The Longest Walk of 1978 was initiated by Dennis Banks
and conducted by the American Indian Movement with
the strong support of Japan's Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii
who worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi who called him Guruji.
The 30th anniversary Longest Walk memorial Sacred Run 2008
will take place from February 11 to April 22, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sacred-Run
If you know folks who were on The Longest Walk and have
memories and messages to share, please have them post to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Longest-Walk
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Indians begin 3,000-mile protest hike
Valley News
San Fernando Valley, California
Sunday February 12, 1978
Sacramento, Calif. -- Indians demonstrating against congressional
legislation rallied Saturday before starting "the longest walk" --
a 3,000-mile, six-month protest walk to Washington, D.C.
"We are forced to walk for survival," American Indian Movement
leader Dennis Banks told a crowd of several hundreds across the
street from the state Capitol. The rally and march were to
protest bills in Congress that Banks and his supporters contend
are anti-Indian. Twenty-four Indians plan to make the 3,000 mile
trip, but they will be joined by supporters along the way.
Banks, who is wanted in South Dakota, said he could march
only as far as the California-Nevada border, about 100 miles.
Otherwise he risks arrest and return to South Dakota.
"Some of us can only walk so far," he said.
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See Information on Dennis Banks and Sacred Run 2008
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Nipponzan Myohoji and Fujii Guruji
http://www.atlantadojo.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sun-Reach