Word: candlelighting
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...disperse. The frightened group assembled to hold a vigil for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The Iranians - mostly young and middle class - held candles in the air and defiantly sang Iran's pre-revolutionary anthem as Mirdamad Street flickered in a sea of candlelight. Then, emboldened by growing numbers, they began to chant, "Marg bar terrorist (Death to terrorists...
...While Saturday saw the first official funerals after the attacks, Friday was marked by hundreds of remembrances and prayer services. People gathered Friday night all around the country for candlelight vigils. Outside fire stations in New York, flowers and candles stand five feet deep. At Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral, the President, First Lady, members of Congress, Cabinet members, former Presidents and their families gathered Friday morning with other dignitaries for a prayer service. According to reports, President Bush made a call to Al Gore, who was trapped in Europe after the attacks, asking the former vice president to return...
Indeed, the story ran after a very full day of events at Harvard. Nearly 50 students had held a candlelight vigil that evening; at a noon rally, nearly 100 people circled Mass. Hall in support of the occupants; and a group of students at Yale had held a rally to show their support as well...
...candlelight vigil began just after 8 p.m. as Amy C. Offner ’01 spoke about the terms of the settlement which ended the 21 day sit-in on May 8. The agreement included a new committee to assess Harvard’s employment policies, a freeze on outsourcing and an early reopening of contract negotiations with the main custodial union...
...rally started normally enough as PSLM's nightly 9 p.m. candlelight vigil got underway, but even PSLM members were surprised as the crowd outside swelled to almost 500 chanting supporters-many of them members of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Local 26, the union that represents Harvard's dining hall workers...