[Peace-discuss] Vigil coordinator discovered!

[Randall Cotton]

AWARE folks:

Just got e-mail (see below) and a phone call from the original coordinator
of the Carle Park Sunday vigil, Cynthia Williams.

She said she's happy to have us help and coordinate in any way we can.
Here's some action items she identified below in her e-mail and that we
discussed on the phone - can anyone volunteer for any of these tasks?

1. Digital camera to take pictures and sent to moveon.org (this is called
for by moveon.org and is part of the whole campaign).

2. Notifying media of this event.

3. Getting a PSA (Public Service Announcement) on WEFT

4. Ideas for peaceful non-sectarian music (Paul?)

5. A way to facilitate sharing individual comments about why they're against
the war (see Cynthia's comments below)

6. Of course, bringing candles, paper cups and lighters.

Thanks
R


----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Williams" <cwilliam at law.uiuc.edu>
To: <recotton at earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:05 PM
Subject: Candle-light vigil


> Hello everyone,
>
>   I'm delighted to see so many people have found their way to the Move On
site already to participate in the candlelight vigil on Sunday, 7 p.m.,
Carle Park.
>
>   I am a law professor at UIUC, and can be reached at the office
(217-333-3966) or at home (217-344-7695) or at cwilliam at law.uiuc.edu.
>
>   A couple of requests:
>
> 1.  I don't have a digital camera.  Can someone who has one bring it to
take some pictures to send to MoveOn.org?  Please send me an e-mail to me if
so.
>
> 2.  I would like to include live music in some way in the Vigil.  If
anyone has ideas about that, please let me know.
>
> 3.  I participated--perhaps with a number of you--in a district meeting at
Rep. Johnson's office.  I found people's comments about why they were
against this war to be incredibly powerful and moving.  If logistically
feasible at the time of the Vigil (depending on how many people
participate), I think it would be similarly enlightening to hear from people
in that regard on Sunday.
>
>   Thank you very much for your participation (and for encouraging others
to participate).  I still like to believe that world opinion, and citizen's
opinions in a democracy, could make a difference, although it seems
increasingly unlikely at the moment.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cynthia Williams
> Volunteer Coordinator