Peace Events

Our Peace Advocates Task Force, active from 2006 to 2011, sponsored a number of activities including the installation of peace cairns in our Memorial Garden to mark the 4th anniversary of Congress' authorization of the use of force in Iraq. The Bring Them Home Vigils initiated by the task force continue; a schedule of these and similar activities appears below.

Bring Them Home Vigils
Witness against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at our church will take place on the second Tuesday of each month from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Come and leave as it fits your schedule. The goal is to bring an awareness of the war into our daily lives, call for our troops to come home and witness for another approach to healing in Iraq and Afghanistan.

We encourage the wider community to hold vigils in front of their places of worship, or work, or neighborhood, etc. – so that vigils will be all across the greater Rochester area at the same times each month. Let us know if your faith community will work with us in this effort.

Others have already joined us in scheduling vigils. We welcome friends to join First Unitarians at our vigils or to join in one of the other listed vigils; signs will be provided.

Events List:

Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, November 13, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Bring Them Home Vigil
Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
Park Avenue & Culver Road
Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, November 20, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, November 27, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Bring Them Home Vigil
Thursday, December 1, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
Park Avenue & Culver Road
Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, December 4, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, December 11, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Bring Them Home Vigil
Tuesday, December 13, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Road
Peace Action and Education Vigil
Sunday, December 18, Noon – 1:00 PM
East and Goodman
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Bring Them Home Vigil
Wednesday, December 21, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
Park Avenue & Culver Road

November 12 2011