"Post-election meet up" in Glendale

[L.A.dweller]

Received this e-mail and wanted to post it in case any one is interested.

Congress of Vigils

Dear Vigil Activists:
The CONGRESS OF VIGILS has called a POST-ELECTION MEET-UP for this
SUNDAY, NOV. 7th (details below), inviting vigil activists to consider
how best to pursue opposition to the war, and work for peace and
justice generally, in the post-election world. Each possible scenario
(Kerry wins, Bush wins, a contested election, a stolen election, or...)
requires analysis of the conditions we face, assessment of the public's
response, consideration of possible strategies, and real efforts to
work together to change this country's policies. The Iraq and
Afghanstan wars continue, the Patriot Act remains law, U.S. economic
policies sustain their assault on millions of working people at home
and abroad, and racial/ethnic/gender discrimination still guides the
cutting edge of America's policies. In other words, our work goes on,
no matter who is president.

I believe the Southland's neighborhood vigils are among the more
successful movements of this period, providing repeated examples of how
possible it is to reach, engage, educate, and activate new people in
the community, in the struggle for peace and justice. We also have set
a great example of how possible it is to organize in a grassroots,
decentralized manner, with initiative and decision-making rooted in a
diversity of individual members and communities, while also networking
in ways that encourage communication, collaboration, and connection
between those members and between those communities. All this has
happened because of the wonderful work of our neighborhood vigil
activists, upon which we can continue to build.

That is why I am encouraging all vigil activists to come to the
November 7th Post-Election Congress of Vigils to help explore our
options.
Everyone's voice matters, and everyone makes a difference! So please,
help spread the word, and urge any activists who have participated in
neighborhood peace and justice vigils and related activities to attend.
And thanks, to all of you, for all you do!

Lisa Lubow
Glendale Peace Vigil
Creator of Vigil Flyer


THE CONGRESS OF VIGILS
invites activists from Southland neighborhood peace & justice vigils
and related activitiesto a POST-ELECTION MEET-UP to discuss:

"WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"

WHEN:
Sunday, November 7th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

WHERE:
Glendale Central Library
222 E. Harvard Street, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA, 91205
(Directions/parking below)

[Beaverhausen]

1. Great. Thanks for posting this