We are a group of Buddhist practitioners who come from widespread lineages and share a vision of bringing the Buddhist ethic of peace into the world. By gathering together on July 12th, we seek to bring our whole-hearted intention, rituals, and ceremonies, into the streets in order to give one another love and a deep sense of belonging, where we vow to take care of one another, bear witness to suffering and call for no harm.

Witnessing the Peace Walk by the Theravadan monks, from Texas to D.C., we were inspired to bring to life an interborough peace walk right here in New York City to protect, transfer merit, and give metta to all beings in all of the five boroughs, especially to the most vulnerable at this time, culminating in a joyful gathering of love and community.

We are led primarily by Women of Color who are seeding the path for us to actualize our aspirations of birthing a world that insists on love for one another and a deep sense of belonging for each and every being.

We collectively acknowledge that we walk on the ancestral, current, and future lands of Indigenous peoples, lands that are under illegal occupation. By walking in peace, we hope to honor the Lenape, Canarsee, Wappinger, Lekawe, Matinecock, Ramapough, Weckquaesgeek, Marechkawick peoples and all other Indigenous peoples who call New York City their home.  We recognize that dismantling ongoing colonial systems is fundamental to reconnecting with the land that sustains us.  We must also go beyond recognition and acknowledgement in order to provide meaningful support to our Indigenous siblings by holding ourselves and our institutions accountable.  We insist on tribal recognition and sovereignty in New York and beyond.  We commit to support Indigenous-led movements such as Land Back. May our peaceful steps carry us towards a future of collective liberation that restores us to this land. Wëlànkuntëwakàn.