Upcoming Gatherings Past Walks Sunday, May 31 at 9:00 a.m. Meeting at the Forest Hill Park parking lot 4021 Forest Hill Ave. Richmond, VA Sunday, May 17 at 9:00 a.m. Meeting at Deep Run Park 9900 Ridgefield Pkwy, Henrico, VA Saturday, May 9 Meeting at the Virginia War Memorial Carillon in Byrd Park, Richmond, VA […]
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In the heart of Richmond’s Byrd Park, a simple 3-mile walking loop invites us to do something powerful: remember. At the Virginia War Memorial Carillon and the historic Byrd Park Pump House, the land itself holds stories of profound loss—stories that echo across generations. For those of us who join the Walk for Peace RVA,
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Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me… now. You’ve walked for peace with us in the city streets of Richmond, Virginia. Now we’re asking you to come a little further — out past the traffic and the noise, into the country, where the ground has its own story to tell.
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A visit to the Amelia Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in central Virginia turned into something I didn’t plan- a reckoning with the ground beneath my feet and the history buried inside it. I’ll be honest with you: I almost didn’t go. Amelia Court House is not that far away. It didn’t seem like enough of
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There is a particular kind of silence that settles over certain places — not the silence of emptiness, but the silence of resolved things, finally allowed to rest. You feel it the moment you pass through the iron gates of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. The holly trees press close. The James River moves below.
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The sun had barely risen over the Virginia countryside on June 3, 1864, when tens of thousands of Union soldiers fixed their bayonets and prepared to charge. They had done this before — at the Wilderness, at Spotsylvania, at a dozen smaller engagements that had bled the Army of the Potomac across the spring. But
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Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra’s advice for cultivating peace is to commit each day. Awaken by attending to your bathroom needs. Avoid turning on your cell phone. (Checking your cell phone first thing in the morning is correlated with higher stress and heart disease, so it’s great advice!) Before you start your day, sit down and write,
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How Does Walking Create Peace? The beauty of the Monks’ 2300 mile Walk For Peace is that it didn’t ask anything of anyone. There was no call to action, no request for money, no judgments, no preaching about what or who is wrong, and no cries for change. They didn’t even ask anyone to come
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The Early Years (1837–1847) Tredegar Iron Works begins in 1837 as an iron forge and rolling mill along the James River in Richmond, Virginia. The company initially made railroad supplies like spikes and rails. The name came from the iron producing town of Tredegar Wales. In 1841, Joseph Reid Anderson, an engineer and West Point
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The routes for the Walk For Peace RVA are consciously chosen to bring healing energy to places that are known for their dark histories. We hope that mindful awareness can restore balance to the land, the creatures who live there, and the humans who gather here. The Dark History of Belle Isle in Richmond, Virginia
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