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MAY 26, 2012
A 22-MILE WALK
ROUTE: WOODSTOCK TO SAUGERTIES TO CATSKILL, NY
Walk for Human Rights and Social & Economic Justice
Wall Street to Main Street in Catskill, NY-
a collaboration between Masters on Main Street and Occupy With Art
The Walk will raise money for the
WGXC Community Radio & Greene County Council on the Arts
EVERY STEP WE TAKE TOGETHER COUNTS
If you can't walk with us, consider sponsoring any number of miles with a tax-deductible donation.
Participants will gather pledges for every mile they walk
See us off in Woodstock at 8am... Meet us in Saugerties... Greet us at the finish...
Join us for a Community Dinner at DOUBLES 29 Church Street Catskill, NY 12341 7 - 9pm
Walk or Pledge
Whether you walk 22 miles or one mile
Contact: info@wewillnotbesilent.net
Facebook: WE WILL NOT BE SILENT Twitter: @RECALAIMLANGUAGE
OWoodstock through Saugerties to Catskill
Route 212 to Route 9W
We encourage everyone to participate at their own comfort level. Whether you can walk 22 miles or 1 mile we want you to join us. Walk with us out of Woodstock, meet and walk with us through Saugerties, or walk the last mile in Catskill. If you cannot walk, please join us for a Community Dinner at DOUBLES 29 Church Street Catskill, NY 12341 7 - 9pm.
Walkers should join us only at the following points:
8:00am Sharp - The Woodstock Green
*12:00pm - Saugerties Big Lots/CVS Parking Lot - 9 Mile Point - 13 miles to Catskill
*4:00pm - Holcim on Left - 17 Mile Point - 5 miles to Catskill
*6:00pm - Price Chopper Parking Lot - Catskill - 21 Mile Point - 1 mile to Main Street
*Estimated Times
Phone for Time Updates on Walk: 718-930-5191 or 347-585-0438
There will be transportation at the end of The Walk and the Community Dinner to bring walkers back if needed.
If walkers can make arrangements for their own pick-up, that will be appreciated.
The Walk is part of the Wall Street to Main Street Project in Catskill. The We Will Not Be Silent language/t-shirt photo installation is at 355 Main Street in Catskill. If you have a t-shirt from We Will Not Be Silent please wear it for the walk. On Saturday May, 19th we will have t-shirts at 355 Main Street in Catskill and on Sunday May, 20th in Woodstock.
We are asking each walker to carry a HUMAN RIGHT sign that will be provided. We have 200 HUMAN RIGHTS signs. For the length of the walk HUMAN RIGHTS will be held high by as many people as are walking at any time. Our aim is that at mile 21 there will be 200 people joining to carry 200 HUMAN RIGHTS into Catskill.
Safety for Walkers
All along the route there will be people ahead of the walkers with Caution Walkers Ahead Signs
-- WE WILL ALWAYS WALK SINGLE FILE.
-- WE WILL STAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, OFF THE ROAD.
-- WE WILL BE WALKING TOWARDS ON-COMING TRAFFIC (State Law)
-- WE WILL SPACE OURSELVES 6 to 8 FEET APART.
-- WE WILL BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL going around BLIND CURVES.
-- WE WILL LISTEN FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
-- STAY ALERT.
-- STAY HYDRATED – SIX WATER STATIONS WILL BE SET UP.
-- WEAR CLOSED SHOES AND LONG PANTS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT POISON IVY.
-- CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR MOST CARRIERS IS AVAILABLE ALONG MOST OF THE ROUTE.
If you feel tired or dizzy stop walking and sit down off the road - someone will come by with a vehicle and pick you up. If you can stop at a water station or exchange point, that will be best, but if you are dizzy or in pain, stop where you are.
The route is winding, with many blind curves. Route 9W, between Saugerties and Catskill, is a particularly
curvy road. On the left side of the road, where we will be walking, it is often very narrow.
In the Villages of Woodstock, Saugerties and Catskill we will be walking on sidewalks.
We encourage people to join us for the last mile into Catskill. There are sidewalks along the way.
We will join up at The Price Chopper Parking Lot in Catskill.
Please Register for the Walk and the Community Dinner
so we know to plan for your participation.
EVERY STEP WE TAKE TOGETHER COUNTS
