Source: The Hartford Courant
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Hannah Kluger has noticed that demonstrations of peace are not always met in kind.
"I don't understand why somebody would flip off a monk with a sign that says 'Peace,'" she said Saturday as she marched down Route 17A, past frozen fields and falling-down barns and the remains of an old drive-in.
But occasional rude gestures from passing motorists would not persuade her to quit the Boston-to-Washington peace march she joined for a stretch through Connecticut.
"You can't kill ideology," said the 17-year-old.
A core group of seven peace advocates affiliated with the New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Mass., began a 450-mile journey at Boston Common on Jan. 6, heading south through Rhode Island.
At New London, they caught a ride to Hartford, where at 9 a.m. Saturday they resumed the trek by foot. Organizer Tim Bullock said they expect to reach the nation's capital on Feb. 14 or 15.