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What is the Mothers' Walk for Peace?
It is a community event designed to bring together
people from all around the State to walk to:
1. Promote
peace & justice
2. Honor
mothers
3. Publicly
commit to protect all our children
4. Remember
all victims of violence
5. Raise
funds for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
How did it start?
Clementina Chéry conceived the Mother’s Day Walk as a
personal effort to symbolize their defiance of the streets that stole her
son. Louis D. Brown was 15 years old when on December 20, 1993 he was
murdered in the crossfire of a gang shooting in Dorchester. To walk has drawn about 10,000
people, including 2500 who are families of survivors of violent crimes.
At what time does the walk begin?
Registration begins at 7:00 am. The walk starts at 8:00 a.m. with a
calesthetic workout and opening remarks, and by 10:30 a.m., most
participants are on their way home to enjoy a full Mother’s Day with family,
friends and of course, mom.
How or where can a person register?
To register online at Walkers page of this website:
www.motherswalkforpeace.org .
How is the money raised used?
The proceeds collected this year will be used to fund
the Survivors Outreach Services, a program of the Louis D. Brown Peace
Institute: The Peace Institute
has served a multi-level agenda operating as a partner to the Mayor of
Boston, to the academic community, the faith community and to other
grass-roots organizations. However, its unique contribution and flagship
program is a training and resource center for survivors of homicide
victims. The Institute develops the leadership capacity of survivors and
supports their efforts to participate in policy and programmatic efforts,
while also serving the needs and addressing the pain of families, it has
served more than 500 families, and is also providing support to families of
the offenders.
Where is the start/end of
the walk?
The walk is a 4 mile loop
starting and ending from Towns Field, near Fields Corner Station on
the Ashmont branch of the MTBA Red Line.
What is the path of the
walk?
The
4 mile walk starts at Townsfield Park
in Fields Corner, and then continues on Dorchester
Avenue to Ashmont Station. It turns right onto
Talbot Avenue to Codman Square, right onto Washington Street to Columbia
Road, right on Columbia Road to Hancock Street, to Bowdoin Street, left onto Geneva Avenue. It then
proceeds down Geneva Avenue
onto Park Street to Townsfield
Park.
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