1988 American-Soviet Walks: A Citizen Joint Venture, Two Walks.

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ATIO AL PEACE ·WALK 1987

A YearofMakingHistoryIn 1987 , International Peace Wllk, Inc. (IPW) conceived and then joinedwith the Soviet Peace Committee

(SPC) to organize what was to become one of the largest and most significant events in the history of citizendiplomacy: The American Soviet Wllk.

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In January of 1987, after two months of negotiations, IPWand the SPCsigned anagreement tobringhundredsofAmerican andSoviet citizens togetherfor a remarkable joint Wllk in the Soviet Union; No public interaction of thistype or scale had ever been attempted between these two nations.

Between 8 June to 14 July, 1987, the "impossible" Wllk became a reality.1Wohundred andthirtyAmericans and200 Soviets journeyed together, mostlyon foot, the 450 miles between Leningrad and MoscoW. Along the way, theyspoke withSoviets from allwalks oflife - factory andfarm workers, politiciansand dissidents, shop keepers and school children. There were no restrictionson interviews, photographs or conversation topics. Their route took them

through cities and villages, forests and farmlands. They were seen in personby over 250,000 Soviets, andinthe Soviet media by over onehundred million.

TheWlIk culminatedwiththe first Soviet-American stadium rockconcertinhistory-on the fourth ofJuly, inMoscow. Produced by Bill Graham for IP\v,the show included Santana, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, the Doobie Brothers,Collective Vision, and a host of Soviet stars. Three films were made of theWlIk - a one-hour documentary jointly filmed and edited by American andSoviet crews, an American concert special, and a 30 minute Soviet cinemapiece. The Soviet people welcomed the American Wllkers with an excitementandenthusiasm beyond anyone's greatest hopes. And the stage was set for evenmore extraordinary joint events in 1988 . . .

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StatementInternationalPeace Walk, Inc. is dedicated tocreatingpositiven

Our current andongoing focus is improvingAmerican-Soot

.Statement of Purpose for 1988

.American-Soviet alks:While we acknowledge that nations have legitimate

securityand defense concerns, it seems increasingly clearthat military approaches to international conflict havebeen rendered obsolete by developing technologies.Ideological differences cannot justify imperiling all life onEarth. Oursurvival requirestherefore that modernpoliticsembrace a greater morality than force ofarms.

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zenswe canno enac e eg s anon a w n (10 rns. weCAN however , through civilian, cultural and trade ex-

.' changes of sufficient scale, create a climate of positive.international relations inwhich the arms racewill collapseunder the weight of its own moral and economic illogic.

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We usewalking asametaphorforwhatwe believe needs

to happen:personal andphysical involvementtaking the time to understand each other

carefully planning, together, ournext movesandrecognizing thatallstepsin the right direction

help bring us to ourdestination.ButWalking together ismorethan just ametaphor- itis also a process and a grounding, the very act ofwhichleads to the resolutions and understandings we seek.

By bringingSoviets toWalk intheUnitedStateswe willive large numbers ofAmericans the opportunity, perhaps



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American Walkers in the Soviet Union will provide thesame unprecedented opportunity to thousands of Soviets.

..........~ . By talking openly with each other, proceeding from thecommon ground of our shared humanity, we gain insightinto how our conflicts began and how they might beresolved.

Large scale and high profile interactions such as theseWalks will allow the American and Soviet people to stripaway the veils of ideology and see each other with the clarityof experience. act in the belief that open and challeng-ing interactions will help us find the moral and politicalstrength to begin basingour international relations noton the size of our arsenals, but on the legitimate interestsofall people. .

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enfltheningmutu,,1conlidence,! dIng"n friendship, "nd is"r ex"mple Icitizen diplom"cy

MikhailGorbachevGeneral SecretaryCPsu



1988-Sov·elUSA ROUTE

June 14th to July 18th

Thissummer, onthe 1988American-SovietWllk , 200Americans and200Sovie ts will journey together acrossAmerica. They will live together for anentire month, supported by a mobile tent city. Theywill walk more than 200

miles through parts of the East Coast, Mid-West and West Coast.TheWllkwill have intimacy - potlucks and nights asguests in local homes.

It will have celebration- concerts and rallies, theatre and sport. It will be achallenge and an education, not only to the Walkers, but also to the citizensofthe cities and towns throughwhichitwill pass .Therewill beopendebates,in-campseminars, meetingswith people ofallwalks oflife andpolitical persua

sions, discussions of faith and politics. All of this will be focused on reachinga more objec tive understanding of each other, improving American-Sovietrelations and helping end the arms race.

