Media Alert: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: One Woman Walks from Boston, MA to Washington, D.C.
8/14/2012
Dear Respected Members of the Media,
My name is Kristen Hoye,
mostly folks call me KC. I am one woman participating in a simple
action. I am departing August 29th, and walking from Boston, MA to
Washington, D.C.
I came to the rough
realization last year that I am easily polarized. Like many I've railed
against government, I railed against the media, and in my railing and
flailing about, I realized that I am ignorant. Setting out to correct
that ignorance, I started reading legislation, newspapers, whatever came
to hand. When all was said (it's never done), I came to the conclusion
that there was nothing that I alone could do. That I, in my ignorance or
even in my educated state am the cause of suffering, and that suffering
is systemic.
I've spent a year
planning, rearranging my life to accomplish one goal. Walk to
Washington, D.C. and deliver the letter below to the leaders of our
Great Nation. Over the past year I've largely spent my time researching.
More recently I've worked with activists, planned actions, researched
laws, protested at rallies, above all I've listened. I've learned that
the issues have not changed in the past 50 years.
The problems we face are
the same today as they were in the days of our grandparents. Racial
profiling still exists, only in a wider variety of populations. Poverty
and starvation domestically and abroad still exist, but are glossed over
by large name NPO's that haven't altered the statistics in decades. We,
as a country continue imperialist practices, regardless of the cost to
the countries we are working in, or making provisions for the resulting
influx of immigrants afterwards.
So I am walking 460
miles. I am walking on behalf of those who cannot take the time, those
with responsibilities and commitments they can't leave behind. For those
who cannot betray interests and must remain silent, I am walking from
Boston to Washington DC. I leave August 29th, 2012 at 9:00AM from
Parkman Bandstand. Follow my journey at www.whywalkabout.com.
With the utmost respect,
Kristen (KC) Hoye
Phone: 857.540.0341
Hashtags: #opwalkabout #AUG29
Twitter: @KCTheManagement
Website: www.whywalkabout.com
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