Mourning Papers
11/16/2007 5:15-6:00
UNION SQUARE, Powell and Geary, San Francisco, CA US
Sponsored by
MOURNING PAPERS: An ensemble performance piece,
involving 50-100 performers and activists, will take place in Union Square, San Francisco, from 4:30-
5:30. Helene Vosters and Niki Selkin are staging "MOURNING PAPERS."... Imagine you are getting
out of work in the Financial District and suddenly, from the legions of downtown commuters and
tourists, 50 cell phones ring in unison and so begins the song emerging from the mass of well dressed
professionals (that could be you!). All hands needed, experience not necessary, for the rehearsal on
Friday Nov. 9, 7:00-9:30, New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street.
PermaLink: http://iraqmoratorium.org/events/listings/2/249.html
Reports, Updates, Comments
40-50 people were present for the Mourning Papers event in Union Square, including the energetic performers. The theater performance was successful, and the participants plan to repeat the event in the future.
Other events in the Bay Area that have not been reported by other organizers include several neighborhood vigils in SF and Oakland, several leaflet actions at SF transit hubs, and the role of a variety of local Democratic clubs in a campaign known as "Resolution Peace" (resolutionpeace.org) to advance their legislative goal of prompt withdrawal from Iraq by leafleting in a big way on Iraq Moratorium days (resulting in transit hub actions in outlying areas such as Hayward and Dublin).
This illustrates how the IM can be employed by a variety of organizations to strengthen their own local coalitions and campaigns.