New project in Santiago: Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future

JohnnieWalker

Nunca se camina solo

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• Nov 8, 2013

• #1

Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future
Young Pilgrims Programme
I'd like to tell you about a new programme we are launching in Santiago aimed at encouraging the next generation of pilgrims.

If anyone individually or active in an association or chapter would like to develop a similar programme with children and young people we are very happy to share experiences. Get in touch.

More details here:

http://johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/new-project-xacobinos-young-pilgrims.html

Thanks


John

 

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stevenjarvis

Active Member

• Nov 8, 2013

• #2

JohnnieWalker said:

Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future
Young Pilgrims Programme
John

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Congratulations on a great vision, and what a wonderful tribute to past pilgrims. Brilliant.

John there is a typo in your email address at the foot of the article on your blog which could lead to misdirected paypal donations

 

JohnnieWalker

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• Nov 8, 2013

• #3

Phew! Thanks Steven this is where my dislexia is very unhelpful!

 

Rebekah Scott

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Many, various, and continuing.

• Nov 9, 2013

• #4

thanks again, John, for being what you are -- the right man in the right place, right now.

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Nov 10, 2013

• #5

Remembrance Sunday seems a good day to consider this brilliant initiative..

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Nov 18, 2013

• #6

These Xacobinos, may also be future cyclists on the Camino. Perhaps they will help achieve some progress with the matters discussed here http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/bicycle-peregrinos-grumble.21954/

 

nellpilgrim

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SDC-Fisterra 08/Camino Frances SJPP to SDC 09/Nuremburg-SDC 11- ongoing

• Nov 19, 2013

• #7

What a great idea idea Johnnie. Perhaps schools/groups could communicate and collaborate with each other discovering aspects of Jacobean pilgrimage in their own immediate town/area/country/culture and sharing those findings with each other via a 'hub' (under the auspices of the new initiative). The force of Santiago is both centrifugal and centripetal and it's that 'reach' and 'draw' that is so intriguing.

 

Last edited: Nov 20, 2013

SabsP

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• Nov 19, 2013

• #8

I will contact two of the secondary schools here in the neighbourhood who walk a part of the Frances every year.

 

Rebekah Scott

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Time of past OR future Camino

Many, various, and continuing.

• Nov 20, 2013

• #9

and if I can ride my hobby horse, perhaps the program can get some litter-consciousness into the heads of young people who so gleefully leave trails of trash behind them wherever they go...

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Nov 20, 2013

• #10

Nell, Sabine, Rebekah , brilliant ideas, and it's good to know other people can see this thread !

 

JohnnieWalker

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• Mar 18, 2014

• #11

To report to everyone that this project is now up and running and has been fully funded with many individual donations as well as a grant of 4000€ which we heard about only today.

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement. If any of you are in groups or chapters and would like to run a similar initiative we'll be happy to share information.

 

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