i remember reeling from 9/11 & on top of that reeling from so many jingoist responses to the attacks...as someone who felt quite alienated from what i perceived to be the general response to the attacks, i desparately needed somewhere to go to hopefully connect with others who might feel the same...thankfully, there was a silent peace vigil sponsored by a local organization called the nuclear age peace foundation http://www.wagingpeace.org/index.html
they've been in existence for decades & i've worked with them in the past...the first week there was only a handful of folks gathered in silent candlelight vigil...as the word got out about the weekly vigils, the participants grew... my point is that this organization is a very mainstream, internationally known organization that states "Our Vision is a world at peace, free of the threat of war and free of weapons of mass destruction." the reason they were so organized is that is what they do 24/7... "It just has made me queasy personally that so many of the hard radical Marxist groups were so amazingly organized to protest any military action by the U.S. within days of 9/11. How could they have been SO organized in their opposition while most other people were still reeling from the events?" ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ********************************************
