It is time to champion a basic right to housing and ensure its reality. "An authentic faith that is never comfortable and individualistic always includes the deep desire to change the world," wrote Pope Francis.
The Montrose Peace Vigil at 12 Years (tags)
Last January marked the 12-year anniversary of the Montrose Peace Vigil. It continues every Friday from 5:30 to 7 at Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard.
Archbishop and Religious Groups Hold Puerto Rico Prayer Vigil at US Capitol (tags)
As Congress considers recovery and relief packages for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico, the island's Archbishop and national religious groups are holding a vigil in a Congressional office building on Wednesday.
The Eagle Rock Peace Vigil Marks 15 Years (tags)
Reflecting on 15 years of weekly vigils both in Eagle Rock and elsewhere in SoCal.
Peace Vigils in Los Angeles
Activists at Jonah Rief Prayer Vigil Demand Justice for Michael Brown (tags)
At a Sunday prayer vigil held in downtown San Diego for Jonah and Tammy Rief, activists toohk time out to demand an end to police misconduct and for justice for Michael Brown.
Southern California Joins Worldwide Wave Of Action (tags)
Silver "Lake" Protests Invasion of Syria (tags)
Pictures/report: MoveOn vigil in Silver “Lake.”
Monday MoveOn Peace Events (tags)
Copied this from MoveOn.
Vigil for a Just Immigration Reform (tags)
Vigil for Just Immigration Reform for All at the Placita Olvera
Idle No More Returns to CNN (tags)
March 20 was a Day of Ceremony and Resurgence for Idle No More. In Los Angeles, a vigil was held for two hours in front of CNN. This was Idle No More's second visit to CNN within a week because of continued failure by the mainstream media to cover this world-wide movement.
The death of Shaima Alawadi (tags)
The death of a Muslim woman is exposed as domestic violence, and the world is silent
Report back on a monthly vigil that occurs outside the Pasadena office of Congressman Adam Schiff.
Occupy LA / Day 10 / Candlelight Vigil for Presidential Jobs Plan (tags)
Occupy LA / Day 11 / Candlelight Vigil for Presidential Jobs Plan
TMI Anniversary-anti-nuke (tags)
Three Mile Island anniversary...LA, Monday protest
Anti-nuke candlelight vigil at Westwood Federal Building sidewalk, Mon. night, 7, March 28--Greenpeace, Coffee House Teach-ins
Georgetown Students Serve Uribe Subpoena (tags)
"Last week, students at Georgetown University in Washington, DC succeeded in serving Colombia's ex-president Álvaro Uribe with a subpoena to testify about paramilitary ties in Colombia. The Adios Uribe Coalition has campaigned since September to get Georgetown to drop Uribe as a 'Distinguished Scholar."
Vigil for Mr. Ruelas, a great teacher, on Monday November 8 (tags)
A vigil for a great teacher whose memory is even now being smeared by the Los Angeles Times.
WORLD HOMELESS DAY 10/10/10 (tags)
Set your clocks and calendars for World Homeless Day 10/10/10 - Volunteer for a food program that serves all year or hold a vigil in your neighborhood. Connect with the International Homeless Forums. www.worldhomelessday.org
Los Angeles-- The EPCC News learned from news sources in El Salvador that on Friday, July 30, hundreds students from the University of El Salvador took to the streets, accompanied by professors, staff and other sectors of the social movement. The march, filled with street theater, papier-mâché tanks and a 9-foot gorilla, was a commemoration of the university student massacre that occurred on July 30, 1975. Thirty-five years ago, university students took to the streets to protest military incursions on the Santa Ana campus and the repressive policies of the military dictatorship in power at the time.
November Vigil 2010 - Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia (tags)
November 18-21, 2010: Close the SOA and take a stand for justice in the Americas.
Emergency Vigil in Support of Haiti (tags)
An emergency vigil was held asking people "to donate money to go to grassroots women and their families, and therefore communities, rather than to thieving elites and their corrupt NGOs."
"Peace on Earth" vigil 2009 (tags)
This was the sixth consecutive year (a conservative count) that the Northeast LA Radical Neighbors have held vigils on December 25. The last several vigils have been a joint collaboration with the weekly Montrose Peace Vigil.
At the Eagle Rock peace vigil, disgust with imperialism and our callous society seems to be increasing.
Powerful Weekend Resisting Violence & Oppression (tags)
This weekend was a truly inspirational and powerful gathering made possible only by the collective work of thousands of activists like you. Four Line-Crossers Arrested; Hundreds of Demonstrators Penetrate Police Barricades
Nov. 20-22 Mass Mobilization to Close the SOA (tags)
Join DC activists for the November vigil in Georgia.
Call for re-enforcements - Anti-abortion crowd has shown up to counter a pro-choice vigil (tags)
Call for re-enforcements - Anti-abortion crowd has shown up to counter a pro-choice vigil at Family Planning Associates 601 S. Westmoreland Ave. Los Angeles CA 90005 (Near Wilshire and Vermont)
TIMELY: Anti-abortion crowd is at pro-choice vigil (tags)
Large anti-abortion crowd has shown up to the pro-choice vigil on 6th & Westmoreland.
Photo Set 2 - TERMINATORS ILLEGAL VETOS spark HIV Protest and Vigil in Downtown L.A. (tags)
Photo set 2 Original article and Photo-set at http://la.indymedia.org/news/2009/08/229582.php
TERMINATOR'S ILLEGAL VETOS spark HIV Protest and Vigil in Downtown L.A. (tags)
Governor Schwarzenegger's Blue Pencil Pulls The Trigger on California's Aids Patients. Photoset of the Los Angeles HIV Vigil of August 11th. Set one of two
People for Immigrant Rights holds a vigil and march in Pomona (tags)
Friday, June 12, 2009 POMONA, California--A new immigrant rights group, People for Immigrant Rights, is all about putting a new, younger face on the movement for the human rights of immigrants. Today they held their first demonstration.
Silent Vigil to End the Occupation (tags)
Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 19, 11 AM--silent vigil to end the occupation--end the war--end the conflict. bring signs. Westwood Federal building sidewalk....Veteran and Wilshire...
Local Groups Join Forces to Oppose Gaza Offensive (tags)
Demonstration at the Federal Building in downtown L.A.
"Some of us were a bit reticent to go out in the rain on a holiday, but activism isn't always about doing what one wants or feels like. Also, speaking for myself, I truly feel the holiday spirit once I'm actually out and demonstrating."
