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Walk 2005

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Friendship Walk 2005

This year's Friendship Walk began in a small way as many people were unused to the earlier time and not entirely sure of the location. For a while it seemed the media would be photographing our banner, two members of the Reading Interfaith Group and several pigeons! Thankfully the number of participants rapidly improved so as to constitute a crowd of about 200 people by the time we reached Kennet Side.

We began this years event with a time of silence to commemorate the life of Pope John Paul II who had died just a few hours earlier. It was also felt important to show support for the Catholic community in Reading.

The weather that day could not have been better. There was a warm welcome at all the different places we visited with much food and hospitality. Despite the distance and rigorous pace-making, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Friendship walk 2005     "Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence."
Pope John Paul II
 

Walk 2004

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Friendship Walk 2004

"I enjoyed the walk with the other members of faiths particularly since it was dry! When I entered the Gurdwara, I was fascinated by the music coming from the instruments which initially seemed to be repeating over and over again but as I began to meditate, they produced for me a beautiful rhythm and made me feel very much at home.
I felt that the support of the local dignitaries added much lustre to the occasion and I realised that we achieved all our objectives."
Rabbi Adrian Jesner

"I took part in the friendship walks in 2003 and 2004. I found them very inspiring. There is always a wonderful welcome from the places of worship visited. Our hosts delight in giving us a brief window into their faith and place of worship. At a time when so much emphasis is being made of the differences between faiths, the Friendship Walk provides a public affirmation that there is much more uniting us."
Bob Brown

"We thought the Friendship Walk was very good indeed. It was very enjoyable. I enjoyed the friendship and visiting different places of worship. This year I fully intend to complete the route because I am still very young at heart and have been practicing"
Jim Talbot
tea     "I may speak in tongues of men or of angels, but if I am without love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal."
1 Corinthians 13 v1
 

Walk 2003

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Friendship Walk 2003

The second Friendship Walk took place on 2nd March 2004 in the context of war against Iraq. Participants tended to use this event as a way of showing their dismay at international events yet focused their attention on a united multi faith community in Reading. Several people referred to this event as being a "peace march" because it seemed to fulfil this particular need at the time.

Although the Friendship Walk has never been a political event, it was extremely hard not to feel political at this time. Our emphasis throughout was however on toleration and the need to find common ground. Once again Reading people showed a commitment to peace which began in their own community.

  "It was very enjoyable because you could see people who you hadn't met before and you felt you were one with them"
Dori Talbot
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i     "Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and just be my friend."
Albert Camus

 
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