundo Caminando con la Tierra, una pequena organizacion no lucrativa, para recordarnos que la Tierra es un espacio sabrado y que todos los seres vivos son amamdos por Dios.

Los adultos en los Estados Unidos de Norte America han hecho un gran esfuerzo por hacer saber a los jovenes que la Tierra y sus especies peligran; no hemos hecho una labor igual de buena en relacion a comunicar a los hovenes que esisten opciones Divinas para mitigar la degradacion amabiental. Mas alla de agendas o partidos politicos, Rolene cree en la necesidad de un renacimiento espiritual que consiste en ver a la Tierra como parte de la creacion Divina y vernos a nosotros como co-creadores.

Rolene y otras personas caminaran desde Norte America hasta Chile para celebrar la belleza de la Tierra–como una forma de entablar una conexion profunda con la tierra y su gente por medio del arte ancestgral del peregrinaje, que iniciara en la primavera del 2008. Este peregrinaje a lo largo de la Carretera Pan Pacifica, dara una expresion fisica a las conexiones entre la gente de precedencia diversa que comparte continentes vecinos. La caminada dara origen a un testimonio de la crisis que esta sufriendo nuestra tierra y a una comunidad andante que compartira con mucha gente en este camino, aprendiendo a apreciar de manera profunda la increible belleza del hemisferio occidental.

El 9 de Marzo cominez Caminando con la Tierra–el primero de muchos pasos para una mujer de San Francisco, Rolene Walker. Ella y otoros caminantes partiran desde la frontera California/Mexico y continuaran a lo largo de las cuencas del Pacifioc por el espacio de los proximos dos anos y media hasta llegar a Chile.

Estas caminatas animaran a la genter a ver la tierra como un espacioi sgarado quenos conecta con todos los seres vivientes y servira para reunir y intercambiar informacion sobre practicas sustentables para cuidar la tierra. Todos necesitamos estar mas conscientes de como vivimosy impactamos el mundo que nos rodea.

Unete a Caminando con la Tierra, como un viaje que comineza el Domingo de Marzo a las 9:00 am en el Monumento que marca la frontera entre San Diego y Tijuana hasta San Antonio del Mar.. Dos organizaciones amigas, Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental A.C. y Border Meet Up se reuniran con nostoros en ambos lados de la frontera mientras pasamos papalotes que luciran signos de paz pintados, entre la barda que nos separa. Tambien sembraremos en el jardin binacional del parque fronterizo para simbolizar nuestro priomer paso en suelo latinoamericano, una planta nativa que esperara el regreso de los caminantes.

La Asociacion de Colonos de San Antonio del Mar ha ofrecido ser anfitriona de una recepcion para Caminando con la Tierra al final de nuestro primer tramo del camino, en el parque de ese fraccionamiento y sera la primera comunidad que dara posada a los caminantes, antes de continuar su largo viaje.

Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental A.C.
Proyecto Fronterizo De Educacion Ambiental