WATERFALL
UNITY
ALLIANCE
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On September 19, 2026 we will begin a two-week, 108 mile prayer walk led by women through towns along the route of the proposed Constitution Pipeline in New York State.
The walk starts at Oquaga Creek State Park near Bainbridge, N.Y. and continues through October 4th, arriving in Schoharie close to the Iroquois Compressor Station, which is the proposed terminus for the pipeline.
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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 a grave threat to our communities.
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We invite teachers, students, farmers, neighbors, workers, artists, faith leaders, elected representatives and all 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.
Funds raised by this campaign will go towards:
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Travel Expenses & Accommodations
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Rentals of campsites and housing along the 108-mile walk route
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Food for participating walkers and volunteers
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Car rentals and gas money
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Gas money for volunteers and musicians
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Operational & Administrative support:
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3 months of support for the planning and organizing team
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Town by town outreach and organizing prior to the walk
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Organizing informational and music events each evening along the walk
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Sustained town by town follow-up organizing and advocacy work
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Educational Materials:
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posters, signs, brochures and printed information
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Miscellaneous & Additional Expenses including:
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Firewood for the sacred fire
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Website, social media videos and content creation
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Creation of a water walk songbook and recordings to sing together!
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PLEASE DONATE ON OUR CROWDFUNDING PAGE TO SUPPORT THE WALK!
All donations are tax deductible. A detailed budget is available upon request.
CONSTITUTION PIPELINE
​​​​​The Constitution Pipeline is a fracked gas mega pipeline that 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 125 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.​​
WHY WE ARE WALKING
Led by the women, we are walking the path of this proposed 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.
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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.
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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.
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.
People of all faiths and traditions are invited to walk and join our collective prayer for the water and for all life.
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ORGANIZING COUNCIL
ELDER CIRCLE:
Grandma Clara Soaring Hawk
Abuela Kunana
Grandma Mona Polacca
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Waterfall Unity Alliance
Nanixitemikimetzli Moondance
Frack Action
Earth Guardians
Riverkeeper
Food & Water Watch
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
Hartwick College
Center For Oil & Gas Organizing
Sanctuary Earth
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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
2. Abuela Kunana
3. Cheryl Angel
4. Theresa Bear Fox
5. Grandma Nancy Andry
6. Sandra Deer Standup
7. Karenna Gore
8. Bethany Yarrow
9. Estefany Gonzaga
10. Kaila Paulino
11. Graciela Fairy Hawk
12. Anneli Marceles
13. Owl Steven Dennison Smith
14. Tatiana Blackhorse
15. Bonga Jean-Baptiste
16. Mary Beth Yarrow
17. Dennis Gereritz Echeverri
18. Tommy Blackhorse
19. Andrea Koszegi Blackhorse
20. Victoria Sweet
21. Poppy Jones
22. Antoinette Haru: Aurell
23. Rev. Robin Ressler
24. Jill Pettijohn
25. Ted Shuart
26. Julia Walsh
27. Mary DeBonis
28. Chelsea Shoemaker
29. Cristina Dodd
30. Valentina Ossa Yarrow
31. Delaney Gortner
32. Mark McNamara
33. Erin Dudley
34. Atticus McNamara
35. Janet Hawkes
36. Sarah Edelman
37. Ashni
38. Abi Fisher
39. Tracey Lysko
40. Maureen Fleming
41. Tanja Konwinski
42. Joanne Crum, Esq.
... and many more to be added soon... ​​​​​
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Center For
Earth Ethics
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WATERFALL
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