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (tags)
A private vigil at a SWOP-LA members house to remember and honor the violence that sex workers face every day and to remember the victims who have already fallen.
Halloween at the Glendale Peace Vigil (tags)
Peace vigilers who wouldn't take Halloween off.
Don White Remembered at Weekly Vigil for Haiti (tags)
Don White was one of the organizers and regular participants of the weekly vigil calling for the release of Haitian human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. In the wake of Don's passing on June 19th, the vigil has been paying tribute to him.
This Friday 5pm Echo Park Vigil - No Justice No Peace (tags)
Meet at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Echo Park Ave for a two hours peace vigil Afterwards meet at Café Mariposa 1/2 block East of Echo Park Ave for the LA-IMC film night.
A Weekly Vigil is Launched for Haiti and Kidnapped Human Rights Activist (tags)
On Thursday, May 8, the Ad-Hoc Working Group for Haiti launched a weekly vigil outside the Brazilian consulate in Beverly Hills for the return of Haitian human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antione. A weekly fast, begun last November and practiced around the world, continues.
Orange County Candlelight Vigil for 4,000 Fallen (tags)
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, ORANGE, CA USA: Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families, Iraq Veterans Against the War, & supporters gathered together on March 24, 2008, for a candlelight vigil to both remember and honor the fallen and raise public awareness of the needless loss of lives in the United States' unConstitutional occupation of Iraq.------------------------------ EXCELLENT ARTICLE AND VIDEO OF THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/killed-lemieux-orange-2005062-war-soldiers
Vigil to Honor 4,000 U.S. Troops Killed (tags)
This Thursday, will will be holding a vigil to honor the now 4,000 U.S. Soldiers who have been killed in this illegal and immoral war. This event will be part of our weekly counter-recruitment protest that takes place in front of the U.S. Military recruitment center in Santa Monica. Join us to send the message, NOT ONE MORE DEAD. BRING THEM HOME!
4000 death vigil Downtown LA Federal Building (tags)
Activists vigil after 4000 US soldiers die.
Orange County: Candlelight Vigil Marking 4,000th Death (tags)
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Pasadena Protest against the Iraq War (tags)
Protesters visited Rep Schiff's office to demand an end to the US occupation in Iraq after 5 years of bloodshed.
Code Pink OC Chapter will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq war!
S.O.A. vigil Jan 12, 2008 (tags)
The story of the School of the Americas, or School of the Assassins is a disturbing tale of such organized and planned terrorism; one would never believe it was real. Every year in Fort Benning, Georgia the people protest. This year we brought it to LA.
Interfaith Peace Vigil in Claremont, CA (tags)
Peace-making Task Force of the Claremont United Methodist Church is sponsoring an Interfaith Peace Vigil on January 6th, Sunday evening at 5:30.
Xmas Day Peace Vigil in Northeast L.A. (tags)
Some of us in the peace movement couldn't take the day off.
March and Vigil to Save the San Francisco Peaks (tags)
The struggle to save the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona from development (which would include recycled sewage for "snow") came to Pasadena on December 11. A march across town preceded the hearing, and a vigil occured outside the courthouse.
The Eagle Rock Vigil Enters its Sixth Year (tags)
Reflections, a retrospective, and a (mostly-accurate) list of film screenings at Flor y Canto from 2003-2005.
La activists travel to Fort Benning, Georgia for anti-militarization mobilization (tags)
Join LA area activists at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia at the vigil and nonviolent direct action to close the SOA and to change U.S. foreign policy.
48 Hour Health Care Vigil Downtown (tags)
It's Our Healthcare is protesting the Governor's veto of AB 8 and his proposed "health care" plan.
Oct 22 Stop Police Brutality Protest to March to MacArthur Park this Year (tags)
So that the victims of police violence against the peaceful demonstration on May Day of this year are not forgotten the October 22 march to stop police brutality will march to MacArthur Park this year.
Vigil for transwoman who died in ICE custody (2 of 2) (tags)
page 2 of 2 images from tonight's vigil
Vigil for HIV+ transwoman who died in ICE custody (tags)
Victoria Arellano, 23, died on July 20 while in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) . She was denied medications necessary to treat HIV.
SAME LAST NAME, A DIFFERENT ICE VICTIM (tags)
Vigil for another woman named "Arellano". This one transgender, died in ICE custody. Protest her murder tonite @ LA Fed. Bldg. 6-9 pm. Monday August 27 -: 6:00 to 9:00 PM 300 N. Los Angeles St
SAME LAST NAME, A DIFFERENT ICE VICTIM (tags)
Another woman named "Arellano". This one transgender, died in ICE custody. Protest her murder tonite @ LA Fed. Bldg. 6-9 pm.
emergency vigil for Elvira Arellano (tags)
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AJLPP JOINS U.S.-WIDE VIGIL FOR GABNET 3, NOW FROM RETURNING HOME (tags)
The Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (AJLPP) forces joined the women's group GABRIELA Network USA (GABNet) last night that held a US-wide vigil to demand the immediate release of the GABNet 3--Dr. Annalisa Enrile (Chairperson), Ninotchka Rosca (Founding Chair, writer) and Judith Mirkinson (International Relations Officer, founding member)--who've been placed by the Philippine Department of Justice in a "watch" list and barred from returning home to the US. The mass actions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco were held in front of four Philippine Consular offices in the United States on August 13, 2007.
AJLPP JOINS U.S.-WIDE VIGIL FOR GABNET 3, BARRED FROM RETURNING HOME (tags)
The Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (AJLPP) forces joined the women's group GABRIELA Network USA (GABNet) last night that held a US-wide vigil to demand the immediate release of the GABNet 3--Dr. Annalisa Enrile (Chairperson), Ninotchka Rosca (Founding Chair, writer) and Judith Mirkinson (International Relations Officer, founding member)--who've been placed by the Philippine Department of Justice in a "watch" list and barred from returning home to the US. The mass actions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco were held in front of four Philippine Consular offices in the United States on August 13, 2007.
U.S.-WIDE VIGIL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF GABNET 3--U.S. CITIZENS / PERMANENT RESIDENT BANN (tags)
RALLY AND VIGIL IN SUPPORT OF THE GABNET 3
The Roving Counter Demonstrator Strikes Again! (tags)
"This was his first visit to Highland Park, and he must have gotten wind that we were planning to observe Hiroshima and Nagasaki days as he brought signs supporting the use of nuclear weapons: one praised the Enola Gay for its involvement in nuking Japan, another thanked General Leslie R. Groves for overseeing the Manhattan Project."
