Posted on 10/22/2004 10:23:48 AM PDT by Coleus
November 1, 2004
Lighting a Path for Democracy
Gather with your friends and neighbors:
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To hold our nation in the light. To show that democracy matters. To call for clean elections. To remember the things we all care about — peace, justice, security.
This is a nonpartisan effort sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. Endorsing organizations to date include:
The National Council of Churches, United for Peace & Justice, and many others
For more information and continuing updates, please contact: Peace building & Demilitarization Program
American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, call: 215-241-7199
You will be able to publicize your own vigils or register to attend one near you online on
Friday, October 22, 2004.
In the meantime, see a short list of scheduled vigils
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More cities will have vigils and will appear in our online vigil finder on Friday, October 22, 2004. Below is a short list of confirmed vigils.
6 to 8 pm
Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard
Contact: Steven Gibson, AFSC (626) 791-1978, Ext 130
Starting at 6 pm
Vigil circling the Court House.
Contact: Steven McNeil at 415-565-0201
Gather at the SE corner of Broadway and Colfax
Contact: 303-623-3464 Val or Sharon, AFSC Denver office
6:30 PM - 8 PM
Freedom Plaza -- 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (either Metro Center or Federal Triangle Metro station) Contact: AFSC's DC Peace and Economic Justice Program at (202) 299-1050 or email: localdc@afsc.org
Time and date to be announced.
For more information contact: Tejan Muata at 404-586-0460
Election Eve Candlelight Vigil: For Peace, Justice and Democracy
Planned to coincide with commuters leaving work, this vigil will help gather attention to the issues and the importance of voting on November 2 nd.
Contact: Gary Gillespie at ggillespie@afsc.org or call 410-323-7200
7 PM to 8 pm
4806 York Road, Baltimore, MD
Get Out and Vote Candlelight Vigil organized by the Baltimore Pledge of Resistance. To be followed by a Baltimore Pledge of Resistance organizing meeting. Contact: Max Obuszewski at 410-323-7200 x31
November 2nd
7 am to 9 pm
Wicomico River Friends Meeting on the corner of Carey & Glen Avenues in Salisbury. For more info call: 410-352-5827 or visit: www.delmarvaquakers.org
Instead of a vigil the night before the elections, the Friends Meeting in Salisbury, Maryland, open for worship and a prayer of healing for all of Election Day
The public is invited to an open house at Wicomico River Friends Meeting on November 2nd in order to pray for the well being of our democracy and the healing of our nation. All are welcome to drop by before or after they vote for the quiet of Quaker worship and to stay as long as they would like. During the coming days we offer heartfelt prayers for all those involved in the elective process.
Time and date to be announced. Contact: Anne Lennon at 336-727-1550 Sponsored locally by the American Friends Service Committee and the Winston-Salem Friends Meeting.
7-8 pm Location to be announced. Contact Chrissie Rizzo with questions - 315-475-4822 or email crizzo@afsc.org
7 to 8 pm
Rittenhouse Square (18th & Walnut)
Contact: 215-241-7179 or email vigil@afsc.org with questions or if you would like to volunteer.
Endorsing organizations to date include: National Council of Churches, United for Peace & Justice, Brandywine Peace Community, The Other Side Magazine, and many others.
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House
4863 Ellsworth Ave. (in Oakland )
Contact: Pittsburgh Friends Meeting, 4863 Ellsworth Avenue, 412-683-2669, www.quaker.org/pghpamm
It used to be that they were simply misguided people trying to be good, but in the 20th Century they allowed themselves to be infected with the hatred of the politics they were associating themselves with. Now all the "traditionally peaceful denominations" as a local Church of the Brethren pastor describes them, combine all the hate-spew of the secular Left with all the silly do-it-to-be-seen hucksterism of a bad TV evangelist.
BTW, may I ask...why'd you pick that screen name?
Maybe they'll all catch the flu that evening...to the point where they just can't get up Tuesday at all.
That sure couldn't hurt...
You are cleared hot, GeorgiaBushie! Light 'em up!
Maybe not Quakers, but let's just say you live in a target rich environment.
Upload some napalm canisters and take your pick...
Ready to Rock!
You are cleared hot! Light 'em up!
Of course, the pinkos in Arizona are probably still cowering in fear after what happened to the two pie-throwing geeks at the Anne Coulter speech yesterday.
You bet they're cowering. And they ought to! They had lots of guts when it came to assaulting a lone woman on that stage but now when some guys want to hold a serious debate with them they're no-shows. (This is where the expression: "Down a 'RAT hole" comes from.)
That being said, SERIOUS KUMBAYA ALERT HERE FOLKS!!
The thing that got the Socialists elected in Spain was not the terrorist attacks, but the "peace demonstrations" held outside of PP (Aznar's conservative party) headquarters on election eve, and those surrounding the polling places on election day.
Most of these were, of course, filled with Socialist party members - there are even phone logs of Socialist leaders sending out text messages telling their faithful to go to the demonstrations. The result was that many voters, particularly the elderly and women, were scared away from voting.
I have a very strong feeling that, even without a terrorist attack, this is going to happen here.
Can't believe I'm missing Howard Zinn tonight.
Thanks for link - I suspect our Ventura County libs are plotting as we speak.
Evil for sure. I would not be surprised if some of them had the Sign of the Beast emblazoned on their chest. Heck, I am sure some are card carrying members of Witch Coven Local 666.
Folks, these quakers, witches, warlocks & assorted gargoyles are a domestic terrorist threat. When will the country wake up and confront them? That is what I want to know!
I saw an ANSWR bumper sticker with the 'NOT' cut out the other day, it said "WAR IS THE ANSWER"
National Council of Churches? Dang, they've been in the corner of the Communists since 1940 at least. When I saw that and "Friends" well, all I can say about the liberalism there is "Whoomps there it is!!!" B-P
ya, sure thing!! Anything with United for Peace & Justice is NOT nonpartisan! I'll skip this one. Or better yet, I'll attend with my Bush/Cheney poster! UPJ nonpartisan, that's funny!! Thanks for the laugh!
OOPS!! Missed your final thought!! You had me in mind with the counter-protest thing!! Maybe I'll try to counter the Frisco peaceniks!
Here in Atlanta, ready to counter.
Did our Vietnam Vets thing today on Marietta Square. More people there this week than last and more press including the Atlanta Journal/Constipation (no photographer though).
Some protestors stood across the square yelling "thou shalt not kill" at the Vietnam vets (protesting Kerry). They were ineffective and only lasted less than an hour. Vietnam vets were there 3 hours.
Very simply, that's where the violence is to take place.
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