[Peace] Sunday vigil update

[Randall Cotton]

I expect hundreds of people may show up. We distributed over 5000 flyers
yesterday on campus (thanks to Doug C, Adrienne, Diane, John F., R.
Ravishankar, Linda, Karis and Meredith =8-) yesterday and I presume word
will spread from there.

> 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).

Please bring your digital camera if you have one and contact me (or just
send me the pictures directly by e-mail).

>
> 2. Notifying media of this event.

I've FAXed media advisories to WAND, WICD, WCIA and News-Gazette. I spoke
with live people at WCIA and the News Gazette.

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

No one has volunteered for this.

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

We have one volunteer singer, but that's it. It doesn't look like this is
coming together.

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

I suspect the group may be too large to do anything organized along these
lines.

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

Lisa has retrieved "hundreds" of candles from a previous event. (Yay Lisa!)

We could use a good supply of paper cups (to keep hot wax off hands and
shield flames from any wind).

Please bring any lighters you have as well.

Thanks
R

>
> 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
>