Vigil for Ferd Eggan on Sunday 07/08/07 (tags)
Ferd Eggan, activist, revolutionary, and former AIDS Coordinator for the City of Los Angeles, died this morning of complications related to HIV and liver cancer.
Antonio Villaraigosa and Fabian Núñez at Back to the Park on Thursday??? (tags)
Read Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Speaker Fabian Núñez and radio host El Piolin are billed as participants in a Thursday procession and candlelight vigil for immigration reform at MacArthur Park. If this true..count me out!
Virginia Tech Vigil @ CSUN Today! (tags)
CSUN will host a vigil in memory of lives lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy.
"Resurrect Peace" Demonstration in Highland Park (Report + Photos) (tags)
Altogether, at least 12 activists were involved in demonstrating and/or bringing food. Five to seven homeless people ate with us.
4th Anniversary Vigil Wilshire & Veteran (tags)
4th Anniversary anti-war vigil at the Westwood Federal Building, same corner where many of us gathered on the first night too.
Vigil for Peace at Pasadena City College (tags)
Vigilers call for end to US military recruiting on campus and US troops to leave Iraq!
The Highland Park Vigil Marks Four Years (tags)
"Besides protesting U.S. imperialism and reminding people about global warming, participants also brought food, which was given to the local homeless."
'Oscar for Peace' Anti-War Vigil and Awards Ceremony (tags)
Support Our Troops! Bring them home now, and take care of them when they get here!
"Oscar for Peace", an Anti-War Vigil and Awards Ceremony (tags)
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Studio City "SAY NO TO ESCALATION!" VIDEO (tags)
3 1/2 minute video of last week's Thursday night rally in Studio City against the surge. IMPEACH chorus line (people holding individual letter signs) moving through intersection...celebs...hot cider...and tons of people and honks. Please view video here, or if it doesn't load, go to YouTube.
SURGE FOR PEACE! - San Fernando Valley (tags)
[ And now, a message from the President of the United States: "After mah special speech on surging Eye-Rak, in which i'll be talkin bout my big plans fer VICTORY in that there country, which will include sending - oh, around twenty thousand more of yer kids to protect our oil fields - i hope you all will be inspired enough ta stay home and watch some good 'ol Merican telivision, or maybe go shoppin ta support my war effert. Just be sure NOT ta excersize yer right ta free speech - you wernt using that 'ol thing anyway - by going to tha Thursday Night SURGE FOR PEACE Vigil in the San Fernando Valley hosted by all them thar peace-niks. Jus go along with mah war plans, and everythin will be jus fine 'n dandy. Anyway, that's what Jesus done whispered in mah ear tha other night." ]
24-Hour Vigil Pics, Military Families Speak Out! (tags)
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24 Hour Vigil Commemorating 3,000 (tags)
Our Memorial and Vigil for the 3,000+ American Deaths in Iraq - going on now in Garden Grove! Time: 9:00 AM Saturday Jan 6th to 9:00 AM Sunday Jan 7th. Location: 12262 Harbor Blvd. Garden Grove - between Chapman and Lampson on Harbor (across the street from Target and the CC Camperland RV-Park). Sponsored by: Military Families Speak Out Orange County and South Bay Chapter
Vigil to mark 3000 U.S. Dead
Recruitment Center Closed for Peace (tags)
Thursday, Dec 7th 8 AM - 11:50 AM Signs & Presence for Peace on Colorado Blvd. 12 PM - 1 PM Student Rally on Pasadena City College Campus Meet at Sculpture Garden 12:45 PM Press Conference @ Armed Forces Recruitment Station 1 PM - 8 PM Support Members Engaging in Direct Action And Candlelight Vigil @ Recruitment Center
Close the SOA! This weekend: Converge on Fort Benning, GA (tags)
Nov. 17-19 Vigil and non-violent direct action to close the SOA (WHINSEC).
VIDEO: Dia de Los Muertos Vigil at MX consulate (tags)
Nightly vigils and protests continue at the Mexican consulate uploaded in video from Thursday night’s Dia de Los Muertos Vigil.
Oaxaca Solidarity Demonstrations in the US on Thursday, November 2nd (tags)
"The only thing worth globalizing is dissent." - Arundhati Roy
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Mexican Consulates in the U.S. & Canada
http://elenemigocomun.net/128
Call to Action Across the US Against Mexican Consulates
http://elenemigocomun.net/293
Chicago: Arrests Fail to Deter Protest-Vigil for Oaxaca at Mexican Consulate (tags)
Seventy-five people gathered in front of the Mexican Consulate in Chicago Monday for a solidarity protest to oppose the state repression and violence being carried out against the people of 0axaca, followed by a memorial vigil for murdered New York City IMC journalist Brad Will.
Photos of Mex Consul in SD at Oaxaca Vigil (tags)
Sunday Evening, October 29, 2006 Luis Cabrera, Mexican Consul in San Diego came to the vigil. His displeasure with the protestors in defense of the people of Oaxaca was apparent. He kept pacing around, talking on his cell phone and conferring with police. At one point he turned to a protestor who was doing nothing except standing there and said in Spanish: "Can you get the fuck out?" To which the anglo protestor answered in Spanish: "Can you get out of Oaxaca?" The vigil in front of the Mexican Consulate in San Diego on India Street calls for an IMMEDIATE STOP to Mexico's State repression, violence and assasinations in Oaxaca. Luis Cabrera, consul de México en San Diego vino a la vigilia. Su desagrado con los manifestantes en defensa del pueblo Oaxaqueño era evidente. Se la pasó caminando de un lado para otro, hablando por su teléfono celular y con la policía. A un manifestante que no estaba haciendo nada excepto estar presente el consul volteó y le dijo: "Puedes dejar de joder?" A lo cual el mismo manifestante anglo le contestó con acento pero bastante buen español: "Puedes dejar de Oaxaca?" ¡OAXAQUEÑOS NO ESTAN SOLOS!
SOUTHCENTRALFARMERS Monthly Solidarity and Friday Vigil (tags)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS EVENT! A special Friday vigil is scheduled for THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH AT SOUTH CENTRAL FARM BEGINNING AT 7:30PM. Religious/spiritual groups and community activists will be coming in delegations to visit the Farm. All friends and supporters are invited at the Farm to welcome our visitors!
