New labyrinth in South Side

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A new community labyrinth was dedicated Saturday at the headquarters of United Parents Against Lead, 4809 Old Warwick Road.

Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day, according to the World Labyrinth Day website, as a moving meditation for world peace and celebration of the labyrinth experience. Many “Walk as One at 1” local time to create a rolling wave of peaceful energy passing from one time zone to the next, and there are additional ways to participate. World Labyrinth Day is an annual international event founded by The Labyrinth Society in 2009. World Labyrinth Day in Educational Settings was initiated by the Australian Labyrinth Network in 2019 in collaboration with TLS. In Richmond, participants took part in a walk on World Labyrinth Day to open the new space that was funded with a $25,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The labyrinth is now open to the public.

Zakia Shabazz, founder and leader of UPAL, said the next step is to plant fruit trees and install a raised-bed vegetable garden around the labyrinth to provide fresh produce for Richmond families and children.