AUGUSTA, MAINE | A large group from Seeds of Peace camp, both past and present, gathered Sunday in Augusta to cross bridges — on the roads, and in life.
The Bridges to Peace Walk is celebrated all over the world as part of International Peace Day, which was on Sept. 21. Sunday was Maine’s turn. The idea is to walk across significant bridges on the land to symbolize crossing bridges in our society. Seeds of Peace hopes the walk can show that two sides that sometimes don’t agree or have tension in society can come together.
The Maine group walked through Augusta, crossing Memorial Bridge, passing the Sarah Smith statue and ending up at the State House. This year, the group made signs for their walk through Augusta that focused on issues that are important to them.
“When we were creating signs, I asked a lot of people to really create signs about issues that matter to them,” said organizer Nina Intharakunha. “Because today is about refocusing ourselves as a community. Because what we aim to do is create change in these communities. So we are really trying to focus on issues that matter to us so that we can create change for the better.”
The students and adults involved hope that their example could inspire others to work towards peace.
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