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Thursday Peace Vigil—San FranciscoNoon, Federal Building, Golden Gate Ave. & Larkin St.From Chris M’s blog, Tables, Chairs and Oaken Chests: As some of us have done every week since 2001, we stand here in witness to another way forward: a way of listening, mutual respect and understanding, of reflection, repentance and reconciliation. As people of many organized faiths and none, and as people of the United States, we take this time to focus on our own responsibility and on what we can do to address our complicity in the violent and soul-denying policies our government pursues at home and throughout the world. For some of us it is an opportunity to pray, to examine our lives for the seeds of war and to begin the work of removing them… We invite all in agreement to join us. We vigil every Thursday from noon until 1:00 PM here at the old San Francisco federal building on the corner of Larkin Street and Golden Gate Avenue. The vigil was started by two Quaker groups—American Friends Service Committee and San Francisco Friends Meeting, who have now been joined by Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Episcopal Peace Fellowship. Participants come from a range of backgrounds. Some of us are silent, praying or meditating. Others do not keep silence and are happy to speak with you. Other participants are Judith Ross from Military Families Speak Out and SF Mike who writes about the vigil in his blog including entries such as War, Bonds and Drugs, Iraq and the Blogs, The Murder Cult (with a quote from Voltaire mentioning Quakers), Get Out of Iraq Now, Why Are We Still in Iraq? and Ring Around the Federal Building.
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Monday Vigil—OaklandNoon, Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay St.Two short blocks from the 12th Street BART Station.
The weekly Oakland vigil was begun in the spring of 1998, shortly after Madeline Albright toured the country in her unsuccessful attempt to gain support for a war against Iraq. After a civil disobedience action to oppose the proposed attack, Ecumenical Peace Institute/CALC and Mustardseed Affinity Group decided to organize a weekly vigil to call for an end to the sanctions which were causing the deaths of 5,000 Iraqi children each month. The vigil has continued since that time and other sponsors have joined in the effort. The focus has changed, now calling for an immediate end to the war and the occupation. Each week we hand out approximately three hundred flyers. Usually they are different each week, unless upcoming events are being announced. Please join us. End the Occupation –– Stop the War “Long Slog” in Afghanistan Withdrawal With All Deliberate Speed from Iraq Join the Vigil • Noon – 1:00 p.m. • Each Monday Oakland Federal Building • 1301 Clay St. Berkeley Women in Black • East Bay Coalition to Support Self-Rule for Iraqis • Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace and Justice • Peace & Freedom Party • Women for Peace • Mustardseed Affinity Group • Ecumenical Peace Institute • (510) 548-4141 |
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Living Graveyard—OaklandThird Mondays, Noon, Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay St.Two short blocks from the 12th Street BART Station.
Participants lie at least three feet apart and do not block entry to the building. The names of some of the Californians who have died in Iraq and the names of some of the Iraqi dead will be read. People will hand out flyers, as we do each week at the Monday noon vigil. Please bring a white sheet to cover yourself with. A pad to lie on is recommended. Contact: 510-527-8370. Sponsors include: Ecumenical Peace Institute, Berkeley Women in Black, Women for Peace, East Bay Coalition to Support Self-Rule for Iraqis, Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace and Justice, Mustardseed Affinity Group. Wheelchair accessible. |
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Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil—San FranciscoMasonic and Fell, in the Golden Gate Park PanhandleEvery third Friday of the Month, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the corner of Masonic and Fell, in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle. Express your opposition to war. We will have signs, candles, music, and cookies. Come for the full two hours, or join us for five minutes. Everybody opposed to war is welcome. |
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Rossmoor Grandparents for Peace Weekly Vigil—Walnut CreekTice Valley Blvd and Rossmoor ParkwayFridays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Corner of Tice Valley Blvd and Rossmoor Parkway in front of Rossmoor sign. All are welcome. Signs and Cheers provided. For more information, call Bob Hanson at 944-3366. |
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Saint Mary’s College Peace Vigil—St. Mary’s CollegeSaint Mary’s College of California, 1928 Saint Mary’s Road, MoragaAt the Peace Pole near the Student Union.Wednesdays, Noon to 1:00 p.m.: The peace vigil at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga will resume on February 18, 2009, at the Peace Pole near the Student Union. Some signs are provided, but you can bring a small one of your own with peaceful messages. Bring your sandwich and a hat. We don’t meet if it rains. For information email Janet at codepinkjanet[at]gmail[dot]com. |
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Covered with sheets to represent the dead of the war of occupation on Iraq, people lie down on the city sidewalk in front of the Federal Building. This is legal, non-violent witness. People stop, look and think.