This will be the largest group of publicly accessib le Soviets ever to visi ttheUnited States.TheSovietWalkers; like theAmericans,will includepeoplefrom across their country, ofmanyraces, ages andoccupations.How will theybe received? What will we learn about the openness of the American people?On the American-Soviet Wllk, the first of its kind on American soil, we will

confront these questions. .



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EASTERN REGION

Tue June 14 Washington DC AmericansArrive: AMWed June 15 Washington DC Orienlofion

Thu June 16 Washington DC SovietsArrive:PMFri June 17 Washington DC Orientofion

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Washington DC City EventsSun June 19 Maryland 10mi IWaikMon June 20 Maryland 15mi IWaikTue June21 B a l ~ m o r e , M 15m iWalk /CityEventsWed June 22 Wilmington,DE 65mil Bus l 5mi/WalkThu June 23 Delaware /PA 15m i/WaikFri June 24 Ph iladelphia, PA 15miIWaikSat June 25 Ph iladelphia, PA Rest/City Events

EASTERN REGION:7Campsites, 12Days, 6Days Walking Totaling 75Miles, 1DayBusing Totaling65Miles. 6 Staliona Da

MIDWESTERN REGIONSun June 26 Ph il,PA to Pitt,PA 300mi I Bus

Mon June27 Pitttolnd'polis,lN 350mi/BusTue June 28 Ind 'polis toMoline,lL 300mi I Bus

Wed June29 Davenport,lA 1Om i/Walk/State EventsThu June 30 Wilton,lA 15mi IWaikFri July 1 West Liberty,lA 10mi IWaikSat July 2 West Branch, IA 15mi IWaikSun July 3 Iowa City,lA 10mi IWaikMon July 4 Iowa City,lA CelebrationTue July5 Grinnell,lA 70mi/Bus/5mi/WaikWed July6 Mitchellville ,lA 20/Bus /15mi /WaikThu July 7 DesMoines, IA 10mi IWaikFri July 8 DesMoines,lA Rest DayI City Events

MIDWESTERNREGION:11 Campsites, 13Days, 8Days Walking Totaling 90Miles,S Days BusingTotaR 1040 Mi 2 Sfaliona Days.

WESTERN REGION

Sat July 9 DesMoines, IA to LA, CA 2000 mi I Air I RestSun July 10 LosAngeles, CA City Events

Mon July 11 Santa Barbara,CA 80miIBus110miIWaikTue July12 Monterey,CA 160mi/Bus/lOmi/WalkWed July 13 Santa Cruz,CA 50mi I Bus /l 0mi IWaikThu July 14 San Francisco,CA 50mi IBus110mi /WalkFri July 15 San Francisco,CA Rest/City EventsSat July 16 San Francisco,CA R e o r i e n t a ~ o nSun July 17 San Francisco,CA Soviets Leave:AMMon July 18 San Francisco,CA Americans Leave:PM

WESTERN REGION:5Campsites, 10Days, 4Days Walking Totaling 40Miles, 4DaysBusing Totaling340Miles, 5 Stationary Days.TRIP TOTALS:23Campsites, 35Days, 18Days Wqlking Totaling 205Miles, 10Days Busing Totaling1445 Miles, 13 Staliona Da



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August 15th to September 18thThissummer, on the 1988 Soviet-AmericanWalk,200Americans and200

Sovietswill come together foramonth-longjourney through the UkrainianRepublicofthe USS R. Wewill Walk morethan 350kilometers through collectives, villages and major cities. For both Americans and Soviets, the Walk

will be an experiment in "glasnost." The Walkers will be able to experienceabroadspec trumofSoviet life, previously inaccessible to travelers, andstillbeyondthereachofanytourist.We will visitprivate homes, farmsandfactories,schools and places ofworship.Therewill beno restrictionsonwhomwe talkwith and what we talk about.

The American and Soviet Walkers will live togetherduring the entire Walk. As this unique communityevolves, it will serve as an increasingly sophisticatedforum for examining our beliefs , poli tical and socialsystems, cultural and historical differences, as well asday-to-day events. The Walkers will become citizendiplomats.

TheWalk will beasa focusforthehopesand concernsof the Soviet people about the United States and thearms race.Consequently,Walkerswillbe the subjectsof

overwhelmingSoviet curiosityandhospitality.On the 1988 Walk, as on the 1987 Walk, we

will gainnewperspectives on the sourcesandpossib leresolutions ofthe coldwar. TheWal-

kers will see the Soviet people at an historictime, a time of rethinking of Soviet politics,economics and culture, a time of great hope

andanxiety.The changingSoviet society offersa uniqueopportunityfor improvingAmericanSoviet relations.

With your help, the 1988 Walk willplay an important role in creatinga new understanding between ourpeo ples.