Dispatch from Ground Zero (overview-link to series of posts) (tags)
Week of 09/11/06 - 5th anniversary portests
Dispatches from NYC - week of 09/11 (tags)
Images from the Granny Brigade's Weekly Vigil in NYC
ANTI-WAR VIGIL THIS THURSDAY - Downtown (tags)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - 4:00-6:00 pm Downtown L.A. Vigil & Banner Display
Emergency Peacemaker Vigil for a Cease Fire in the Mid-East (tags)
Emergency Peacemaker Vigil for a Cease Fire in the Mid-East!
Statement on Farm from Tezozomoc (tags)
South Central Farmers June 13, 2006 Greetings!
Farmers to be evicted by??? (tags)
Tezo says reason to beleive farmers will be evicted
Photos of evening concert vigil at the largest urban farm in the United States. Supporters patrol area into the night, calling all to participate in a 24 hours a day vigil to protect the South Central Farmers from the sheriff's eviction.
Farmers holding Vigil at the Farm Now: (tags)
Update 7:50 pm - A caller from the farm reports:
Abril 10 - Protesta HR4437 (tags)
Two places to go:
List of local places to protest the execution tonight. (tags)
Ninth circuit court refuses stay of Morales execution. The execution is set for midnight tonight. Death penalty opponents plan protests and vigils. Here’s a list of protest sites in the Southern California area:
VIGIL FOR COMANDANTE RAMONA! (tags)
Community Vigil at UCLA for Comandante Ramona of the EZLN who has recently passed.
Stop execution by the state: Save Clarence Ray Allen (tags)
Clarence Ray Allen, a Choctaw Indian, faces execution in California on Jan. 17, 2006. Allen’s execution date is the day after his 76th birthday. 75-year-old Allen uses a wheelchair to get around. His advance case of diabetes has left him blind.
Video of December 18th Vigil (tags)
A.N.S.W.E.R. held a gathering and vigil in Hollywood on December 17th to protest the Iraqi war and call for U.S. troops to return home for the holidays. Ron Kovic, Vietnam war veteran, author, and screenwriter of Born on the Fourth of July was there to speak. But in this video something else happened... 3:50 minutes
Blase Bonpane speech. ANSWERLA vigil (tags)
Blase Bonpane mp3 from the Dec. 17 antiwar vigil at Hollywood and Highland
Photos from the peace vigil Sat. night at Hollywood and Highland
Ron Kovic speech, ANSWER LA vigil (tags)
Ron "Born on the 4th of July" Kovic spoke at the ANSWER LA Peace Vigil last night at Hollywood and Highland in the heart of Hollywood.
December 17 Anti-War Protest Vigil (tags)
Join us for a Protest Vigil to "Stop the War & Bring the Troops Home in Time for the Holidays!"
Vigil going on right now in Leimert Park. (tags)
Vigil in Leimert Park starting now
MON. 6PM: Vigil at the Federal Building in Westwood (tags)
MON. 6PM: Vigil at the Federal Building in Westwood If the Terminator Doesn't Grant Clemency for Tookie
MON. 6PM: Vigil at Gov's Mansion in Brentwood If He Doesn't Grant Clemency for Tookie (tags)
Last-Ditch Emergency Protest and Candlelight Vigil to Save Stanley Tookie Williams Bring Tookie's Death to Gov's Doorstep...Don't Let Him Hide if He Does Not Grant Clemency WHERE: Governor Schwarzenegger's Brentwood Mansion WHEN: Monday, December 12th @ 6PM
Vigil for clemency at gates to Gov's estate (tags)
Saturday, Dec 10th - A vigil was held in front of the gates to the governors mansion in Brentwood today calling for clemency for Tookie Williams.
Candlelight Vigil Against the Scheduled Execution of Stanley Williams (tags)
SANTA MONICA – 50 activists seeking clemency for Stanley "Tookie" Williams hold a candlelight vigil on Sunday, December 4, at 7 PM in front of the restaurant founded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A small press conference was held by the organizers and their supporters who urged the governor to grant clemency to death row inmate Stanley Tookie Williams.
GABNet Holds Emergency Candlelight Vigil to Protest Crimes Against Humanity in the Philipp (tags)
Women’s group GABRIELA Network commemorates Philippine Women’s Day of Protest, holds emergency nationwide candlelight vigil to protest human rights violations perpetrated by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and US President Bush’s so-called War on Terror.
Photos from the West LA Vigil (tags)
West LA Neighbors for Peace and Justice staged a vigil on the corner of National & Westwood last night. About 25 people held an hour long candlelight vigil. This was one of 1,000’s of such small gatherings held around the country yesterday.
A Light in the Darkness: An Antiwar Vigil (tags)
A report from the Vigil for 2000 at Wilshire Blvd and Veteran Ave
SUN 10/30: Arlington West Marks 2,000th U.S. Troop Death in Iraq with Candlelight Vigil (tags)
On the Occasion of the 2,000th U.S. Troop Death in Iraq Veterans for Peace Invites the Public to Attend Special Candlelight Vigil Sunday October 30th at Arlington West in Santa Monica
SGV 9-11 Truth Movement Gets Rolling (tags)
Approximately 20 9/11 Truth activists and concerned individuals from around the area turned up at the corner of Main and Garfield in Alhambra on Sunday morning to draw attention to the glaring inconsistencies, distortions and omissions in the official government version of the events that attempt to explain the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
Video from Cindy Sheehan Vigil (tags)
Video from Cindy Sheehan Vigil
Photos from peace vigils in support of Cindy Sheehan (tags)
About 30 people attended a vigil on the corner of Westwood and National this Wednesday.
Report from Campo - Anti-MM Action (7/23) (tags)
Approximately 60 activists from around the region converged on the border area south of Campo, CA to peacefully make the point that the Minutemen are not welcome in California.
FRI. 7/15: Candlelight Vigil for Baby Suzie Lopez at Parker Center 4:30 - 7pm (tags)
WHAT: Candle light vigil for Susie Lopez and her father. LAPD Assistant Chief George Gascon will also be having a community meeting in the auditoriun at the same time. WHEN: Friday 15 from 4:30 to 7pm WHERE: In Front of LAPD's Parker Center 150 North Los Angeles St. (@ 1st Street), Downtown Los Angeles
Darfur Vigil at Federal Bulding 7/21/05 (tags)
Join several LA grassroots organizations at a vigil in front of the Westwood federal building to show the US government that we will not stand by while thousands are being murdered each day in Darfur.
