Archive for the 'Peace Vigils' Category

28 Jun

Hiroshima Day Commemoration, Friday, August 6th, 2010

65th Anniversary of Hiroshima Commemoration
Friday, August 6th
2:00 p.m. Remembrance and Die-In
Peirce Park (next to Bangor Public Library on Harlow Street)
2:30 Masanobu & Tomoko Ikemya read “Grandmother’s Doll” Kamishibai (picture card story)
followed by introduction to the film
“Railroad of Love: Spanning Australia and Japan”
The story of an Australian Catholic Priest, Rev. Tony Glynn, who led reconciliation efforts [...]

22 Mar

March rally press coverage

Front-page, above-the-fold story on five-year Iraq Anti-War Actions

Click above for the full BDN story
Please visit the Media Coverage page at everyvillage-me.us for an extensive archive of newspaper and teevee stories.

Mainers rally for peace
By Eric Russell
Monday, March 17, 2008 – Bangor Daily News
Shayla Goss and Karen Ellis were still in high school when the Iraq war [...]

04 Jan

Jan. 9 State House Candlelight Vigil to stop harmful cuts

UPDATED AGAIN! Bus Canceled! Urgent notice has been received for a soon-upcoming vigil in Augusta. Candlelight Vigil to stop Governor’s Proposed Cuts. A new time and place for the candlelight vigil has been announced for 5:00 PM Wednesday, January
9th in Augusta (see below). We encourage all who are able, to attend this event.
Unfortunately we have [...]

01 Feb

Weekly Peace Vigils

Please let us know of additions or cancellations: charlotte.herbold@umit.maine.edu.
* Bangor: Tuesdays 5-6, Federal Building, Harlow St. Call the Peace and Justice Center at 942-9343.
* Belfast: Sundays noon-1, High and Main Sts. Call 338-6365.
* Blue Hill: Sundays, noon, Blue Hill Bridge. Call 326-4405.
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