Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Let's Take a Walk #35 took place under the rain, was the sun shining where you were?

Thank you so much for being part of Let's Take a Walk #35
It rained in New York City I wonder if you could see the stares or the sunshine where you were.  We walk on The International Day of Non Violence and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday.
If you follow the walk via Twitter please send images of your journey to my Hightail account.
A shout out to the fabulous performers, 
Let's Take a Walk #35 cast
Tweet Master - Duvall O'SteenDrummer - Andrew Feinberg, 
Town Crier - (rained out)  Guide -Marie Christine Katz
Twitter Guide in the UN - Brad Rakushin Twitter Guide in Strawberry Field - (Rained out)
A heartfelt thank you to Lisa Hershfield, Molly Haynes and Paul Katz.
and my gratefulness for the chance encounter with 
The Photographer -  Nachiket Guttikar                                                                & The man with the flowers - M.B 
I am so grateful for your continuous support and encouragements.


Photo by Brad Rakushin courtesy of mck
                                                Brad with one of th sign he made                                                                                                                  
Photo by Brad Rakushin courtesy of mck



The Drummer Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck


The Tweet Master and The Guide Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
                        
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck
                     

Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck
Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck

Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck
Photo by Nachiket Guttikar courtesy of mck


Performance Remains Photo by Marie Christine Katz


Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck
Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck



Performance Remains Photo by Marie Christine Katz
Performance Remains Photo by Marie Christine Katz

Photo by Duvall O'Steen courtesy of mck


Video Drums over Guns by Brad Rakushin courtesy of mck

                  Following the LTAW via Twitter by the United Nation                  
Photo by Brad Rakushine courtesy of mck 

           Calling on passerby to join LTAW via Twitter by the United Nation                  
Photo by Brad Rakushine courtesy of mck #Peace #Non Violence #LTAW



"My Optimism Rests On the Infinite Capacities Of the Individual To Practice Peace & Non-Violence.....And In A Gentle Way We Can Change The World"
   "Imagine" John Lennon
      "I have a dream" Martin Luther King Jr.
                                                                              




A couple of days later, flowers and sunshine.
Photo by Marie Christine Katz

Let's Take a Walk… I Need You is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs 
in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Chashama.



Thursday, October 1, 2015

Let's Take a Walk #35 for Peace & Non Violence 10/2/15 Rain or Shine

Dear friends 
I am delighted to invite you to Let's Take a Walk #35, it will take place rain or shine on Friday October 2nd  - The International Day of Non Violence and Gandhi's birthday. LTAW #35 the 20 minutes Twitter guided walk begins at 6.30pm at Union Sq by the Mahatma Gandhi Sculpture You can join in at the actual location or from anywhere in the world via Twitter.  Follow @mcayer, note that a wonderful cast of characters and I will conduct the performance from Union Square, there will be two additional starting point planed for this event, The imagine mosaic in Strawberry Field  and The United Nation marking the arrival point of the 1967 Anti War demonstration lead by Martin Luther King.                 October 3rd and 4th - Schlepping & Displaying will be take place throughout the afternoon in the three for mentioned  location (if interested in finding me I will tweet details on each specific days at @mcayer) 
Two of the  participants during the knitting and stories exchanges, the knitted elements are used for the costume of the guide worn during LTAW, they told me stories I will share with you during the walk. 



Those events are part of a 2 months long project, Let's Take a Walk…I Need You presented with the support of The Lower Manhattan Cultural counsel & New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Chashama Click here for more details
Looking forward to sharing this journey and to sing Imagine with you.  
Marie Christine

                              By the Imagine Mosaic in Strawberry Field, Video by Marie Christine Katz