Ibrahim Abu El-Hawa, who some recognize analogously to
Cesar Chavez as the "California Gandhi", ie,
the Arab Gandhi of Jerusalem is one more day in London
and so if you have good ideas for interview questions
for him to answer and put on record for public information,
please email them to Brigitte asap so she will have them
first thing in the morning London Time on Tuesday April 4
as Ibrahim flies back to Jerusalem from London leaving
at midnight. London time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific,
6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.


-----Original Message-----
From: Brigitte MJ Williams [mailto:bmjw@...]
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 5:20 AM
To: David Crockett Williams
Subject: Re: please interview Ibrahim Abu Elhawa now in London, photos and
Hebrew language article from Jerusalem to the UK

Hi David, I forgot to say that after the end ceremony at the Peace
Garden we did kind of an impromptu interview with David asking him
about his thoughts.

We did not interview Ibrahim. I have just spoken to him and he is
willing to be interviewed at some stage tomorrow.

We need to get this organised, possibly at our office again during the
afternoon seeing he flies at midnight.

Do you have precise questions you want answered, do you have anything
to lead us in the right direction ?

Wait you hear from you.
BMJ


-----Original Message-----
From: Brigitte MJ Williams [mailto:bmjw@...]
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:42 AM
To: David Crockett Williams
Subject: David & Ibrahim's arrival in London & 1st April 06

Good Morning David,

Back in London after just a day in Wiltshire without email.

I have added a few photos to highlight the "2" eventful days. After all
David and Ibrahim arriving at the same time in London or in Soho I
should say was tricky but somehow it all worked out. As I was walking
back to the office with Ibrahim and his suitcase there was David just
arriving on the doorstep. It worked wonderfully well ! Reverand Nagase
joined us for tea at 5 pm, it was good to meet and talk about the day
ahead.

1.4.05 : "WALK OF TRUTH, LOVE & PEACE"

After a heavy shower of rain Derek and I arrived in Trafalgar Square by
9.25 am. The sky had cleared and the sun was shining, we just walked
around looking for a possible location, trying to spot any possible
walkers. The square was popular with tourists even at that time.
I heard a drum in the distance, I knew then our monk was on his way. He
had in fact walked from Westminster singing and beating his drum,
blessing the way !

Within minutes David and Ibrahim had joined us. It became soon obvious
that we were going to be the only "4" die hards of this walk so we
gathered our thoughts, proceeded to do a ceremony and bring our
intentions for the day in focus. And so under a warm morning sun,
sprayed by the water of the fountain we prayed, blessed by Rev.
Nagase's drum and chant, Ibrahim recited mantras both in Arabic and
Hebrew. We finished this simple but profound ceremony by reciting each
in turn the "Sacred Office of Peace" (the 12 Peace Prayers of the 12
denominations as selected by James Twyman and his Beloveds). We
finished by the prayer of Saint Francis. It felt very sacred and was
very moving indeed.

Just gone 10 am we were ready to go, no one else showed up so we
started our walk under the gaze of tourists and passers-by !

We walked past the offices of government, 10 Downing Street, the
Cenotaph, etc.... We had agreed to stop in front of the Houses of
Parliament to meet and chat to Brian to single handedly has
demonstrated against war for the last 5 years on that spot. It had been
a good idea as this man feels and collects the pain of WAR. We tried to
comfort him and to give him hope. He was very distraught !

At this point we picked up our 1st flower, Amira joined us ! (A cousin
of Ibrahim's from Columbia) Derek was filming, David conscious of the
time walked ahead to meet up whomever at the Imperial War
Museum........I walked side by side with our monk, I enjoyed the
beating of the drum and the chanting. Ibrahim stopped to chat to
passers-by and fellow muslims from various parts of the world.

Our little group arrived eventually just gone 11 am at the Imperial War
Museum. By then I had learnt an awful lot from Reverand Nagase, he had
pointed in the direction of where TE Lawrence had lived not far from
the Houses of Parliament and as we arrived in the grounds of the
"Imperial War Museum" he pointed to a "Peace garden" on our left just
as two enormous mighty guns welcomed us by pointing in our direction.
He had also pointed to St Georges' Cathedral across the road stating
that the Pope had visited it.

Before long we were joined by Tom Clark who had travelled from Somerset
to meet Ibrahim. A 2nd flower had also joined us, Hannah was with us
now.

No obvious Press was waiting for us so we moved to inspect the "Garden
of Peace", there again to discover that it had been dedicated and
Blessed by the Daila Lama.

This was overwhelming ! By then a picture was emerging and I started to
sense a great Blessing indeed ! We had been very guided on this walk by
the Spirit of TE Lawrence to come to this very special spot ! We had
walked a path where great Victories and death had been celebrated,
commemorated and then we found ourselves in this very special blessed
ground where PEACE was waiting for US at LAST.

We spent a while there in silence, sensing, feeling, grasping the
moment..........we then closed our walk with another Ceremony with more
mantras, chants, the 12 prayers of Peace and St Francis Prayer. It was
just beautiful, so sacred, so blessed we were !!!!!!!

No press was needed, it would have been an intrusion to what we had
just done.

I feel very privileged and blessed to have been on this walk. I feel we
have now paved the way, sawn the seeds for more, each year on the 1st
of April to make it:

"A DAY OF TRUTH, LOVE & PEACE".

The walk is short but now I feel, I know quite symbolic on many levels.
We could dedicate it to Gandhi next year, etc.........

The fact is that somehow it was the energy of a few men/women and the
spirit of TE LAWRENCE who guided us.

This discovery is overwhelming, I signed in for Peace, I have become a
committed student learning as I go along.

The next steps are on EASTER DAY, the walk from Bethlehem to Jerusalem.
Hannah and I will be there and all my Beloveds in my heart.

Grateful for your input.

Blessings of Love and Peace
Yours
Brigitte

Just moments before our Walk

Meeting outside 15 Bateman Street

Ibrahim & Rev. Nagase having an english cup of tea

Just arrived in Soho at the same time 31.3.06