CamWIB Hiroshima Vigil

IMC'er | 06.08.2004 15:05 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Cambridge

Today, (August 8th, 2004) from 2:00pm until 3:00pm, half a dozen Cambridge Women In Black (CamWIB) members held a vigil in the Market Square to mark the anniversary of the Atom Bomb being dropped upon Hiroshima.

They all remained silent thoughout the duration of their vigil as a mark of respect for those that perished during and after the bomb was dropped.

There was also a small stall beside them, (courtesy of CamPeace), highlighting the current Guantanamo Bay Human Rights abuses.

Pictures to follow of this event soon.

You should also be aware of the Vigil being held this Sunday:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2004/07/295531.html

IMC'er
Homepage: http://www.camwib.org.uk/

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Correction...

06.08.2004 15:10

It is, of course, August the 6th, not the 8th.

Apologies due!

:-)

IMC'er

Not helpful

06.08.2004 16:44

Events of this kind do little for our cause. The world is well aware of the terrible events in Japan during the end of the War. The Women in Black may mean well but frankly they mostly look like a seconf rate piece of performance art or a novel advert for the Rocky Horror Show.

If you've got the time to do this you've got the time to do something more important.

Richard

And...

07.08.2004 10:10

Who put you in charge? Why not stop criticising and do something yourself?

(A)

Thanks to WIB

07.08.2004 11:19

Cheers to the Women in Black for this vigil. There are many different ways of being "effective" as Richard puts it, and it is difficult to be effective without getting out in the streets and being visible to everyday people. Events like this show that people are against the war today and respectful of the memories of people who were killed in past wars. At this point, WIB are the most "effective" group in Cambridge, simply because they are taking the time to put together some events that people can get involved in. It's not always about millions of people marching; small actions get a discussion going and pave the way for larger ones later on.

We are going to have to rebuild the anti-war movement from the ground up, all the momentum of two years ago has totally evaporated. I think that this time there should be much more emphasis on self-management and community organizing, encouragement of active resistance to the war, and less in the way of A to B marches, which are spectacular but which, despite the enthusiasm of many people, didn't accomplish too much because they weren't backed up by any militant action.

emma berkman

!

07.08.2004 13:56

Hey if you think a bunch of women dressed as extras from the Munsters is going to change the world then knock yourselves out.

Richard

Photos

07.08.2004 16:44

AS promised, here's the photos from yesterday.

IMC'er

time to get to work

07.08.2004 18:16

"07.08.2004 14:56
Hey if you think a bunch of women dressed as extras from the Munsters is going to change the world then knock yourselves out.

Richard"

I think that we will all change the world together, and that can even include fashionable guys like you. Now, because these women did their action yesterday in front of the Guildhall, it gives me the opportunity to say to you: if you are in Cambridge check out

http://cambridgeaction.net , show up at the next meeting, and you can go to work with other people and be as radical as you like. The site is not live yet but should be up in the next few hours.

Be a man, Richard! Let's see how radical you are, how hard you work, and how you dress!

:)

emma berkman