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International rolling wave of candlelight vigils.
No to War in Iraq.
The Grand Parade
Granville St
Halifax,
Please bring candles and paper cups. Dress warmly. Please tell as many
friends as possible.
Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM
NOTE: check out the Moveonweb site: http://www.moveon.org/emergency/
In the emergency petition presented to the U.N. Security
Council on Monday, over a million people joined together to ask
for tough inspections, not war. It was an amazing and
unprecedented show of global unity that brought folks from
virtually every country together in one voice.
Signing the petition is an important first step, but in the
face of an ever-closer and still unjustified war, peace activity needs to
escalate. A next
step is: joining 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, at:
http://www.globalvigil.org
The site will show you how many people are signed up to attend
the vigils near you. Spread the word to your friends, have
them sign up on the site, and we can all watch as the numbers
grow.
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.
If you can't make a vigil, you can still join the global
action on Sunday. Just put Christmas lights or anything that
shines in your window on Sunday evening.
As for our U.N. petition, updates are being delivered to
to the Security Council, so if you have friends or
colleagues who haven't signed, please ask them to go to:
http://www.moveon.org/emergency/
Together, we can avert this war.
Sincerely,
The MoveOn Team
March 12, 2003
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FISHERMAN NETS $10,000 FINE FOR OBSTRUCTION
A lobster fisherman on Nova Scotia's south shore has been fined $10,000 for ignoring a federal Fisheries officer.
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TAXPAYERS TO PUT $1MIL INTO RAILWAY
The federal and provincial governments will spend $500,000 each to keep the trains running on Cape Breton Island.
FULL STORY
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COMPENSATION BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT, AFRICVILLE SUPPORTER SAYS
Halifax should pay compensation to the former residents of Africville before it redevelops near Seaview Park, according to the head of the Africville Genealogical Society.
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IRAQ ATTACK ADVOCATES TO MEET THIS WEEKEND
Leaders from Britain, Spain and the United States will meet in the
Azores Sunday to work out a United Nations resolution acceptable to
countries opposed to attacking Iraq.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/14/unvote030314
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