We are Turtle Women Rising, Rising for Change. We are Turtle Women Rising, Rising for Peace. All are welcome, all traditions, all nations.
We are a ceremonial drum collective founded and led by Indigenous women. We are committed to praying and playing well together for the return of peace and harmony to our Madre Tierra/ Earth Mother. Individually and collectively, we vision women stepping up as guardians of the elements, and of the Sacred Fire. We vision women returning to the drum, to listen to and strengthen the heartbeat of our M
other Earth with the vibrations of peace. We vision our elders, men and children supporting this important work with their presence, energy and prayers as we come together in community to build a resonating healing vibration into our lives. We invite everyone to actively engage in this peacemaking through the heartbeat of the ceremonial drum, for the drum is a way for Spirit to speak to our hearts. Every living thing has a vibration, a heartbeat. This vibration has the power to heal, to transform, raise consciousness, heal our hearts, activate our bodies, and feed our spirit. Feeling the vibrations from the drums, our voices and our gentle footsteps, we acknowledge our ancestors and the spirits residing with the mother earth. We invite you to visit, participate, and or donate towards this Stand For Peace. Turtle Women Rising shares an alliance and purpose with the work of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. We are honored to welcome the Grandmothers to our semi-annual gatherings in D.C. to join us in this prayer work. Together, we call on people of all nations to join in reweaving the web, bringing the the remembrance of all our warriors and their ways. With the blessings of the Grandmothers, we undertake an important part of the vision of one of our founders, Eli PaintedCrow (Retired, US Army): the honoring of our warriors and inviting them back into community. We embrace them and their families with open arms, providing a place to begin the healing process of calling their spirits back from the journey they have undertaken. We invite your participation to take action with us during our gatherings and always, from your homes, amongst your families and your communities, to consciously connect the web of all life. "You cannot demand peace, you can only become it." "You cannot fight for peace, you can only live it."
05/04/2022
04/12/2022