INC NEWS - vigil information

[Lorisa Seibel]

PLEASE INFORM PEOPLE OF THE LOCATION OF ONE OF THE 3 VIGILS TONIGHT.
The West Durham vigil will be at Oval Park at 8:00 PM. (There won't 
be a vigil held outside St. Luke's tonight.)  Oval Park is located 
near St. Luke's -- on West Club Blvd at Oakland Ave (between 
Hillandale and Broad St).

At 4:37 PM -0400 5/26/05, Mary Wible-Brennan wrote:
>this was passed to me...
>Mary
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>Dear Friends and Allies:
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>Last night, Wednesday May 25, "Several motorists spotted a tall 
>burning cross near Interstate 85 and Hillandale Road around 9:15 
>p.m. It was located near the back parking lot of St. Luke's 
>Episcopal Church. At the same time, callers to 911 reported another 
>cross burning near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and South Roxboro 
>Street.
>About an hour later, Durham firefighters responded to another 
>burning cross on Dillard Street in downtown Durham, just across from 
>the WTVD studios. Fliers purportedly from the KKK were left at that 
>location. The United House of Prayer for All People is located 
>nearby. The crosses were several feet tall. Officers took away the 
>burned crosses for further investigation". (From ABC 11 Report)
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>The Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham is calling for 
>vigils at all three locations tonight, Thursday May 26, and believe 
>strongly that a large community response to the cross burnings is 
>important. The NC Peace & Justice Coalition encourages everyone in 
>the area to join in a loud community response to these acts of 
>violence, hatred, racism and intimidation.
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>PLEASE COME TONIGHT TO ONE OF THREE CANDLELIGHT VIGILS TO STAND 
>AGAINST KLAN VIOLENCE, CROSS BURNING, AND RACISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES: 
>BRING YOUR CANDLES!
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>DOWNTOWN VIGIL: 6:00 community dinner and discussion on the cross 
>burnings and the communty's response, 7:30 pm Vigil: Meet for both 
>at the Durham Main Library parking lot, at 300 N Rosboro, between 
>Holloway and Liberty streets. The dinner will take place within 
>walking distance of the library. The vigil will likely take place 
>near the site of the cross burning, 2 blocks away at the United 
>House of Prayer on Dillard and Holloway. If you can help bring a 
>dish, banners, or candles please Contact Andrew Pearson, 
><mailto:kangaroo at email.unc.edu>kangaroo at email.unc.edu 360 2028.
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>WEST DURHAM VIGIL: 8:00 pm At or near ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, 
>(919) 286-2273, 1737 Hillandale Rd, Durham 27705, near I-85. The 
>Church pastor and neighborhood and community groups are involved in 
>the planning. Contact: John Schelp, 
><mailto:bwatu at yahoo.com>bwatu at yahoo.com, Old West Durham 
>Neighborhood Association,
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>SOUTH DURHAM VIGIL: 8:00 pm on the sidewalk on South Roxboro Street, 
>near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in front of the site of the cross 
>burning. The plan at present is to have everyone gather on the 
>sidewalk at the site of the burning on South Roxboro Street tonight 
>at 8 pm and bring a candle "to shine some light in this moment of 
>darkness." Churches and civic organizations are being contacted and 
>fliers are being printed up. Contact Terry and Ann Lee Mosley, 
><mailto:mosgen at earthlink.net>mosgen at earthlink.net, 489-8592.
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