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Barefoot for Burma walker visits York Minster
Published: on 14th July 2008 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
Secondary School Teacher Ewen Hardie is currently walking barefoot from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to Westminster to raise awareness of the plight of the Burmese people. On Sunday 7th July Ewen passed through York and met the Dean at the Minster.
Ewen was so affected by the massacre of the Burmese monks in October last year that he shaved his distinctive dreadlocks for the first time in eleven years and has walked barefoot in solidarity with the Burmese people ever since. Ewen set off on his epic journey between Edinburgh and London on 25th June and has covered over 200 miles so far. During his journey through York he visited the Minster and met with the Dean. Ewen's prayers at the Minster called for peace and justice for all the people on Earth and especially the people of Burma and expressed a hope that they will soon realise their dream of freedom.
Speaking of Ewen's journey and his visit to the Minster, The Very Revd Keith Jones, Dean of York said: "When we see the oppression of the people of Burma, we feel angry and powerless to help. Ewen’s walk will send a message of support from our distant land, provide a focus for our own prayers, and be a clear, public declaration of what we require for the people of Myanmar. We are thrilled to identify York Minster with his prophetic sign."