I remember when the U.S. was supporting the Central American countries to war against the indigenous populations in Guatemala and El Salvador, maybe 20 years ago. I knew that women there were dressing in black, standing in city and town plazas to silently witness against war and loss and oppression. Today we stand in Homer with women in Iraq and Iran, in Zaire and Anchorage, in Palestine and Korea, waiting and praying for our own hearts to soften, for our leaders to hear that we, the people, want peace.
I am singing softly to myself words from the Nairobi Peace Conference: "When every woman in the world has her mind set on freedom, when every woman in the world dreams the sweet dream of peace, when every woman in every nation, old and young, each generation, puts her hands out in the name of love, there will be no more war."
I didn't mind that the wind came up and that we huddled together. Women dressed in black and I will be back next Monday at noon.
Ruthe Schoder-Ehri
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