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Last week, we sent out a prayer update about the deteriorating electoral situation in Honduras. Since then, the Catholic and Evangelical churches in Honduras have called for a National Prayer Walk on August 16, where tens of thousands of Hondurans are expected to walk for peace and democracy.
In solidarity, ASJ-US is organizing a prayer walk for Honduras from 10-11:30 am on August 16 here in Grand Rapids.
We want to be clear that in the present climate, there will be those in our community for whom participation in this kind of event may not be safe. If this is true of you, please do what is best for you and your loved ones in this moment. Closer to August 16, we will send you prayer litanies that you can join us in praying from your homes on that day.
We also want to be clear that there are many others in our community (myself included) for whom this will cost relatively little—essentially, a couple hours on a Saturday morning. If this is true of you, we need you to show up.
To help you assess your level of comfort with participating, here are some more details to help you decide:
- We will be gathering in the parking lot behind our office (2037 Division Ave SE) and walking down Division and Burton with signs showing support for Honduran democracy. Our group will be very visible during this time.
- We will be walking to Garfield Park, where we will be gathering for prayer and speeches about the need to support democracy in Honduras. We will be in the park for about 45 minutes.
- We will be advocating specifically for Representative Hillary Scholten to speak out about Honduran democracy and to co-sponsor H.R. 4202, a bill in support of Honduran democracy.
- We will be sending out media advisories beforehand, and hope that local media will come to cover the event in order to raise awareness for what is currently happening in Honduras. We cannot guarantee that media will be present, but we hope so.
- We will be taking lots of pictures throughout and sharing them on our social media (restricted to a US audience) and our website, as well as with our partners in Honduras.
- We ask that everyone who participates in the march brings a form of ID with them.
We will be sending out another email soon with more specific details for the day. For now, please block off 10-11:30 am on August 16 on your calendar to join us as we put our bodies where our hearts are and stand for peace and justice in Honduras.
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