From August 2016 to July 2017 ZHRO members Rashiwe Bayisayi and John Burke set about finding a practical walking route from Brighton to London. Some 100 miles of walking later; By utilising the old railway route, now called the Downs Link, that took us all the way to Guildford. From Guildford the River routes allowed us to get to Kempton Park and latterly Hampton Court. We have now completed 5 such walks 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 [these last three during "Lockdown"!]. We are now preparing for 2025 on 9-10th August [Full Moon (again) to aid the night section] and see preparation articles due soon and our Facebook Page too
We have had so many written reactions from the people who have walked or have an opinions upon the walks and Walk for Freedom - thaty we need to create this new sub-directory
Honouring Zimbabwe’s Fallen Heroes Through Action, Not Empty Ceremonies:
Tears once fell like rivers during Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle — rivers so vast they seemed to flood the land. In those days, Matapi Flats were built to house workers powering a growing economy. Men and women walked miles to cross into Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania for military training. Those who stayed behind risked everything to act as collaborators. Blood was shed, lives lost, and hopes pinned on a dream of an independent nation.
Yet, decades later, the country’s heroes might scarcely recognise the land they fought for. Today, Zimbabwe boasts a well-decorated National Heroes Acre, but the spirits of the fallen could be imagined roaming the streets in silent fury. From afar, they might see the unthinkable:
those who never stepped onto the battlefield now feasting from gold and silver plates, while the ordinary citizens they once fought to liberate die in collapsing hospitals, sell wares on the streets despite university degrees, and watch their ancestral land handed to foreign investors with government blessing.
Clean water is scarce, medication elusive unless one is connected to the powerful. Women are reduced to following the presidential entourage from rally to rally, dancing for a few dollars to feed their families. Elderly women practice suggestive dances — not for joy, but in the desperate hope of earning a $20 or $50 handout.
Walking for Freedom: 
