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Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Join the Global Vigil for Peace
At dusk on Sunday, Feb. 15, help make something extraordinary happen. Join with people in your community and around the world to stand together for peace. This international solidarity event will mark the first anniversary of the historic day when more than 10 million people in over 600 cities worldwide demonstrated against the Bush administration's plans for the US invasion of Iraq. It was the largest protest for peace in world history.
More than 80 cities are planning vigils, including two here in the Washington area. At 5 p.m. at Dupont Circle, the Washington Peace Center and other groups are hosting a candlelight vigil with an interfaith message for peace and a commemoration of the human cost of the war on Iraq. Volunteers are needed. Contact the Washington Peace Center at 202/234-2000. At 6 p.m., join a vigil at the Gazebo on Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, Md. After the vigil head over to Sangha Cafe for hot cocoa and a special musical performance for peace by Argentine cellist Graciela Prados. Donations will be accepted at the door.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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