Word: vigil
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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About 70 members of the Harvard community gathered last night in a snowy Hillel courtyard for a candlelight vigil mourning the loss of life in the Gaza Strip and Israel since serious conflict began in the region almost two weeks...
...vigil was co-sponsored by the Harvard Islamic Society, Harvard Students for Israel, Harvard Hillel, Jews and Muslims (JAM), the Progressive Jewish Alliance, and the Society of Arab Students...
...Hajdas and about 50 other parishioners in this northern Berkshires town seized the church of St. Stanislaus Kostka to protest plans to shut it down. They say they'll keep their vigil until their appeal is heard by the Vatican--or until the Diocese of Springfield, which oversees Adams' churches, has them forcibly removed...
...pictures of parishioners of St. Stan's Stand Vigil...
...governor has received support from elements of the black community throughout his ordeal. One night shortly after Blagojevich's initial arrest, a group of black ministers gathered at his home to hold a prayer vigil. Yet Blagojevich has previously expressed concerns that Burris' race has affected his electoral chances. In a 2002 radio interview, the governor said Burris lost the primary contest for the gubernatorial contest that year because the color of his skin "hurt...