WAKE AMERICA UP! Independence Day Vigil (July 3) (tags)
Observe Independence Day by exercising free speech (while it's still possible)
GABRIELA Network & Allies Across the U.S. Protest War "Of" Terror in the Philipp (tags)
GABRIELA Network, a US-Philippine women's solidarity mass organization est. 1989, leads first nationwide protest against human rights violations and political killings in the Philippines.
Fri. 4/29: CodePink-LA Mourns Loss of Friend Marla Ruzicka (tags)
CodePink LA is honoring 28-year-old Marla Ruzicka and her Iraqi colleague Faiz Ali Salim with a vigil and memorial commemorating their lives and work on behalf of civilian casualties of war the war in Iraq and Afghanistan on Friday, April 29.
Peace Activists Arrested at NTS (tags)
A pacifist Priest and Catholic anarchist were arrested for trying to communicate with workers at the Nevada Test Site this week. Four people were part of the new vigil for peace and disarmament called the Easter Desert Witness, which ends on Pentacost (May 15th).
RESURRECT PEACE vigil on Easter Sunday (tags)
Special Easter peace vigil this Sunday
TSUNAMI - Global Vigil 3,000 Candles at Ocean Beach, San Francisco (tags)
We need 3,000 virtual candles lit online at our website with your accompanying words and reflections by Wednesday in time for a giant 1,000 foot wide Candlelight Tsunami Global Vigil for the Global Village.
Pending Actions & 9th Circuit Page on Beardslee Possible Execution 1/19/05 (tags)
On Jan 19, 2005 at 12:01 a.m., the State of California will murder a human being, Donald Beardslee, with our tax dollars, unless we do everything we can to stop this barbarism, the death penalty, which has been abolished in Europe, and is rarely used except in the most backward countries, like the USA.
Tsunami Global Vigil for the Global Village (tags)
Global Vigils will take place on Sunday, 9 January, Monday, 10 January and Wednesday, 26 January 2005 in cities across the planet. The earthquake and tsunami hit Asia on Sunday December 26th, 2004. We did not mourn immediately because we knew so little. Soon, a fuller understanding of what happened crossed our consciousness. We realised that the earthquake and tsunami HAD hit Asia – but it had also hit the whole world.
contact info for local vigil groups (tags)
I put a flyers showing contact info including phone number and e-mail addresses for local vigil groups.
Photos of Orange County Veterans For Peace Demo (tags)
Photos of OC Veterans For Peace Demonstration and Candlelight Vigil Orange Circle, Old Town, Orange, CA U.S.A.
9/25 10 AM: LOS ANGELES DREAM BREAKING FAST CEREBRATION (tags)
After 2 weeks, the DREAM Fast Vigil will be coming to a close. Please come out and support the DREAM Act.
Los Angeles DREAM Fast Vigil (Day 5) (tags)
DREAM Act Fasters Highlight the Importance of Voting
9/15: Los Angeles DREAM Fast Vigil (Day 3) (tags)
[Los Angeles] Day 3 of the DREAM Fast Vigil kicked off with the theme "Higher Education Day." The highlight of the day came through paintings that fasters drew that tied higher education to the DREAM Act. Fasters also drew pictures depicting their thoughts and feelings. These will be hung as part of the existing visuals at the fasting site throughout the 2 weeks. The fasters are also engaged in daily journals and writing daily letters to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and to President Bush.
9/14 Los Angeles DREAM Fast Vigil (Day 2) (tags)
Los Angeles, CA - Across the street from an institution of higher learning, the Los Angeles DREAM Fast and Vigil participants continued their efforts to inform the public about the significance and necessity of passing the DREAM Act.
9/13 Los Angeles: DREAM Fast Vigil Day 1 (tags)
[Los Angeles] At the corner of Jefferson Street and Hoover Boulevard, with the University of Southern California as the backdrop, over 40 supporters, allies, students, and community leaders gathered for a press conference to kick off the DREAM Fast Vigil Campaign.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL SANTA MONICA (tags)
This Santa Monica candlelight vigil was one of many held around the United States tonight to honor men and women, soldiers and civilians, who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq.
Los Angeles Solidarity Peace And Justice Vigil (tags)
Can't go to New York? Get involved right here! (Santa Monica, 8/29, 2 PM, Ocean & Colorado)
Join A Peace Vigil Near You, They Rock! (tags)
A friend of mine jokingly refers to vigils as "seances." Well, in one way they are seances. We, in the movement, have been working hard lo these past months to lift and remove from power all the zombies now taking up dead space in Washington. THE VIGIL MOVEMENT ROCKS!
The Alhambra Vigil asked for help from the community, and got it. The street vigil, which normally numbers 25 to 35, grew large, probably to around 100 people, and got more raucous than ever before.
The Alhambra Vigil needs a big turnout this Friday (tags)
Turn out to support eastside activists facing opposition!
TODAY: 4:30-6:30 PM Vigil Honoring Those Died or Harmed by Reagan Policies-Leimert Park (tags)
SPREAD THE WORD!!!! Vigil Honoring Those Died & Harmed by Reagan Policies Join Us if you are tired of the network and newspaper coverage of Reagan death that has brought forth a chorus of praise from Democrats and Republicans. Much of the reporting and commentary we see on TV news' has represented a dramatic revision of the history of the Reagan years in office. Let's tell the real story!! Friday, June 12 -4:30-6:30 PM in Leimert Park
Solidarity Vigil with Guadalajara Political Prisoners (tags)
SOLIDARITY VIGIL WITH POLITICAL PRISONERS IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.
Buck Fush Neighborhood Vigils Connect With Public (tags)
Saturday's Buck Fush Mass Street Vigils distribute loads of truth to a public starved for facts by the corporate controlled media...
