For
Immediate Release (#57)
September
29, 2001
Contact:
Kani Xulam, 202.483.6444 or Adam Eidinger, 202.744.2671
News
Advisory
Peace
March Will Pay Solidarity Visit to Kurdish Vigil
Man
with Knife had attacked it on the day of Infamy
(Editor's note: this program is for
the Sheridan Circle end of the Peace March. The program at Malcolm X park will
start at 11:00 AM.)
Washington, DC -- Thousands of
peace activists are converging at Malcolm X Park for a day of reflections and
prayers with a march through the streets of Washington, DC, to the site of the
Kurdish Vigil at Sheridan Circle.
What: Peace March from Malcolm X
Park to Sheridan Circle
Who: Theatro di Nascosto, Hidden
Theatre, improvisational performance on the theme of war and peace by Annet
Henneman and her crew
Reflections on the attack on the
Kurdish Vigil by Kani Xulam
When: September 30, 2001,
approximately 1:30 PM.
Where: Sheridan Circle
(Massachusetts Avenue and 23rd Street, NW)
Why: Because in this time of
foreboding menace the lovers of humanity need to close ranks against the
warmongers.
The attacks on the United States
have suddenly turned America into a hotbed of xenophobia. People who hail from
the Middle East have been attacked forcing some to avoid city streets and
public domains. The Kurdish Vigil in its 209th day across from the Turkish
Ambassador's residence was attacked on the night of the September 11, 2001. A
man brandishing a knife slashed signs, called the vigil keeper a
"terrorist" and threatened him to "go home".
"I am profoundly grateful to
the marchers for considering a solidarity visit to our violated site. People of
goodwill need to hold hands in these times of trouble to stand up against
bigotry, xenophobia and warmongering. There is a lot of hurt in the world. We
should all do what we can to heal the wounds of war not add to them. The United
States government should go after those who have committed these atrocious acts
with a scalpel not an ax," said Kani Xulam the director of the American
Kurdish Information Network.