Word: vigil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Stressing that the vigil was not a political event, Li said that sympathy for the Albanians in Kosovo goes beyond one's political beliefs about the situation...
Leon Lonstein, president of the New England Albanian Relief Organization, who spoke at the vigil, emphasized the need for non-partisan aid for Kosovo...
Mustafa M. Siddiqui '99-'00, who said he believes that NATO intervention is necessary, also said that he attended the vigil in order to think about, and inspire others to think about, the Serbians' persecution of ethnic Albanians and the NATO bombings...
...feel [the vigil is] a very big step toward letting people actually feel the impact of the situation that's arisen across the ocean," he said...
Lonstein spoke mostly of his organization's relief work in Kosovo and Albania, and Li told the audience that he hoped the vigil would be a springboard for future action...