Street Corner Peace Vigils continue all over LA (tags)
Street corner vigils continue all over the LA area. This photo is from the Mar Vista vigil taken 4-30-04. For a peace vigil in your area see http://www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org/
Alhambra Vigil attacked (tags)
La Times covered the Alhambra Vigil in the California section of the sunday paper. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protest11apr11,1,7920734.story?coll=la-headlines-california
3rd Annual Drug War Vigil Film Festival (tags)
Send us your films of 30 minutes or less on any topic related to cannabis, drugs and the drug war, and/or Harm Reduction. Only submit in plain old VHS tape or Hi-8 or digital-8. The films will be screened and judged by participants at the Drug War Vigil Film Festival Sept 24-25th as well as viewers of WWW.Pot-TV.Net The film chosen for first place will receive A Grand Prize of $2000 US.. 2nd place $1000.00 3rd place $500.00 New Special 500.00 Prize for best short, a short being 5 minutes or less. You must register your film for entry by to be eligible. Registration is FREE and only requires you email us at dwvfilmproject@hotmail.com with your intention A.S.A.P. and projected length of your work. We will need to receive the finished film by September 10th 2004 Watch the web page for further details relating to with confirmed dates and actually attending the event: cost, entertainment etc. It is our hope to inspire independent and amateur film makers to produce inspirational works. e-mail us at dwvfilmproject@hotmail.com Send your entry in to: D.W.V. c/o BCMP Bookshop 307 W Hastings Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1H6 CANADA
Night of Remembrance in Temecula, March 20 (tags)
Peace Works! in Temecula Valley held a peaceful candlelight vigil, braving angry Republicans and meeting a friendly duck. This is how it happened -- with hyperlinks and pictures.
March 19th L.A. K-Town Peace Vigil (tags)
Young Koreans United (YKU) of Los Angeles will hold L.A. Koreatown Vigil for Peace from Iraq to Korea on March 19, 2004.
In Honor of International Women's Day (tags)
Online video footage of Code Pink Vigil and arrest of Alice Walker, Medea Benjamin, Amy Goodman and others. Also, Code Pink meets Hillary Clinton 2003.
Maria Suarez Vigil at Schwartzenneger's (tags)
Video of Aztec dancers protesting the continued detention of Suarez.
Candelight Vigil to Remember Victim of Police Brutality-1/27 (tags)
see below
Candlelight Vigil & March, 1/13/04 @ 5:30 pm, Santa Ana, CA (tags)
Candlelight Vigil and March to bring the troops home now and end the occupations!
Candlelight Vigil and March, 01/13/04 @ 5:30 p.m., Santa Ana, CA (tags)
Candlelight Vigil and March to bring the troops home now and end the occupations!
Candlelight Vigil & March @ 5:30 P.M., 1/13/04, Santa Ana, CA (tags)
Bring the troops home now and end the occupations!
Kathy Kelly at the Vigil to end Occupation of Iraq (tags)
Kathy Kelly speaks at the Vigil to end Occupation of Iraq
(2) Vigil to End the Occupation in Hollywood (tags)
Candlelight Vigil to end Occupation of Iraq, Saturday, December 13th, in Hollywood.
Candlelight Vigil & March in Santa Ana on Tuesday, January 13th, 2004 @ 5:30 P.M. (tags)
Bring the Troops Home Now! End the Occupations!
Anti-Vivisection Vigil 12/16/03 (tags)
What: Anti-Vivisection Vigil ~~Rain Does NOT Cancel!~~
Help Justice for Janitors for T-Day (tags)
This is being reposted by an IMCer. A report back from the GWS anti-Bechtel demos, and news about janitors looking for some support.
Glendale Film Forum: BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE tomorrow, Nov 14th (tags)
The Glendale Peace Vigil presents a screening of Michael Moore's Oscar award-winning documentary, "Bowling for Columbine," tomorrow night at the Glendale Central Library.
Candle light vigil for the victims of police brutality (tags)
There will be a candle light vigil in memory of all the victims of police brutality at CSUSB on Oct. 22, 2003
9/11 Peace Vigil and Home Event featuring Dennis Kucinich (tags)
A Peace Vigil in remembrance of 9/11 will be held in Santa Ana , CA, leading into a Home Event featuring dennis Kucinich
Be At the Westwood Federal Building This Friday (tags)
"Occupy the Occupiers" - U.S. Troops Out of Iraq! BRING THEM HOME NOW -- VIGIL AND RALLY -- THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 - WESTWOOD FEDERAL BUILDING - 12 NOON - 10 PM. BE THERE!
Intl. Vigils to Free Vanunu, Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower (tags)
Vigils to be held at Israeli embassies, consulates and other sites in cities large and small around the world to call for the immediate and unconditional release of imprisoned Israeli nuclear whistleblower, Mordechai Vanunu, on or around Sept. 30, the 17th anniversary of his kidnapping and imprisonment
OnGoing Anti-Bush and Peace Vigil in Woodland Hills, CA - WE NEED YOUR HELP! (tags)
We have continued this Weekly Vigil Every Sunday in Woodland Hills, CA Against Bush and For Peace... WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! EVERY SUNDAY 6:30 PM - 8 PM NORTH EAST CORNER OF TOPANGA CANYON AND VICTORY ** MEET UNDER THE WESTFIELD TOPANGA MALL SIGN ! SEE YOU THERE!
Report On Patriot Act CandleLight Vigil (tags)
The dubiously named USA Patriot Act has moved hundreds of people to a candle light vigil last Friday July 19, 2003 to call for the return of our civil liberties.
(1) Photos: HOLLYWOOD VIGIL (tags)
(1) Photos: HOLLYWOOD VIGIL
July 19th PROTEST in Hollywood to repeal "Patriot Act." (tags)
Come to a Candlelight Vigil to Defend Civil Liberties! DEFEND OUR RIGHTS! STOP THE REPRESSION! An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
Sundays weekly vigil in Woodland Hills met with super white conservative pro bushies.
Inland Empire Peace Activists Targetted by Violence (tags)
A peace protester is assaulted in a drive-by attack in Riverside -- hit in the face by a two-inch bolt, causing a gash requiring stitches. This is part of the same pattern of violent intimidation aimed at the peace movement -- but we won't let it scare us.
Mar Vista Vigil, JOIN US today from 5 PM to 7 PM (tags)
The Mar Vista weekly Vigil is located at the corner of Palms & Mclaughlin. Please come Friday, April 18th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a placard or a banner or borrow mine. Tell your friends.
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 (tags)
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. More than hundred people are expected to show up at the Mar Vista Vigil at the corner of Palms and McLaughlin in Mar Vista. I'll see you there. My placard will say “No Colonial Occupation of Iraq.” All these pictures were taken last Friday.
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 (tags)
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. More than hundred people are expected to show up at the Mar Vista Vigil at the corner of Palms and McLaughlin in Mar Vista. I'll see you there. My placard will say “No Colonial Occupation of Iraq.” All these pictures were taken last Friday.
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 (tags)
Mar Vista Vigil Against the Colonial Occupation of Iraq, Friday 11th between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. More than hundred people are expected to show up at the Mar Vista Vigil at the corner of Palms and McLaughlin in Mar Vista. I'll see you there. My placard will say “No Colonial Occupation of Iraq.” All these pictures were taken last Friday.
