I know where I am going to be Good Friday at 3 PM.

[benburch]

The very hour Jesus Died on The Cross.

I will we standing. In perfect silence. In the plaza in front of the Federal Building in Downtown Chicago.

[Roland99]

1. If I may....why there?

[benburch]

3. Seems appropriate.

If it seems appropriate to you, you could do the same in front of a Federal facility near you.

Not that anything is being ORGANIZED you understand.

[Roland99]

9. Ah

Well, if I were a believer and if I didn't have to work, I'd probably wend my way downtown.


Cheers!

[benburch]

10. Don't need to be a believer.

One person standing in silence is ignored.

Ten people standing in silence is weird.

Ten THOUSAND people standing in silence? The scariest thing you can imagine to those in power.

[tech3149]

2. I know who you're listening to!

[benburch]

4. LOL nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. I work two blocks from a federal court house

but I don't know when Good Friday is. I will stand in solidarity with my brothers and sisters who follow Jesus-just give me the date, please.

[babylonsister]

6. So, what date might this be? nt

[Gabi Hayes]

7. watch out for rental vans

[lonestarnot]

8. April 14, 2006

[Crowdance]

11. I DON'T know who you are listening to.

Though not a believer, I'd like to know if I should be involved. Please share!

[benburch]

12. Your name is appropriate...

Remember Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"? Remember the huge black crows on the school's Monkey Bars? They show up one at a time, and soon the monkey bars are covered with huge, menacing, silent crows.

What if that happened with people?

What if that happened in front of every Federal Building in the land?

What if there were;

No signs.

No T-shirts with slogans.

No buttons.

No bullhorns.

No tamborines.

No Anarchists with rags on their faces and black flags.

No chants.

No talking.

No handouts.

No speakers.

Just thousands of people standing or sitting in perfect silence, perhaps eating lunch.

Everywhere.

At the same time.

April 14th, 2006. Good Friday, 3 PM, the hour Jesus died on the cross.

What if?

[zapp]

13. Yes.

I;m there.

silence does NOT mean assent.

[Crowdance]

15. The crows are on board!!

They love the image; they love what it could do. I'll be there. I'll be eating the falafel...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. I LIKE it!

:7

[benburch]

16. Blog it everywhere.

No permits required, because is is not organized.

Nobody is in charge.

Nobody is responsible.