<div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">TUE OCT 14</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> <u>Holy Family RC
Church, Emsworth to Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church, Pittsburg, PA</u></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Walking
hills has become a regular part of my daily exercise! The route had us
convening at an automobile shop along the Allegheny River to observe the factory
directly across the river that is burning coal to make charcoal for the steel
industry. It pollutes the nearby air source. I didn’t find route instructions
for the rest of the route. Beth and Steve were present so I asked Steve for the
route directions. It was not the route the Marchers took but I did it and got to the
Church. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We gathered there at 12:30pm for a Rally. There
were a number of local activists that came to make presentations. One of them
was a fellow who said we’ll have to join together to make the changes that we
want, and singing is a way of joining together. So he led us in a song using
the melody of <u>Which Side Are You On.</u> He had a new set of words for the verses
and had the gathering join in the chorus. I got a sheet of paper with the words
and have to get it on a Word file. After the Rally our Home-stay hosts
collected us: Kris, from Iowa; Greg, from Michigan; and myself. Greg had an
assignment to drop some of the Marchers off at another Home-stay. Elizabeth led
Greg to his drop-off and then led him to her house. I found the streets of
Pittsburg very confusing because you go uphill and down, around a curve, across
an overpass and under a tunnel. Elizabeth seemed to have her GPS in her head!
When we reached her house we learned that our Home-stay hosts were Elizabeth
and Pat. Elizabeth put out an afternoon snack and showed us our bedrooms. I had
4 days of journaling to catch up on and Kris and I did some laundry. They had a
bathtub so I took a bath. I brought my sleeping bag and put it out on the bed
so I didn’t use their sheets. Pat came home from work and Elizabeth served us a
dinner. The five of us finished off a large bottle of red wine. After dinner we
all went to our bedrooms and spent some time un-winding before bedtime.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">WED OCT 15</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> Pat was up at
6:30am and went for a walk. The rest of us took our time waking up. Breakfast was
informal. Elizabeth invited us to take a walk in a nearby park. Both Kris and
Greg accepted. I searched the web for possibilities for my return trip west. I didn’t find
anything. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">There was
another evening potluck. Pat dropped us off at the church where some of the
Marchers were staying. It was mid-afternoon and there was nothing going on at
that church so we walked 2 miles to the potluck church. Once again the
Pennsylvania activists were present. It was interesting to meet and talk with
them. One of the presenters told of the grass-roots effort that Pittsburg went
through to ban Fracking in their city; the first city in the world
to do so! It was inspiring and an example that others need to follow. At the
close of the dinner and the presentations, the Marchers were asked to introduce
themselves and make a brief comment about the March. Then Anita gave an introduction to Citizens’ Climate
Lobby on the Internet. When evening was brought to a close Elizabeth took the 3
of us back to her house.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
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</div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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