Join Pete Karlin during the week of November 16 through 23, 2008 for a prayer & fasting vigil to close the U.S. tax-payer funded School of the Americas, now named WHINSEC (Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). This U.S. Army school teaches warfare tactics to Latin American military personnel who in turn have terrorized their own people with assassinations and egregious human rights abuses.
Read more about the movement to close the School of the Americas.
The significance of beginning a fast and prayer vigil on November 16 is the anniversary of SOA graduates murdering 6 Jesuit priests and their 2 female houseworkers on that date 19 years ago (1989).
This year, Pete's observance in his home at 721 West Court Street in Beloit, Kansas, will follow the Liturgy of the Hours for one week, ending November 23, in solidarity with the thousands of advocates gathering at Ft. Benning, Georgia vigiling for closure of the school of oppression.
FIVE WAYS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:
1. Come to 721 West Court Street in Beloit, KS to pray and reflect on these issues at any point during the week-long vigil. (Click on the small map for interactive directions)
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2. Follow the vigil in your own home.
Read more about the movement to close the School of the Americas.
The significance of beginning a fast and prayer vigil on November 16 is the anniversary of SOA graduates murdering 6 Jesuit priests and their 2 female houseworkers on that date 19 years ago (1989).This year, Pete's observance in his home at 721 West Court Street in Beloit, Kansas, will follow the Liturgy of the Hours for one week, ending November 23, in solidarity with the thousands of advocates gathering at Ft. Benning, Georgia vigiling for closure of the school of oppression.
FIVE WAYS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:
1. Come to 721 West Court Street in Beloit, KS to pray and reflect on these issues at any point during the week-long vigil. (Click on the small map for interactive directions)
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2. Follow the vigil in your own home.
Pete Karlin can be contacted 
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at (785)738-4126 for suggestions and dialogue.
.......Daily Scripture HERE ~
.......Read Reflections HERE ~
.......Hear Music HERE ~
.......'05 Vigil Art/Quotes HERE ~
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3. Borrow books, videos, DVDs and CDs from Pete to learn more about this justice issue. Call (785) 738-4126 or stop by 721 West Court Street to choose from these titles:
Videos:
Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience
Hidden in Plain Sight (also as DVD)
SOA: Guns and Greed
The New Patriots
School of Assassins
SOA: An Insider Speaks Out!
Books:
Disturbing the Peace
SOA: Military Training & Political Violence
School of Assassins: Guns, Greed & Globalization
School of Assassins - 1st Edition
Compilation of Anti-Opression Resources
From Warriors to Resisters
Conscience and Consequence
Prisoner of Conscience: A Memoir
Music:
Sing it Down!
To read descriptions of the above titles, CLICK HERE.
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4. Thank Kansas 1st District U.S. Congressional Representative Jerry Moran for co-sponsoring HR 1707, to close down the School of the Americas/WHINSEC. Learn more about the Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007 . See whether other representatives you know have joined the 125 co-sponsors of HR 1707 (110th Congress).
Rep. Moran's website, with contact information to send him a thank you, can be reached by clicking on this banner:
.......Daily Scripture HERE ~
.......Read Reflections HERE ~
.......Hear Music HERE ~
.......'05 Vigil Art/Quotes HERE ~
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3. Borrow books, videos, DVDs and CDs from Pete to learn more about this justice issue. Call (785) 738-4126 or stop by 721 West Court Street to choose from these titles:
Videos:
Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience
Hidden in Plain Sight (also as DVD)
SOA: Guns and Greed
The New Patriots
School of Assassins
SOA: An Insider Speaks Out!
Books:
Disturbing the Peace
SOA: Military Training & Political Violence
School of Assassins: Guns, Greed & Globalization
School of Assassins - 1st Edition
Compilation of Anti-Opression Resources
From Warriors to Resisters
Conscience and Consequence
Prisoner of Conscience: A Memoir
Music:
Sing it Down!
To read descriptions of the above titles, CLICK HERE.
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4. Thank Kansas 1st District U.S. Congressional Representative Jerry Moran for co-sponsoring HR 1707, to close down the School of the Americas/WHINSEC. Learn more about the Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007 . See whether other representatives you know have joined the 125 co-sponsors of HR 1707 (110th Congress).
Rep. Moran's website, with contact information to send him a thank you, can be reached by clicking on this banner:
Then take the step to petition President-Elect Obama to issue an executive order to close down the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC). To sign on, click on this picture:
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5. Use Cyberspace to communicate and meditate, for example:
.......A. Light a candle for peace and send it on to your friends
To add your candle to this vigil group's, click on the above photo.
.......B. Invite your friends to this vigil. Email them this blog article by clicking on the little envelope icon at the end of the article.
.......C. Sign the Vigil Guest Book! Post your own comments onto the end of this article. Where are you from? What will your own fast look like? What inspires you? If you don't see a fill-in form below, look for a little pencil icon below to click on for commenting.
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