Celebrating Water as a Global Conduit for Peace facilitated by Singing Tree Facilitator Kathleen Brigidina.

Kathleen guided a ceremony along with 2 of the Indigenous Grandmothers. Grandmother Mary Lyons and Grandmother Flora De Mayo.

During the ceremony they were blessed by 7 hawks who circled overhead.

175 people joined for a Peace Fire Circle and Water Ceremony. Once the water was ceremoniously gathered from the Chicago River the attendees carried it up to the center of the fire circle. A canvas was laid across a large round bamboo tray. Each of the 7 continents were represented by seven earth payment colors. Which was sprinkled onto the canvas in prayer. The ceremonial water was in a small blue vase in the center of the tray. A feather was placed in the water to be used as a conduit for Peace. As each participant received the canvas on the tray, they set their intentions for peace throughout the world as they swirled the feather in the water and spread the natural Earth Pigments onto the canvas. Each of the 175 participants did this as 7 hawks circled with a blessing from above.