Word: processional
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On November 12, 1992, thousands of Timorese gathered for a procession and demonstration in memory of Sebastiao Gomes, a young man who was killed for speaking out against the Indonesian government. They met at the church in Dili, East Timor, in which Gomes had sought refuge and where he was...
The people in the procession proceded from the church to the Santa Cruz cemetery, carrying banners and shouting for the independence of East Timor. After the procession reached the Dili cemetary, the Timorese noticed that soldiers had closed off the street and were marching towards the demonstrators.
The soldiers, in formation, raised their M-16s and took aim at the procession. They opened fire directly into the dense crowd of men, women and children. The Indonesian government claims that only 19 people were killed. Eyewitnesses to the massacre (and Amnesty International) say that about 100 were killed...
On a second-floor window in the park's grand thoroughfare, there is a legend: "Main Street Marching Band, leading the parade since 1884. Conductors: Michael Eisner, Frank Wells. We work, while you whistle." In fact, Eisner, Disney's CEO, and Wells, the company's president, have headed the procession...
Worshipers are signing a petition condemning the ads, which tout the chapel and its indigenous liturgy as "just one of the many wonders . . . waiting for you," along with shopping for local weavings. Tourism official Marsha Adams acknowledges that the state should have consulted the Archdiocese of Santa Fe before launching...