Washington's 'unity march' terminates at Gandhi Memorial

Washington, Sep 10 (UNI) The third 'Unity Walk', marking the anniversary Of September 11 attacks and designed to promote understanding among people of all faiths, ended in a rally at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in front of the Indian embassy here yesterday.

It began at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, bringing together people of the world's faiths and cultures to 'celebrate the unity of humanity in a world struggling with religious intolerance'.

During the Walk, marchers were greeted by faith leaders in front of their houses of worship, including 'the Papal Nuncio at the Archdiocese and Sikh granthes in front of their Gurdwara'.

The organisers of the event in a statement said, ''We walk together as neighbors from many faiths and cultures. We gather in peace to demonstrate our unity, recalling the spirit of togetherness that grew out of 9/11. We commemorate this day because concern for each other's welfare is the shared hope of us all.'' UNI