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DESCRIPTION:Community Announcement - Please Share with Others!\n\nThe Peace Community 
 of Santa Cruz County invites you to:\nA Vigil in Honor of Father's Day 
 2009\nOn Friday June 19th\nFrom 3-6PM\nIn front of the Military Recruiting 
 Center\n2121 41st Avenue, in Capitola\n\nThe wars go on, \nin Iraq AND in 
 Afghanistan.\n\nIn Afghanistan, the troop levels continue to mount, and yet 
 MANY EXPERTS who have served within the system are saying that there is NO 
 military solution possible in Afghanistan.\n\nRetired Army Colonel Ann 
 Wright, who then became a career United States Diplomat and was assigned to 
 set up the American Embassy in Afghanistan during October of 2001, has 
 said:\n"President Obama is making a huge mistake.  There is no military 
 solution available in Afghanistan.  Only diplomacy, negotiation, and 
 rebuilding the government and the infrastructure can bring resolution in 
 Afghanistan."\n\nYet, American soldiers continue to die and be grievously 
 wounded,  \nAnd the people of Afghanistan suffer the same. \nNot just 
 combatants, but babies, children, fathers and mothers, grandfathers and 
 grandmothers, brothers, sisters, cousins, friends......\n\nAnd the same 
 continues in Iraq as well.\n\nAround the world, in every culture, in every 
 country, within every spiritual tradition, those left behind, or to care 
 for the permanently wounded, grieve deeply, intensely, a gnawing hole that 
 takes so, so long to heal, and to forgive...\n\nOur Fathers, our 
 Grandfathers, our Sons, our Brothers, our boys, our men feel this loss, 
 this rending apart of the family, as terribly as any Mother or Grandmother, 
 Daughter or Sister, woman or girl. \n\nLet us come together, then, in honor 
 of this Father's Day 2009, \nto say to our men, our boys, \nthat we respect 
 and cherish their emotions, their sensitivity, \ntheir deep commitment and 
 caring for the well being of the children \nand the grandchildren, for 
 families and friends, and the very Earth itself, \nand that we stand with 
 them in working toward \na more Peaceful and Loving World.\n\nThis is a tie 
 that binds us, that creates common ground around the Planet, throughout the 
 Global Village, culture to culture, country to country, religion to 
 religion.  Let us see it clearly and nurture its growth.\n\nPlease join the 
 Peace Community of Santa Cruz County for:\nA Vigil in Honor of Father's Day 
 2009\nOn Friday, June 19th\nFrom 3-6PM\nIn front of the Military Recruiting 
 Center\n2121 41st Avenue, in Capitola\n\nSigns or banners that draw 
 attention to the current situation in Afghanistan would be especially 
 appreciated - we will have extras available!\n\nColorful group flags or 
 banners also speak strongly of the commitment and involvement of the larger 
 community!\n\nPlease invite, friends, family, coworkers, partners, \nand 
 pass this info along to groups that you are part of.  \n\nPeace Now, and 
 Forever!\n\nthis Vigil is cosponsored by (a growing list): People United 
 for Peace of SC County, the Women's International League for Peace and 
 Freedom of Santa Cruz and Pajaro Valley, CodePink Santa Cruz, Western 
 Workers Labor Heritage Festival, the Santa Cruz Peace Chorale, the Resource 
 Center for Nonviolence, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship of SC ......... 
 \n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/27/18598630.php
SUMMARY:Vigil in Honor of Father's Day
LOCATION:in front of the Military Recruiting Center, 2121 41st Avenue in Capitola - 
 this is next to Burger King just before the corner of 41st Avenue and 
 Clares Street - lots of parking at back lot of building and on the street 
 behind!
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/27/18598630.php
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