RUN: RESPECT FOR WATER AND LIFE
We invite peoples from all over the world to gift us with samples of sacred waters with the message: “May Peace Prevail Forever” in their native language.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:07 PM
Hopi to Mexico City
More and more, the world community is recognizing what Hopi and indigenous peoples have been taught since time immemorial: “Water Is Life – We come from water and will return to water as mist” when our journey on earth ends.
All waters is a sacred gift from the Creator and a precious birth-right of all living beings. All waters are part of a singular network of life – the great oceans and seas, the frozen waters and glaciers, the cosmic sea from which are born the clouds, snow and rains that nurture the plants, animals, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles and humankind. We are of waters and waters are of us.
As demands for fresh waters increases and resources diminish, the prospect of global water wars and domestic struggles among diverse populations become more and more likely. Every eight (8) seconds a child dies from drinking polluted water. In the meantime corporations are getting rich buying and selling clean waters all over the world.
On March 3, 2006, Hopi runners will carry sacred messages, teachings, and waters gifted to us from many parts of the world to the international gathering of leaders who will be attending the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City.
Along the way starting from our sacred homeland on Black Mesa (Northern Arizona), the runners and Hopi elders will meet with indigenous peoples, who will add their spirit and blessing, their energy and prayers for peace. We will accept their water samples that will be poured into a lake at the end of the Run. The Run will bring us to Central Mexico, places of our clan origins, to reaffirm our cultural ties to our brothers and sisters. The Run will re-establish bonds of respect and unity so that together we will bring hope and courage to change the world for the better.
Led by Ruben Saufkie, Sr. (Water Clan) and attended by elders who will be providing spiritual guidance, the runners, ranging in ages from 12 to 70, will average 150 miles per day for two (2) weeks and arrive in Mexico City in time for the grand opening ceremony on March 16, 2006.
The Run is organized by volunteers from all of the 12 Hopi villages, and is a project of Black Mesa Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the world community about traditional Hopi knowledge about waters.
We invite peoples from all over the world to gift us with samples of sacred waters with the message: “May Peace Prevail Forever” in their native language.
Kwakwhá. May the spirit of waters guide you.
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Sponsorship
Black Mesa Trust
Vernon Masayesva
BMT Executive Director
Herbert Naphi, Jr.
President, Run Committee
Ruben Saufkie
Run Coordinator
You can print out the form below or download the PDF of this letter here Sponsorship Letter and form
or visit the website and download it.
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H2OPI Run
I/we support the H2OPI to Mexico City Run! Please accept my/our gift in the amount of $_________.
Date: ______________
May Peace Prevail !!!!!
Name:__________________________________________
Address:__________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________
For donations, please make your check payable to Black Mesa Trust - H2OPI Run and mail it to: Black Mesa Trust. P.O. Box 30456, Flagstaff, Arizona 86003-0456. For more information call (928) 734-9255 Visit: Black Mesa Trust or H20PIRun
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Black Mesa Trust is a 501(c)(3) environmental advocacy organization dedicated to learning and teaching messages of water.
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Special thanks to Dorinda Moreno for the lead.
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January 2006 Reports
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