Candlelight Vigil for Darfur in Copley Square

On International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2006, approximatedly 400 people attended a Candlelight Vigil for Darfur and heard a broad range of speakers and performers, including:

  • Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino
  • Reverend Doctor Gloria White-Hammond
  • Harvard’s Bec Hamilton
  • Panther Alier, a Sudanese "Lost Boy" survivor
  • Reverend Pamela Foster of Trinity Church
  • Rabbi Carey Brown of Temple Isaiah
  • Bavdeli Gregory Haroutunian of the First Armenian Church of Belmont
  • Bishop Gilbert Thompson of the Jubilee Christian Church
  • Farah Siraj and Joe Jaworski of Berklee College of Music performed Farah's song "To the Sudanese Women"

Channel 7 TV news, WHDH, did a story on the evening news. 

  • Click here for the text of the WHDH story. 
  • The news video is online at WHDH, too. Click here, then click on "Watch the video" just above middle of the headline "Hundreds gather in Boston for a candlelight vigil for Darfur.

The Boston Globe covered the event with a picture in their City and Region section.  Here's a scan of their picture and caption.

 

 

Lighting was difficult for photography, but here are a few pictures during the vigil.

 
Gloria White-Hammond

 
Joe Jaworski and Farah Siraj performing "To the Sudanese Women"

 
Volunteers lighting and giving out candles at the vigil

 
Volunteers Robert and Tim holding a Save Darfur banner

Some pictures from before and after the vigil

 
Copley Square

 

 
Mayor Menino and Susan

 

 
Mayor Menino and Eric

 

 
Larry, Nommi, Susan, Eric, Barbara, Ari
   
Where:

Copley Square
In front of Trinity Church
Boston, MA
When:

Sunday, December 10, 2006
5:00 to 6:00 PM