4th of July

July 4th, 2009 I joined 1 Sky and the Sierra Club at the Amherst 4th of July Parade. We marched in the parade to raise awareness about Global Warming, and the use of coal for energy in our state. I wrapped my self up in a healing blanket for the earth, and passed out pamphlets about mountain top removal coal mining. I hope to place the blanket on a mountain top removal site to help regenerate the damaged eco system later this summer.

Garden Path Healing Blanket

May 23, 2009 I created the garden path healing blanket with the children from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford, New Hampshire. We made flowers using colorful pre-felts, and then the seeds and other organic materials were added. The church is going to keep part of the 3'x8' blanket to decorate their Sunday school room. They will be cutting off a section and sending it to a UU church in West Virginia.

Before the blanket was made the congregation was invited to attend a power point presentation about mountain top removal coal mining. The section of blanket mailed to West Virginia will be planted to help restore the damaged landscape by the mining of coal and connect our communities.