[Occupymendocino] Fwd: candlelight vigil this evening

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: Margaret A Holub <mholub at mcn.org>
> Date: November 25, 2014 3:54:07 PM PST
> To: "Irene L. Malone" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Cc: Allie Cislo <thehobnailtales at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: candlelight vigil this evening
>
> Hi Allie,
>
> Irene is right -- I mixed up the two names "City Hall" and "Town  
> Hall" in my e-mail to you last night.  Town Hall is at the corner  
> of Main Street and Laurel -- it's the right place to meet.  (City  
> Hall is on Franklin St. just north of Laurel, a block away.)   Do  
> you think we should backtrack, check in with the police and re-send  
> announcements? I'm so sorry about causing this confusion!
>
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Irene L. Malone wrote:
>
>> City Hall or Town Hall.
>> Town Hall on Main St. is better.
>> Irene
>> On Nov 25, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Margaret A Holub wrote:
>>
>>> Hi dear MCJC folks,
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> With love, Margaret
>>
>

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