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Father’s Day Vigil 2024
Sunday June 16TH - Noon to 4 - LB Good Memorial Park, Indian Island
(Across the road from Naval Magazine Indian Island main gate, 10 miles from P.T.
12 - Potluck Lunch - bring something to sit on, food to share!
1:30 – Deep listening and speaking from the heart – poems & songs are welcome!
3 - Procession to the base entrance for a Quaker style sharing circle.
Humanity’s survival depends on finding alternatives to war and militarism. Resources
that are currently poured into death and destruction, including Israel’s genocide in
Gaza, must be redirected toward saving our planet from catastrophic climate change
and providing healthcare, housing, jobs, and education for all.
We seek an end to the wars: Israel/U.S. vs Palestine andNato/U.S./Ukraine vs Russia.
The Weapons Transfer Depot shipped many of the weapons used in the last 20 years.
We vigil In solidarity with all victims of war
Seeking a co-operative vision fair to all concerned
Praying to the Spirit of Life –how can we help?
• 11% of the military budget could fund renewable energy for every home in the U.S. 3% could end hunger in the world.*. It is a huuge consumer of fossil fuels.
• "It’s simple—to defend earth we must end war and we must end it now."**
• Both the Israeli and the Ukraine war increase the risk of nuclear weapons use.
• Over 940,000 people have died in the post-9/11 wars due to direct war violence.***
• An estimated 3.6-3.8 million people have died indirectly in post-9/11 war zones, bringing the total death toll to at least 4.5-4.7 million and counting.
• Over 432,000 civilians have been killed as a result of the fighting.
• 38 million — the number of war refugees and displaced persons.
• The U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is over $8 trillion.
• At least four times as many active duty personnel and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts have died of suicide than in combat.
*https://ips-dc.org/just-11-percent-of-the-military-budget-could-fund-renewable-energy-for-every-us-home/ **https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/pentagon-climate-change ***https://watson.bro
wn.edu/costsofwar/
for more info contact douglasmilholland@gmail.com <mailto:douglasmilholland@gmail.com> . 360-385-6525