Friday,
May 6, Bogotá, Colombia 12:00 PM Peace Vigil at the U.S. Embassy
Sponsored by Justapaz, Pan y Paz, Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia,
Equipos Cristianos de Acción por la Paz, Iglesia Menonita de Colombia
Contacts: Charlotte Shristi o Margarita Gil en Justapaz: 287 29 78, 232
60 80, 285 63 15
Friday,
May 6th, Chicago Peace Vigil
Tentative schedule: 11:30 Gathering at Colombian consulate (500 N. Michigan
Ave., Suite 2040); 12:00 Meeting with Priscila Ceballos, Colombian consulate;
Continue witness on the street, distributing flyers
Sponsored by Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia, Chicago Religious Leadership
Conference on Latin America (CRLN), 8th Day Center for Justice, Chicago
Colombia Sanctuary Alliance (CCSP), Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance,
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), IL School of the Americas Watch
(ILSOAW), and Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
Contacts: Ruth Goring, Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia, 773 764 6773
colombia@chicagoans.net and
Chicago Religious Leadership Network, Gary Cozette, gcozette@crln.org
Friday,
May 6th, Minneapolis 5:30 PM vigil in front of Senator Norm Coleman's office in Minneapolis.
Sponsored by Colombia Support Network, Lutheran World Relief Minnesota,
SOAW, Resource Center of the Americas, Veterans For Peace, and Witness
for Peace Upper Midwest
Contacts: Patrick Leet WfP patrickleet@riseup.net,
(612) 360-1965; Phillip Cryan, Lutheran World Relief phillipcryan000@yahoo.com
Friday,
May 6th, New York City 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Peace Vigil at the Colombian Consulate (10 E. 46th
St., between Madison and 5th)
Contacts: Deborah Upegui, AELLA Graduate Center- City University of New
York, DUpegui@gc.cuny.edu; Josh
Bardfield, Disarm (212) 353-9800 jbardfield@disarm.org
Friday, May
6th, Philadelphia Reception for Photo Exhibit "Resistance Unarmed" including photos
from the San Jose de Apartado peace community. Fellowship of Reconciliation
Colombia volunteers Renata Rendon and Joe DeRaymond will be speaking.
Contact: Jorge Arauz 215-423-7465 (h), 215-668-7459 (c). amigojorge@aol.com
Friday, May
6th, San Francisco 12:00 noon Mother's Day Peace Vigil for Colombian Peace Communities at
the Colombian Consulate, 595 Market St
Sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Global Exchange
Please bring candles and flowers and anything meaningful to you that you would
like to place on an altar we will be creating.
For more information, call the FOR Colombia program at 415 495 6334, or email
us at forcolombia@igc.org
Friday,
May 6th, Seattle 4:00-6:00
PM 4-6 p.m. Peace Vigil at the Federal Building, 915 2nd Ave (at 2nd and
Marion St).
Wear black, bring flowers.
Sponsored by Seattle Colombia Committee. Co-Sponsored by American Friends
Service Committee, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, Radical
Women, Peace Action of WA, Witness for Peace Northwest.
Contact: Peggy Wolf pwolf@seanet.com
Friday,
May 6, Vancouver, British Columbia
Peace Vigil, location TBA
Contact for regional coalition: Sara Koopman spanish@drizzle.com
Friday,
May 6th, Washington DC 4:00 PM Peace Vigil, Department of State
Contacts: Witness for Peace, Janna Bowman, (202) 547-6112 or janna@witnessforpeace.org
Saturday,
May 7th, Carolina, PR (Press release in Spanish, PDF
format) 9:00
AM - 1:00 PM Signature-gathering at Club Yaucano, Barrio San Antón Carr.
887, Km.7.7
Sponsor: Campamento Playas Pa’l Pueblo
Saturday,
May 7th, Dayton, OH 4:00
PM Vigil at College Hill Community Church, 1547 Philadelphia Dr.
Contact: Mary Sue Gmeiner msgmeiner@yahoo.com
Saturday,
May 7, Syracuse, NY 2:00-4:00
PM Vigil at the Thornden Park Memorial Rose Garden on Ostrom Street
Contact information: Julienne Oldfield 315-475-6251 or joldfie1@tw.cny.rr.com;
Nancy Gwin 315-422-4689 or ngwin@twcny.rr.com
Sunday,
May 8th, Bally, PA Peace
Prayer Vigil at the Bally Mennonite Church (white brick building on Route
100 just south of Bally).
Contact: Greg and Ellen Bowman (610) 845-2436 or gbowman@fast.net
Sunday,
May 8th, Carolina, PR (Press release in Spanish, PDF
format) 12:00
PM - 10:00 PM Vigil and signature-gathering at Balneario de Isla Verde
Sponsor: Campamento Playas Pa’l Pueblo
