Reply #6: Washington DC: White House Vigil To Protest Lebanon Invasion, [View All]

[EFerrari]

Washington DC: White House Vigil To Protest Lebanon Invasion, Commemorate Qana Massacre-Sunday, August 6, 8-10 p.m.

Friday August 04 2006 11:22:55 AM BDT

CAIR

DC: WHITE HOUSE VIGIL TO PROTEST LEBANON INVASION, COMMEMORATE QANA MASSACRE - TOP

The Lebanese American Community of the Washington Metropolitan Area, in association with Arab-American associations and human rights activists, is organizing a Silent Vigil in protest of the invasion of Lebanon and in commemoration of the Qana massacre, one week after.

WHEN: Sunday, August 6, 8-10 p.m.
WHERE: We will meet in Farragut Square Park at K Street and Connecticut Ave, N.W., across the street from Farragut North Metro Station. At sunset, we will walk as a group to the White House with lighted candles, where the vigil will end at 10 p.m.

The purpose of the vigil is:

* To demand an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
* To mourn and express outrage at the loss of innocent civilian lives in Lebanon
* To condemn the internal displacement of one-third of the population of Lebanon
* To deplore the systematic destruction of the country

http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/view.php?hidDate=2006-08-04&hidType=INE&hidRecord=0000000000000000121014

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