Vigil for Peace this week (tags)
Hold up signs for peace and the end of illegal occupation of Iraq.
Photos of Mar Vista Peace Vigil, Saturday, April 4th (tags)
About 60 people showed up Saturday April 4th at the corner of Mar Vista Park in Mar Vista to protest against the war on Iraq. The turn up was much larger than last week, despite a chilling wind and a temperature of only 51 degrees. A lot of people passing by in their cars showed their support against the war by honking their horns. The Mar Vista weekly Vigil is located at the corner of Palms & Mclaughlin. Please come next week from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a placard or a banner. If the war is over my sign will read “U.S. out of Iraq,” or “Stop U.S. Imperialism in Iraq.”
Report from Vigil in Brea (tags)
Peace vigil with counter demonstrators in Brea.
Peace Vigil For George Bush (tags)
Tuesday Peace Vigil for George Bush
Pro-War right wingers try to stop Peace Vigil (tags)
The weekly Peace Vigil at the corner of Topanga & Victory has been targeted by Right-wing extremist radio talk show host Larry Elder. Come support the Peace Vigil!
Mar Vista Park Vigil Fri, March 28 6 p.m. (tags)
Neighborhood Peace Vigil at Mar Vista Park (at Palms and McLaughlin) Every Friday From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please come and bring candles next Friday.
Come to Brea in Orange County to hold a sign for peace Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. On the corner of Imperial Hwy. and Brea Blvd. in Brea
48 Nonstop Vigil Comes to Completion Despite Harassment (tags)
Peaceful anti-war protesters verbally and physically attacked in Ventura County, CA.
All night vigil in Brea (tags)
Vigil tonight at Imperial Hwy. and Brea Blvd. in Brea going ALL NIGHT until 6PM Sunday
All night vigil in Brea (tags)
Join us in an all night vigil in Brea!
Silent Vigil in San Pedro (tags)
Spontaneous vigil in San Pedro (Los Angeles Harbor) on the first day of war. 20Mar03
Over 250 protest in Riverside amidst heavy police presense (tags)
Over 250 protesters congregated to demonstrate against the war, and dozens of police officers from three law enforcement agencies showed up
Family of Rachel Corrie to Attend Vigil in Front of Israeli Embassy (tags)
The family of the 23 year old peace activist who was deliberately crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, will be attending a candlelight vigil in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. this evening at 5:30 P.M. (EST).
Pasadena Candlelight Vigil (tags)
Some pictures of the Pasadena candlelight vigil. Info on what to do if the war starts.
Candlelight Peace Vigil in Costa Mesa (tags)
On a Sunday evening in Costa Mesa, over 100 folks came out to make a statement for peace.
Candlelight Vigil: Murrieta, California (tags)
In Murrieta tonight, we held a candlelight vigil that was, to the best of my knowledge, the first organized peace event in the valley between Elsinore and Temecula. A total of 72 people attended, everyone united with a common cause: peace.
ACTION ALERT: CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOR PEACE 3/16/03 (tags)
From MoveOn.org, a candlelight call for peace.
Pasadena #2 Vigil Report (tags)
Dear Indymedia, Our vigil is an example of a totally grassroots effort. One week there were two participants, the following week five, and then there were 29.
People in Black Vigil in Ojai (tags)
Attached is a photo of our People in Black vigil in Ojai, CA. We are from a small town, and typically about 10-15 people stand with us weekly.
Pasadena Peace Vigil #3 (tags)
Pasadena #3
2nd Annual Drug War Vigil Film Festival (tags)
The Drug War Vigil Memorial Group is holding the 2nd Annual Drug War Vigil Film Festival in Vancouver B.C. Canada on May1-4/03. Please visit www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2680.html for info. Please get involved so we all can put an end to the human tragedy we call the War on Drugs. Peace.
HUNGER STRIKERS PROTEST INS DETENTIONS (tags)
>While most Southern Californians are celebrating the holidays at tables >crowded with food and drink, a small group of people have vowed not to >eat at all until Middle Eastern men detained last week by the >Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) are released.
San Gabriel Valley Neighbors Peace Vigil Report (tags)
Weekly Peace Vigil in the SGV, every Friday, 5:30 to 7:00, Main and Garfield in Alhambra. Please go!
Santa Catalina Island/Pimu Peace Vigil (tags)
Join island residents and visitors
Hollywood Blvd. Peace Protest! (tags)
Hollywood comes alive December 14th when peacenics will line the Blvd. to say, NO TO BUSH'S WAR!
Antiwar Protest against Iraq in Glassell Park (tags)
When we protest: Every Saturday, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Where we protest: In Glassell Park, at Eagle Rock Blvd. and El Paso Ave. (near Albertson's supermarket)
Listing of local Peace Vigils (tags)
A short listing of weekly peace vigils in the L.A. area. Bring signs and banners!
UP COMING ACTION: Candle Light Vigil for Peace (tags)
Five hundred marched from the Federal Building to Westwood United Methodist Church. West Los Angeles 11/10/02. See photos.
LA Transgenders Mourn Gwen, Scorn Corporate Media Coverage (tags)
Hundreds of Transgenders and straight & gay allies marched in memory og slain teen Gwen last night in Hollywood; speakers scorned press coverage of the murder, and the memorial.
9/11 Silent Peace Vigil (tags)
These are photographs from the 9/11 Silent Peace Vigil at Palisades Park.
9.11.02 176 Peace Events in Seven Countries (tags)
Here's a short summary of a few of the events closer to home.
LACRC PATIENT HUNGER STRIKE AND VIGIL (tags)
We’ve issued two demands: 1)A fair and just settlement of LACRC legal issues and claims 2) Meaningful goodfaith dialogue to resolve the state/ federal impasse. We will continue our vigil until they are met. We want George Bush, John Ashcroft and DEA chief Asa Hutchinson to know that we are serious.
Join "Peace Is Patriotic" Vigil on 4th of July (tags)
On July 4th, the Coalition for World Peace will hold a "Peace Is Patriotic" vigil from 6:45pm--9pm at Lincoln Blvd and Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey. Please join us. Show your independence by standing up for peace, human rights,freedom and justice.
INTERFAITH VIGIL TO FREE AMERICAN DOCTOR DETAINED IN ISRAEL (tags)
humanitarian mission to assess the health needs in the Palestinian territories.
