...and just how many of these thousand peace marchers will be
chewing gum whilst driving home in a Ford car, wearing Levis
jeans, calling in at a Starbucks coffee house, to eat their
MacDonalds burger, before an evening at the Microsoft computer to
check their AOL email account?
Hillary Shaw, School of Geography, Universoty of Leeds,
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On 19 Mar 2003, at 20:19, Jon Cloke wrote:
> And just so there's absolutely no excuse for ducking out...
>
> Jon Cloke
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eli, MoveOn.org" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Val Bland" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 9:15 AM
> Subject: 3,600 Vigils and Counting: Get Involved!
>
>
> > 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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