The Longest Walk #5 - 2016

Greetings, 
My name is Logan Mote , aka Eartheart Walker , I am  30 years old and a  resident of Venice, CA.  I am a Peace Walker/Activist and I will be walking in the upcoming Longest Walk #5 " War On Drugs & Domestic Violance. We all know that  the number one  cause  of domestic violence stems from the use of Drugs and Alcohol.

The  American Indian Movment is conducting  #LW5 this is a 3,600 mile jouerny across the American Heartland.  We will call attention to and seek guidance on drug related issues that are causing devastation on Indian Reservations and communities in the United States. The focus is on what ordinary people can do to help each other.
  This is a big undertaking, a National event that will connect thousands of people,and deliver hope and soultions to the world.
 We will be leaving from  San Diego on Feb 13, 2016. Making our way to Washington DC arriving July 15th, 2016. 
Along this journey the LongestWalk#5 will act as a "Search and Rescue" party. Its goal is to bring healing to America from the effects of drugs,alcohol , violence, suicide, self-harm,and harm to the earth.


 I would now like to tell you my up close and personal  motivation to make this Pilgrimage.  In 2000, at the age of 15, I had a choice to make. I  moved  to California to take care of my mentally ill mother. However after losing my oldest brother Ethan in an accident , she never really recovered, I heard through the grapevine that she was homeless and on drugs.  That was when I decided to move to California from Texas, to care for my mother.  I helped her get back on her medications that would bring her back into my life as a mother figure and got her off the addictive crack cocaine. We then  moved into a nice apartment on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Life was good for many  years. After high school I  decided to create a life in Washington State and Mom started using  again. There was nothing I could do.  

 In 2013 I lost my best friend and mother to a drug overdose.  
I am now going to walk and share my story to help heal and be a light to others that have lost their loved ones  to addiction and or depression.  This walk first and foremost is a prayer of peace to bring into the hearts of people I cross paths with on this journey.  

My goal is to raise $3000 for the "Longest Walk."   The other $500 is for the GFM  fees and the mailing of the Prayer Peace Pockets that I will be creating along this pilgrimage.  I am donating half  of the $3,000 to this great cause and the other half  ($1500 ) will help support me along this 6 month jounery across the country.  With your support I will be able to make this Walk for Peace and bring help and awareness to those struggling with depression and addiction.

As a token of my appreciation I will be making handmade Prayer Peace Pockets  along the journey and sending them to my supporters.  I created Prayer Peace Pockets in 2013 when I went on my first pilgrimage along the California Coast.

With Love and Grattuide
Logan Eartheart Walker
❤️

Photo by: Suzanne Thompson