This Sunday, Celebrate 77 by Walking for the 59

Our walk this week is in honor of Israel Independence Day and in solidarity with the 59 hostages still held captive by Hamas. We continue to call out for their release.

Please walk with us to raise awareness in the larger Boulder community of the plight of the hostages, alongside showing our deep appreciation for the existence of the State of Israel. 

We hope many of you will join us.

Rachel 

Bring a friend. Maybe we can get 77 people to walk with us this week in solidarity with all those celebrating the existence of the State of Israel, while calling out for the release of the 59 remaining hostages — 24 who should be home with their families, and 35 who deserve a proper burial.

Sunday, May 4th marks the 576th day since 240 hostages were kidnapped from Israel and taken to Gaza. 59 of them still remain captive there, 24 of whom are thought to still be alive. Please – join us this Sunday to walk for all those still held hostage. The world cannot forget. Please bring posters and wear red.

The local Boulder chapter of Run For Their Lives (part of the larger Bring Them Home Now initiative) has been walking in downtown Boulder every week since Thanksgiving, 2023. That’s 76 weeks. There are multiple groups like ours meeting internationally and across US cities (including a local Denver chapter).

There are 231+ active Run For Their Lives groups across the world. Wherever you are, whether visiting friends or family or vacationing, you can join a group and walk with them, or walk on your own and post a video in the main Run For Their Lives Facebook group, in our local FB group, or on your own feeds. The initiative’s goal is to get as much press coverage as possible for the hostages through publicizing these walks. 

Please share our local instagram posts: https://www.instagram.com/run4theirlives_boulder/profilecard/?igsh=aG84MTQ0ZWJ4ODY5

Please join our Boulder group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18k7a9WJ23/

If you want to order Run For Their Lives gear, you can get it at: https://www.calicustoms.info/runfortheirlives and donations for items can also be made to https://solidarity.bringthemhomenow.net/

Our group meets at 1 pm on the corner of Pearl & 8th and walks the length of the Pearl Street Mall and back, stopping at the courthouse for a brief video that the leads of Run For Their Lives include in their weekly recap. The goal is to share the message far and wide (specifically via social media) that the hostages have not been forgotten. This is not a protest; it is a peaceful walk to show solidarity with the hostages and their families, and a plea for their release.

When: Sunday, May 4th at 1 pm
Meet-up: Corner of Pearl & 8th Street

May the 4th be with us — and the hostages, along with our brave soldiers.