Re: Peace vigil
From: Meg Palley (megplawpal.com)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:16:01 -0700 (MST)
I felt the same excitement last night at the candle vigil lin Nevada Citiy, Ca. 
   I'm sure the crowd of 200 was proportionately larger than what big ciites 
manage.  We lined the street and moved our candles  in waves, getting support 
from most of the traffic passing.  Friends called earlier from Vancouver, 
Canada and Round Valley (Mendocino County) to say "we"ll be lighting when you 
are".   Such a united caring must matter!

Diana Porter wrote:

> >It was announced yesterday at our local "No war on Iraq" demonstration that 
> >there were multiple sites in Cincinnati where one could go to participate in 
> >the vigil tonight. It was such a beautiful day here (69 degress and sunny) 
> >after a long, cold, snowy winter, that we were lounging on the deck until 
> >dark.  I walked into the house and clicked on my email.  The listserve had 
> >four messages so I started to read them only to be reminded that the vigil 
> >started at 7:00.  We rushed to the site at Hamilton and Otte and found over 
> >200 people lining the street with candles and signs.  This was such a moving 
> >experience for me because this site is just 3 blocks from a parcel of land 
> >that may one day become the Cincinnati Ecovillage.  We are working with the 
> >city to get the rights to develop a 7 acre parcel which was once cleared for 
> >a freeway.  The community stopped the building of the freeway and now the 
> >state will turn the land back to the city. Without the list serve, we 
> >wouldn't have made
> it to the vigil.  I am so glad that I didn't miss this opportunity to 
> participate as one of the over 6000 sites in 169 countries.  
> (http://www.globalvigil.org)
> >Please post pictures from all the cohousers and the cohousing communities 
> >that participated.
> >
> Peace is possible.
>
> Diana Porter
> Cincinati EcoVillage
>
> >
> >
>
> >  --__--__--
> >
> >Message: 3
> >Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:18:48 -0700
> >From: Pauline Kay <paulinek [at] shaw.ca>
> >To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> >Subject: [C-L]_Global Candlelight Vigil
> >Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> >
> >
> >Subject: Global Candlelight Vigil
> >
> >
> >
> > Join the wave of candlelight vigils that will circle  the globe this
> >Sunday.  This is going to be a massive global  event. Already -- just since
> >Tuesday -- 1,605 vigils have been  scheduled in 77 countries. You can see
> >what vigils have been  scheduled in your area, and sign up for one. For more
> >information about the global vigils visit the following website.
> >          http://www.globalvigil.org
> >
> > Spread the word to your friends, have them sign up on the site; we can all
> >watch as the numbers grow.
> >
> >Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta are participating in the Global Vigil at
> >7:00pm Sunday March 16. We will stand together in silence and  send a
> >message to the security council that we are opposed to a possible war on
> >Iraq.
> >
> > Try a silent vigil - A Silent Presence for Peace.
> >
> > If you are interested in participating remember candles, lighters,
> >something to protect your candle, appropriate for the weather, and thoughts
> >for peace.
> >
> > Beginning in New Zealand, these locally organized candlelight vigils will
> >circle around the globe.  They'll be beautiful, powerful, and inspiring.
> >They'll send an eloquent and clear message that the world wants peace.  And
> >they'll be supported by many religious leaders -- including Archbishop
> >Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner -- who will help to articulate the
> >moral case against war.
> > Never before have so many coordinated vigils taken place around the globe.
> >We have the opportunity on Sunday to show just how the world feels about the
> >war on Iraq -- but the impact depends on your participation. Take some time
> >to join millions in countries around the world in a Global  Peace Vigil.
> >
> >  If you can't make a vigil, you can still join the global
> >  action on Sunday. Put Christmas lights or anything that shines in your
> >window on Sunday evening.
> >
> >Also see:  www.womeninblack.net  and the list of countries with groups
> >planning regular vigils.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
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