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Event organized: Choose Compassion |
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January 1, 2016 |
December 30, 2015
To the Editor:
There are moments in life when silence is
consent, and something within us demands that we
speak our truth. This is a gathering for any who
desire an opportunity to stand in solidarity
with the many other concerned citizens of
Boundary County who choose hospitality, compassion, and a
willingness to help those in need regardless of
race, creed, or nationality. The gathering
begins at 1:00 p.m. on Sat. Jan. 9 at the Georgia Mae
Plaza in downtown Bonners Ferry.
The event will feature local speakers and
musicians Barb Robertson and Travis Billingsley.
Information about Concerned Citizens of Boundary
County and the Boundary County Human Rights Task
Force will be available as well as invitations
to participate in upcoming events and co-sign a
letter of concern. The gathering will conclude
with a "choose compassion march" across the
bridge for those who want to participate.
The theme for the gathering is from the poem on
the Statue of Liberty, written by Emma Lazarus:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
This is an excerpt from the poem which is graven
upon a tablet within the very pedestal upon
which the Statue of Liberty stands.
Vicki Blake Thompson |
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