Movement as solidarity: Walking for a cause across the U.S. and Britain

Two events demonstrate walking as a quiet, embodied practice of peace and solidarity in public space

Originally published on Global Voices

Bhikkhu Pannakara leading a group of Buddhist monks on the Walk for Peace in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, January 19, 2026. Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0 License).

A group of 19 Theravada Buddhist monks and rescue dog Aloka departed Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center from Fort Worth, Texas, on a fresh autumn morning during the later part of October 2025...