Candlelight Vigil for Peace - Newport, Ky

03/15/2003 - A STATEMENT FROM MoveOn

Why hold a vigil?

On Monday, MoveOn and Win Without War coalition members delivered to the 15 Security Council members anti-war comments from one million people around the world. 180 boxes of petitions were delivered, with extensive media coverage. It appears that the Bush administration will fail to win Security Council support for war, and world public opinion has been a key part of this. Help keep up the pressure by attending, or scheduling, a candlelight vigil on Sunday in your area. MoveOn.org and the Win Without War coalition, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, are calling for this global vigil, and we need your help.

Beginning in New Zealand, this will be a rolling wave of candlelight gatherings that will quickly cross the globe. It's up to you to make this happen. Today we are asking individuals, like you, to organize a vigil in each community. We're hoping that thousands of small groups around the world will be inspired to come together and stand for peace. It's time for the world to come together in this moment of darkness and rekindle the light of reason -- and of hope. It's time to renew our commitment to building a positive world for our children.

With your help, we will see the first candlelight vigil to sweep around the globe on the evening of March 16th. Together, we will lead the nations of the world away from an unnecessary war and toward a peaceful and
prosperous future.

This is a key moment in history. Be a part of it.

Candlelight Vigil for Peace
World Peace Bell
March 16, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
5th Street, between Monmouth and York
Newport, KY 41071

Jim San and I decided to attend this prayer vigil. We arrived just as the crowd was forming around the Peace Bell in Newport Kentucky. As we approached the location we could see small groups of folks walking in the same direction as we were holding their already lit candles as they walked.

It was a solemn occassion, very quiet and very prayerful. The group, numbering between 200 and 300, stood in a circle around the Peace Bell with candles lit.

The vigil lasted an hour. During that time there were a number of people walking by asking what we were up to. I told them about the prayer vigil and all of them thanked me for letting them know and were polite and respectful. The only incidents that were negative came from two cars passing by. A person in one of the cars shouted "go home!" and someone in the second car yelled "nuke em!" What a sad state of affairs when a young person in our country wants to "nuke em!"

As I stood looking at the Peace Bell I could not help wondering how many of my Peacemaker family was somewhere in the world taking part in a Candle Light Vigil For Peace themselves.

John Michael Toren reporting, 03/16/2003

	Peacemakers On The Scene
	Candlelight Vigil for Peace - Newport, Ky - 03/16/2003

03/15/2003 - A STATEMENT FROM MoveOn Why hold a vigil? On Monday, MoveOn and Win Without War coalition members delivered to the 15 Security Council members anti-war comments from one million people around the world. 180 boxes of petitions were delivered, with extensive media coverage. It appears that the Bush administration will fail to win Security Council support for war, and world public opinion has been a key part of this. Help keep up the pressure by attending, or scheduling, a candlelight vigil on Sunday in your area. MoveOn.org and the Win Without War coalition, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, are calling for this global vigil, and we need your help. Beginning in New Zealand, this will be a rolling wave of candlelight gatherings that will quickly cross the globe. It's up to you to make this happen. Today we are asking individuals, like you, to organize a vigil in each community. We're hoping that thousands of small groups around the world will be inspired to come together and stand for peace. It's time for the world to come together in this moment of darkness and rekindle the light of reason -- and of hope. It's time to renew our commitment to building a positive world for our children. With your help, we will see the first candlelight vigil to sweep around the globe on the evening of March 16th. Together, we will lead the nations of the world away from an unnecessary war and toward a peaceful and prosperous future. This is a key moment in history. Be a part of it. Candlelight Vigil for Peace World Peace Bell March 16, 2003 -- 7:00 PM 5th Street, between Monmouth and York Newport, KY 41071 Jim San and I decided to attend this prayer vigil. We arrived just as the crowd was forming around the Peace Bell in Newport Kentucky. As we approached the location we could see small groups of folks walking in the same direction as we were holding their already lit candles as they walked. It was a solemn occassion, very quiet and very prayerful. The group, numbering between 200 and 300, stood in a circle around the Peace Bell with candles lit. The vigil lasted an hour. During that time there were a number of people walking by asking what we were up to. I told them about the prayer vigil and all of them thanked me for letting them know and were polite and respectful. The only incidents that were negative came from two cars passing by. A person in one of the cars shouted "go home!" and someone in the second car yelled "nuke em!" What a sad state of affairs when a young person in our country wants to "nuke em!" As I stood looking at the Peace Bell I could not help wondering how many of my Peacemaker family was somewhere in the world taking part in a Candle Light Vigil For Peace themselves. John Michael Toren reporting, 03/16/2003		Participants Jim Toren John Toren Home Peacehq