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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 > > ________________ > This is a message from MoveOn.org. To remove yourself (Val Bland) > from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: > http://moveon.org/s?i=1159-1173446-bvjnT6Gd5YPASqIFhDBDkA > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons http://messenger.msn.co.uk