[Occupymendocino] Fwd: candlelight vigil this evening

[Irene L. Malone]

City Hall or Town Hall?  Town Hall on Main St. is better.
Irene
On Nov 25, 2014, at 2:47 PM, Linda Jupiter wrote:

>>
>> In the wake of the finding from the Grand Jury in Ferguson  
>> yesterday not to indict the police officer who killed Michael  
>> Brown, there will be a silent vigil this evening at 5:00 PM in  
>> front of City Hall in Fort Bragg.  It is being organized by Allie  
>> Cislo, who is part of our MCJC community.
>>
>> Here is a statement issued by the father of Michael Brown:
>>
>> “After the grand jury’s decision, we are asking for 4 1/2 minutes  
>> of silence to remember why we lift our voices. We are not here to  
>> be violent. We are here in memory of our son.
>>
>> We are here for protection of all children. We are here to support  
>> justice and equality for all people.
>>
>> We lift our voices to ensure black and brown men, women, and  
>> children can live in this country without being devalued because  
>> of the color of our skin.
>>
>> I look at this moment as a shofar call to bring our attention to  
>> the many ways that people of color and poor people are treated  
>> with suspicion and violence, not only in Ferguson MO but in many  
>> places and many situations.  I'm grateful to Allie for creating a  
>> space in which we can reflect and enter the national  
>> conversation.  I will be there and hope that you will join us.
>>
>>
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