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http://www.examiner.com/opinion/default.jsp?story=OPletters.1220w (This URL takes you to the Examiner letters section: The letter below is at the bottom of that column). This is from The San Francisco Examiner, page A-10, Thursday, December 20, 2001: _______________________ Peace may have a chance Brandon Sprague and Malcolm Gay's article in The Examiner was an interesting overview of the local antiwar movement. ("Pushing peace, but few are buying," The Examiner, Dec. 18). However, it seemed to draw much more negative conclusions than we have been experiencing in Oakland. Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace has been having weekly peace walks around Lake Merritt every Sunday at 3 p.m. for more than three months now. The response from drivers and pedestrians has been overwhelmingly positive. The negative responses during all the walks in that time could be counted on one hand. There are alternatives to war. Just because those who believe this may be in the minority at this time does not mean it isn't true. Remember that it wasn't that long ago that a majority of the people in this country opposed the civil rights movement. Should the abolitionists of the 19th century and the civil rights advocates of the 20th century have called it quits just because they were in the minority at that time? Steve Wagner Oakland __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
