EJI - Equal Justice Initiative
12/24/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/24/2025 11:54
Buddhist Monks on Walk for Peace visit EJI’s National Memorial
Yesterday, Buddhist monks on the Walk for Peace-a 120-day, 2,300-mile long journey from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. to promote peace, loving kindness, and compassion across the nation and the world-passed through Montgomery, Alabama. The group visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice where they stopped for a prayer amidst many local residents and supporters.
At each stop along the journey, the monks are able to meet and engage with community members. They amassed a large group of onlookers and supporters as they came into Montgomery and went to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. We invited the monks into the Peace and Justice Memorial Center (across the street) for some light refreshments to help sustain their journey.
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The monks walked by Elevation Convening Center and Hotel, and EJI's new sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Buddhist monks at the Peace and Justice Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Buddhist monks look at Raise Up by Hank Willis Thomas at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
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The monks stopped to pray at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
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The monks walked by Elevation Convening Center and Hotel, and EJI's new sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Montgomery AdvertiserBuddhist monks at the Peace and Justice Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama.
Buddhist monks look at Raise Up by Hank Willis Thomas at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
Montgomery AdvertiserThe monks stopped to pray at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
Buddhist monks at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
Montgomery Advertiser"Peace and happiness is always with us, but we are always too busy chasing the outside world and materialities…that is the reason why we have forgotten it. We let peace and happiness sleep for so long," said the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, the monk leading the peace gathering.
The next stop for the monks will be Tuskegee, Alabama before they carry on to Georgia.
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