MoveOn Peace Vigils Sunday
Wee Willie Winkie - 15.03.2003 11:36
Tomorrow (Sunday 16th March) 3,700 vigils in 108 countries ... including here in NL
Dear MoveOn supporter,
We're up to 3,700 vigils in 108 countries for Sunday.
The Global Vigil for Peace is going to be huge -- one of
the largest coordinated vigils in history.
If you're not already signed up, it's not too late to get
involved. You can find a vigil in your area at:
 http://www.globalvigil.org
In order to make the vigils a success, we need to get the
word out as far as possible. Please invite your friends
and colleagues by sending them this message along with
a short personal note of your own. We've translated the
message into a number of other languages -- you can just
copy them from the website into your email program.
French:
http://www.globalvigil.org/french.html
Spanish:
http://www.globalvigil.org/spanish.html
German:
http://www.globalvigil.org/german.html
Swedish:
http://www.globalvigil.org/swedish.html
Dutch:
http://www.globalvigil.org/dutch.html
The Global Vigil is endorsed by Nobel Peace Laureate
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who recently said:
"On Sunday evening people in every corner of the globe will
shine beacons of light throughout the world. May our candles
rekindle the light of reason and hope so that war will be
averted in Iraq and peace will prevail in the world."
Please sign up today, at:
http://www.globalvigil.org
For those of you wanting more information, here's the full
scoop:
In the emergency petition we presented to the U.N. Security
Council on Monday, over a million of us 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. (See below for
a more detailed description of how Monday's delivery went.)
Signing the petition is an important first step, but in the
face of an ever-closer and still unjustified war, we need to
escalate our activity. That's why it's so important that
every person who signed the emergency petition take the next
step: 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. Please take some time
to join millions in countries around the world in a Global
Vigil for Peace. Sign up now at:
http://www.globalvigil.org
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, we'll still be delivering updates
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,
--Carrie, Diane, Eli, Joan, Peter, Randall, Wes, and Zack
The MoveOn Team
March 14, 2003
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