Thursday, November 13th, 2008

by Francisco Hernandez

The run is on its last stretch for this cycle. I can only imagine the journey the runners have had. For those of us here organizing its been "a good one". Though we've not run the miles that our brothers and sisters have, we understand that we've helped in pushing the run through its course. My thanks and appreciation go out to the communities and the people who have helped the run and continue to help the run either by hosting runners, raising funds, and by offering prayers and members of their community to actually carry the run through their homelands.

As with many of the ceremonies that we partake in there is an opening and a closing and with the closing comes the time for community to gather and celebrate with song, dance, and good food!

For those of us not going to Panama to meet the runners we are going to gather in the Bay Area in solidarity with the folks down in the southern part of the continent. You are invited to join us!


The gathering will take place this
Friday November 14th from 7pm-11pm
on at the following location:

Auditorium @ Centro del Pueblo
474 Valencia St
San Francisco CA 94103



Come offer songs, prayers, dances, food, and good spirits!


All Nations Welcome!
All Dancers - All Drummers - All Clapper Sticks - All Singers Welcome!

Potluck!!!
please bring a dish to share and your own place setting!

-This is a SOBER EVENT-



Please contact Freddy Gutierrez if you have any questions: cuallifreddy@yahoo.com or 925-383-2161