the jena six prayer vigil

i heard about the situation in jena lousiana some time ago. the story; which labeled the case as a hate crime- sticks out in my mind b/c it's not often you hear about hate crimes committed by black people. i have only recently become aware of the context in which this story has unfolded and escalated (thank you chelsea).

there will be a prayer vigil wednesday night september 19th from 6pm-7pm at clinton como park.

we're calling it the "i am only one, but i am one... vigil" this is a portion of a quote by edward hale. i feel responsible to do SOMETHING in light of the things i have learned and i won't (as the quote says) let what i cannot do stand in the way of what i can do.

i can pray. and the world can be changed when we ask God to do it. and man- does our world need changed! hope you can come so we can do something about jena lousinana together.

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here are some links to visit that outline the situation in jena:

• timeline of events
• wikipedia entry (describing the case)
• recent npr commentarytimeline
• color of change
• naacp petition
• petition to the u.s. justice department

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"liberty means responsibility. that is why most men dread it." ~ george bernard shaw