Late Winter Vigil

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Originally uploaded by Pretty Penny.

FVOP0503,
originally uploaded by Pretty Penny.
Franklin Voices for Peace conducted a vigil on Friday, March 18, 2005, at 5:30 p.m. in Franklin, NC. Standing across from the county courthouse, the group of 13 stood in a familiar pattern, spread out along the sidewalk facing evening traffic. What was different about this vigil was the significant increase in friendly waves, thumbs-up, horn honks, and even an occasional cheer from the passers-by. Something has definitely changed, maybe it is the length of the war, maybe it is a nation growing tired of lurching from crisis to crisis, perhaps it is just a positive reaction from people sensing that there IS the hope that things can actually get better. The vigil was covered by newspapers, and that is a change too. The Macon County News was there early and got a picture of the vigileers before most of them arrived but by then, the reporter was long gone. The Smoky Mountain News was here from Waynesville, too. Sarah Kucharski covered the entire vigil and spoke at length with each member who was at the vigil. Thanks for helping our part of the community get our message out to the rest of the community.
©John Womack, 2005.