Candlelight vigils will continue until the war ends
28.3.2003
PRAHA [International Peace Movement]
Autor: International Peace Movement
Each evening we construct a beautiful circle of candles around the statue of Jan Hus. Some people hold pictures of the ordinary people of Iraq who are endangered or injured by the war. “Traditional demonstrations are not the only method by which we can express our needs and opinions,” says Ahmad Ghlim, an Iraqi citizen living in the CR. “These candles are both a symbol of our hope for peace and a symbol of our solidarity with the people in Iraq who are now in grave danger.”
IPMCR is made up of both dozens of Czechs and international residents of Prague from 15 countries. We call upon all who are troubled by this war to join us on Old Town Square to give a quiet, non-political message of peace. “It is important that demonstrations for peace be peaceful,” says Gwendolyn Albert, an IPMCR coordinator. “We must meet violence and destruction creatively.”