All Nations Join Together to Celebrate Water and Belonging

SONOMA, Calif. - Oct. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Grandmothers Agnes Baker Pilgrim and Mona Polacca of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers join a host of luminaries and performers on October 12, 2013 at Sonoma State University for the First Annual Calling All Nations “Celebration of Water and Belonging.”  The event is FREE ($5 campus parking fee) and will be held on the Commencement Lawn.

Special Guest Performers and Speakers include:

Northern River Bear Drummers

Turtle Women Rising

Round Valley Feather Dancers

Ras Keen, Africa

Jyoti, Spiritual Director of the Center for Sacred Studies

Chief Golden Light Eagle

Cynthia Daniels Pomo

Members of Watersongline Council

Sonoma County Pomo Dancers

8^th Thepo Tulku, Tibet

Seattle Haida Laas (an Alaskan Haida Dance Troupe)

Albert Tenaya Ahwahneechee Paiute Band of California Miwok

United Native Americans, Inc.

Hip Hop Medicine Nation

Participants are asked to bring a small cup of water from their home creeks or rivers for the water ceremony.  Drummers and dancers are invited to bring their drums and/or regalia.  All are asked to bring chairs or blankets, drinking water and a picnic lunch.  Pets and alcohol are prohibited.

For more information visit the Calling All Nations event page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/195917980584879/).

About the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers:

The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers (http://grandmotherscouncil.org) represents a global alliance of prayer, education and healing for Mother Earth, all Her inhabitants, and all the children for the next seven generations to come.  The Grandmothers Council was brought together by a common vision, set in motion by the Center for Sacred Studies (http://centerforsacredstudies.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining indigenous ways of life through cross-cultural spiritual practices, ministry, and education, and committed to peace and unity for all peoples.