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Close Gitmo events

There’s a huge rally on Thursday, Jan 11, 2007, in Washington, DC to close down the Guantanamo prison.

People are driving down from Worcester early Wednesday morning. To see about a ride, contact Scott at theresecw@gmail.com.

Lincoln Square peace vigil, 2007

Yesterday I was at the first Lincoln Square peace vigil of 2007. This vigil has been held weekly in Worcester since 9-11-01.

The current schedule is Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30.

Response was very positive, as it has been for the past year or two. One young Latino man stopped his car, pointed at us, smiled, and said: “I was in the army. I love you people!”

Joseph-with-a-lantern crÃ¨che

In this nativity scene, a very old Joseph holds a lantern.

My grandparents bought this olive wood nativity scene in the Holy Land, back in the day. Joseph has a walking stick. There’s one shepherd, in the background, holding a sheep. No shepherd’s crooks.

From tonight’s City Council agenda

A reader who looks at the weekly agenda sent in these items for your perusal:
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Catholic Nun Sentenced in Rwanda Genocide

From the BBC. If the molestation scandals hadn’t proved it enough already, the propensity for even nuns and priests to commit sin is made frightfully clear by their participation in the Rwandan genocide. How could anyone, much less a nun, commit such evil acts? Have they said anything to defend their actions?

River Sims RSS

I made an RSS feed for River Sims’s blog:
http://feed43.com/4516571727017833.xml

River Sims in his San Francisco apartment, 2003. Photo by Mike Benedetti.

Real Solutions bumper sticker

You can order a Real Solutions bumper sticker from CafePress. These are being sold “at cost,” and Real Solutions doesn’t profit from the sale. (Neither do I.)

Brad Will remembered in Worcester

Photos and videos.

Oct 30 vigil for Brad Will in Worcester

There’s a vigil Monday, October 30, at noon in front of Worcester’s City Hall to remember Brad Will, a US videojournalist associated with the Indymedia movement who was killed last week in Oaxaca. For more info about Brad, this BoingBoing post is as good a place to start as any. Speakers at the Worcester event will include local Indymedia activists who knew him.