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SPECIAL PROJECSIPW isworkingonanumberofSPECIAL PROJECTS designed topromote interactionbetweenmillions ofAmericans and Soviets. He hope to involve people who have not been active inthese issues, or who have not known how to translate their concern into action. I f any of

these projects areof special interest to you or someone you know, please contactIPWandget involved!

CONCERTS: \\e arecurrentlyworking onaseriesofmajormusical eventsto focus attentionontheWilks. ConcertsitesincludeLosAngeles, San Francisco,Moscow and possibly Kiev andIowa City. The LosAngeles show wiII bea"tickets only" benefit- Wilkers free, ofcourse.TheSan Francisco show, inGolden Gate Park,wiII beopento the public. Parades areplannedforboth Los Angeles and San Francisco. The largest stadium in the USSR (Luzhniki , site ofthe Moscow Olympics and Goodwill Games) may be the site ofthe largest musical event inSoviet history!

NEWSLETTERI To keep Wilkers and other concerned citizens involved with ongoing citizenefforts toendthearmsrace, IPWwill issuea quarterlynewsletter(this is thefirst issue). Fora $20 annual subscription you can support IPW and keep up-to-date and involved in theseimportant initiatives.

PENPALSPROGRAM: IPW isworkingwiththeSoviet Peace Committeetocreatea nationalscale letter exchange between American and Soviet children. This will allow the children toexpress their fears , hopesandquestions directly toeachotherwhileallowing them to participatein improving International Relations. The Soviet Peace Committee wiII oversee delivery ofAmerican letters throughout theUSSR and IPWwiII distributeSoviet lettersacrossthe USA.

VOTER REGISTRATION: Itisn't enough to care and be informed about issues of Peace andJustice-you have to act at the ballot box. IPW wiII be registering voters all along the route

of the American-Soviet Wilk in 1988 while educating Soviet citizens about the United Stateselectionprocedure.Through thevotingprocess,Americans canexpress the desire fora peacefuland cooperative co-existence.

TRADE: The PeaceandJusticemovements probably won't prevail until there isasmuchmoneytobemade inAmerican-SovietTrade as there is inAmerican-Sovietwarpreparations. \\ e mustdo everything we can to take the profit out of war and to increase American-Soviet trade ofall kinds. IPW has set up a new corporation, 'Trade Peace', to do just that- generate muchneeded money forPeace work. \\e arecurrentlyworkingonajoint trading companywith the

Soviet Peace Committee-this would export American goods to the SSR, and bring Sovietgoods here. \\e are alsoworking to develop a joint international hotel in Moscow for foreigntravelers and business people.

DOCUMENTARY: To record these \Vcllks and get their message to a broader audience, IPWplanstomakeafeaturedocumentary ofthe 1988Wilkswith footage from both countries. IP\v,Gosteleradio andFredSegal co-producedadocumentaryoflastyear'sWilk ,whichwas shownonprimetimeSoviet television toan audiencewell in excess of100,000,000! Gosteleradio hasagreed to co-produce the 1988 documentary forthe Soviets. IPW isnow looking foranAm ericanproducer and crew.

HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM: Human rights cannot be divided from the issue of internationaljustice-the truest measure of a country is how it treats its own people. The Soviet PeaceCommittee has agreed to an unprecedented series of Soviet-American human rights forums,the firstofwhichwill takeplace on theAmerican-SovietWilk, tentatively in Philadelphia. Thepurpose of these forumswill be to allow Americans and Soviets to question each country'srecord onhuman rights, to begin to understandwhy and how we seeeachother aswe doandto address how to improve the basic rights ofAmericans, Soviets and citizens of all nations.



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Response C",dThe 1988 InternationalPeace Walks

I believe thatcitizens shouldplay anactive role inpromotingpositive andpeaceful international relations.

Please send me an application for:

o the American -Soviet Walk (35 Days / $2,500.00)

o part time (Regional) on the American-Soviet Walk ($850.00)o the Soviet-AmericanWalk (35 Days / $3,500.00 incl. airfare fromWA D.C. toMoscow)

o I cannot go on the Walks this year.oEnclosed isthe $20 Yearly subscription fee for The IPW Newsletter.

o I cannot join the Wilks, but I want to help. Please sendme some suggestions andmore iniormationt

Enclosed is my contribution of: _

o $1,000 0 $500 0 $100o $50 0 $25 0 other

Anycontributor of$20ormore will receive the InternationalPeaceWalk Newsletter.Th is quarte rly publicofionwill keep you up-to-date on the Walks and other deve loping IPW citizen jo int ventures.

Checks should bemade out to: International PeaceWalk, Inc . IPW is a t ax-exempt corporation.

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1988 American-Soviet Walks: A Citizen Joint Venture, Two Walks.

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