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WATER PRAYER WALK

STOP THE CONSTITUTION PIPELINE

 BEGINS 08/08/26

On August 8, 2026 we will begin a 95 mile prayer walk through towns along the route of the Constitution Pipeline in New York State. 
 
The Constitution Pipeline, a 30” fracked gas pipeline, has been proposed by the Oklahoma-based Williams Companies. Rejected in 2016 by New York State as a danger to our water, the pipeline has returned to line the pockets of big corporations.
 
The pipeline would cut through 124 miles of wild rivers and forests in New York and Pennsylvania and provide a corridor of power for AI data centers – along with fracked gas power plants, deafening compressor stations, and acid rains that will destroy our way of life and the health of our ecosystems.
Led by the women, we are walking the path of this pipeline through the ancestral territories of the Lenape, Susquehannock, and Haudenosaunee Peoples with a prayer of transformation – to turn this pipeline route into a songline of remembrance of the truths that we hold to be self-evident. People of all faiths and traditions are invited to walk and join our collective prayer for the water and for all life.
 
The walk will begin on 08/08/26 just outside of Damascus, NY on the banks of the Susquehanna River and continue through 08/24/26, arriving at the Town of Wright in Schoharie County where the Iroquois Compressor Station, the proposed terminus for the pipeline, is located. 

We the People affirm our rights under Article I, Section 19 of the New York State Constitution to clean air, water, and a healthful environment; and under the U.S. Declaration of Independence to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It was 250 years ago, in 1776, that the United States of America came into being based on these principles, nourished by the original beauty and spirit of this land.
 

We refuse to allow these projects that put profit over life. We choose thriving communities, rich soil, productive farms, abundant fish, waterfalls, wildlife, clean water, healthy air, a stable climate, and the rich biodiversity of our forests.

WHO WE ARE

 

We are the womb carriers, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers who have been given a sacred responsibility to protect the water, land and all life for the generations to come. We are leading this water prayer walk to uphold the Laws of Nature and call people into awareness regarding this grave threat to our communities.

Our symbol is the blue heron, a sacred water bird of these lands that reminds us of our right to self-determination and how to live in balance – guided by thoughtful, deliberate action. 

We stand in unity with all brothers and sisters and invite teachers, students, farmers, neighbors, workers, artists, faith leaders, elected representatives and relations to walk with us. You can walk for a week, a day, or even an hour. One step at a time, we are planting seeds of love, action and change for the generations to come.

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ORGANIZING COUNCIL 

 

ELDER CIRCLE:
Grandma Clara Soaring Hawk
Abuela Kunana
Grandma Mona Polacca 

 

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
Bless the Streets

Center for Earth Ethics

Copal NY
Waterfall Unity Alliance

 

For more information contact erin@waterfallunityalliance.org

 

More information on the Constitution Pipeline can be found here.

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LIST OF PARTICIPATING WALKERS:

1. Grandmother Clara Soaring Hawk, Ambassdor of the Ramapough Lenape
2. Abuela Kunana 
3. Cheryl Angel

4. Theresa Bear Fox 
5. Estefany Gonzaga
6. Kaila Paulino
7. Graciela Fairy Hawk
8. Anneli Marceles
9. Bethany Yarrow
10. Karenna Gore
11. Owl Steven Dennison Smith
12. Tatiana Blackhorse
13. Bonga Jean-Baptiste 

14. Mary Beth Yarrow
15. Sandra Deer Standup
16. Erin Dudley 
17. Poppy Jones
18. Jill Pettijohn
19. Tommy Blackhorse
20. Andrea Koszegi Blackhorse
21. Chelsea Shoemaker
22. Mary DeBonis


... and many more will be added soon...

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