Faith leaders and community
members from throughout the Pomona Valley and the surrounding area are again
set to join in the annual "Interfaith Walk and Rally for Peace" on
Sunday, September 15, 2013 beginning at 3:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Claremont Interfaith Working
Group for Mid-East Peace, and this year's walk is the fifth consecutive year the
group has sponsored this gathering.
Originally conceived as a “Walk and Rally
for Hope and Peace” in 2009, the event has matured from its origins as a
commemoration of the events of 9-11-01 to now focus on wider issues of
understanding and cooperation. The
current situation in Syria and the uncertainty surrounding the future in the
Middle East in general are expected to add a special poignancy to this year’s
event.
The walk will begin this year at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church at Bonita and Mountain in Claremont, departing at 4 p.m., following a welcoming presentation. It will proceed from there to Temple Beth Israel on Towne Ave. and then, after a moment of rest and some communal singing, continue north on Towne and along Foothill Blvd. to the City of Knowledge Islamic School on Garey Ave., just south of Foothill in Pomona. The expected arrival time there will be approximately 5:30 p.m.