Placentia Residents Want Action on Police Abuse (tags)
Demo is Tuesday, May 7
Vigil 2/20 Nat'l Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants (tags)
National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants - Candlelight Vigil Wednesday, February 20, 7 p.m. USC Campus on the corner of Jefferson & Hoover.
Candlelight Peace Vigil in Huntington Beach (tags)
In September, about 50 Orange County residents held a candlelight vigil for peace at the Huntington Beach pier, organized by the Coastal Convergence Society.
Desktop Theatre online vigil<3rd screenshot> (tags)
This is the third screenshot of an online vigil against war that took place at several virtual communities. In these online communities, people at home chose a character (avatar) and wonder through virtual landscapes interacting with other avatars.
Desktop Theatre online vigil <2nd Screenshot> (tags)
At various times, these women were participating: karla ptacek, vicki smith & paolo grippa, helen varley Jamieson, adriene Jenik, Ann Snitow, Connie Samaras, Lisa Brenneis. To participate, each woman logged into the virtual community with a cartoon image of a woman in mourning as their avatar (representative) and wandered through the virtual landscape.
Desktop Theater online vigil <2nd Screenshot> (tags)
This is the second scren shot of an online vigil against war that took place at several virtual communities. In these online communities, people at home chose a character (avatar) and wonder through virtual landscapes interacting with other avatars.
Desktop Theater-Women In Black On-line protest (tags)
The following performance stills were taken from a series of "vigils" performed in the public chat space/application "The Palace" specifically in "Mt. Olympus" and "FireBirdz Forest". We performed it three times on 9/15/01 and then a few more times after that. Some of the women are in New York, and some in New Zealand & Italy. We walked a silent vigil across rooms with people in them.
Around 400 people gathered in L.A.'s historic Little Tokyo district Friday evening (28th), for a candlelight vigil against hate crimes.
Around 400 people gathered in L.A.'s historic Little Tokyo district Friday evening (28th), for a candlelight vigil against hate crimes.
Around 400 people gathered in L.A.'s historic Little Tokyo district Friday evening (28th), for a candlelight vigil against hate crimes.
Around 400 people gathered in L.A.'s historic Little Tokyo district Friday evening (28th), for a candlelight vigil against hate crimes.
Around 400 people gathered in L.A.'s historic Little Tokyo district Friday evening (28th), for a candlelight vigil against hate crimes.
Women In Black Vigil Oct 5 (tags)
This is a call for solidarity vigils on October 5th. The group calling for this is The Coalition of Women for Peace, an Israeli/Palestinian womens' organization working for peaceful solutions to the conflict.
Little Tokyo Candlelight Vigil - Fri. 28th (tags)
Join the Japanese American community of Los Angeles in a candlelight vigil. Remember Manzanar! Stop Racist Attacks against Arab Americans!
LITTLE TOKYO CANDLELIGHT VIGIL (tags)
Come to a Candlelight Vigil sponsored by LA's Japanese American community, calling for the preservation of our Civil Rights and an end to Hate Crimes against the Arab American community.
Anti-war rally in downtown LA draws hundreds (tags)
An emerging anti-war movement in Los Angeles held its second vigil Thursday evening in Pershing Square in downtown, drawing 300 to 400 people.
Peace Vigil in San Diego at Horton Plaza Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2:00 PM If the U.S. uses force before Saturday, there will be a demonstration that day at 5 p.m., at the above location.
Houston IMC Vigil Photo (tags)
Houston IMC Vigil Photo
NY Vigil Photo
Thousands of Latinos Rally for the United States (tags)
At Olvera Plaza yesterday night, a crowd of about 5,000 Latinos gathered for a vigil to commememorate those who died in Tuesday's tragedy and show their support for the United States. One of the participants told me the event took the place of a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day.
Building Bridges Internet Radio-"The NYC Candlelight Vigil for Peace" (tags)
Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report in Exile brings you this 25 minute internet radio piece on the "Candlelight Vigil for Peace" held at Union Square Park, Friday, Sept 14 - 6-8PM Building Bridges is broadcast on internet Radio WBAI IN EXILE-www.wbix.org-Wednesdays 8-9PM EST
Global Exchange's Statement on the violence of September 11 (tags)
Global Exchange's statement on the the violent events of September 11. Followed by an announcement of a vigil that was held in San Francisco on the evening of September 11.
solidarity vigil - "ain't no power like the power of the people..." (tags)
13.25 second audio clip of supporters yelling "ain't no power like the power of the people 'cuz the power of the people don't stop!" in front of twin towers during the vigil to show solidarity with those still in jail from mayday.
solidarity vigil at l.a. county jail - candles (tags)
supporters brought candles to the vigil
Picture from OC Anti Drug War Vigil (tags)
Orange County activists protest the Drug War at November Coalition Vigil, March 9, in Laguna Beach.
Orange County Vigil Opposes Drug War (tags)
On Friday, March 9 a vigil to bring public attention to the failure of current US drug policy was held at Main Beach in Laguna Beach, CA. Organized by the November Coalition, an advocacy group for prisoners of the Drug War and their families, the event was supported by apx 25 participants and was held from 4 to 6 pm. Reaction from passing motorists was enthusiastic, marked by many honks, victory signs, and thumbs up!
Photo: Orange County Candlelight Vigil for Lori Berenson (tags)
Thursday, November 30 was the five year anniversary of Lori Berenson's imprisonment in Peru. In Costa Mesa, people held a candlelight vigil, educating passersby about her case and what they could do to help. For more information on how you can help Lori Berenson, go to http://www.freelori.org/.
Orange County Alliance for Global Nuclear Disarmament candlelight vigil (tags)
On Saturday, November 4, just before the election, about 100 people attended a candlelight peace vigil at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. This event was sponsored by the Orange County Alliance for Global Nuclear Disarmament. Signs urged people to vote for candidates who support peace and nuclear disarmament.
Candlelight Vigil For Anthony Lee, Victim of the LAPD (tags)
Please come to a candlelight vigil tonight for Anthony Lee. He was shot by one of L.A.'s finest for no good reason on Friday night.
Jailed Activists on Hunger Strike Need You! (tags)
About 50 activists are still being held at the LA County Twin Towers jail. They are on hunger strike to protest inhumane treatment of the prisoners. Supporters are holding a 24-hour vigil in front of the visitors' entrance to No. 2 tower. Ten of us are also on hungerstrike in solidarity with the prisoners. We will stay here until they release our comrades, and we are asking you to stop by the vigil, and to make a few phone calls. Read on for details: