arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

The route of the walk:

Fri., July 29th Gent - Aalst
Sat., July 30th Aalst - Brussels
Sun., July 31st rest day and action training
Mon., Aug. 1st NATO (Evere)
Tue., Aug. 2nd Brussel - Leuven
Wed., Aug. 3rd Leuven - Diest
Thu., Aug. 4th Diest - Leopoldsburg
Fri., Aug. 5th Leopoldsburg - Kleine Brogel
Sat., Aug. 6th Kleine Brogel, Hiroshima commemoration actions
Sun., Aug. 7th Kleine Brogel, Peace action camp
Mon., Aug. 8th Kleine Brogel, Peace action camp
Tue., Aug. 9th Nagasaki commemoration action Gent together with Stad Gent

You can join the walk in Gent tomorrow, Friday 29th, in Gent. Meeting point: 9u30, Driebeekstraat, Gentbrugge.
For more information on the route of the walk, if you want to join in other places, call:
0495 280259 or 0473 402226

The 250km Peace Walk from Ieper to Kleine Brogel began with a reception for walkers hosted by the city of Ieper. The deputy mayor began by explaining the links between Ieper and Hiroshima. Both saw the first use of weapons of mass destruction, both cities were destroyed by war. The city of Ieper has been playing a leading role in the "Mayors for Peace" campaign for nuclear disarmament.

Mr. Yoshio Sato, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb told his very moving story. He survived the nuclear bomb, only to see the rest of his family killed by the effects of radiation.

The walk left from the city hall in Ieper, and passed through the Menen Gate, a memorial to British soldiers killed in the first world war.

The walk passed through Zonnebeke, where we were welcomed by the mayor, and Mr. Sato told more of his story.

The day ended with a reception at the town hall of Roeselare, where the deputy mayor shared a glass of local Rodenbach beer with Mr. Sato.