PEOPLE RESPOND
BRAVO! Excellent action! Woulda been with ya if urgent family issues had not intervened. Next time. Love, Ellen Barfield
Thanks for all you are doing! Those are great photos of great people.!! Peace, Sister Bernadette
I would like to be taken off this email list for the following reason:
I do not support the war in Iraq in any way and have written a book, made a movie and devoted myself to public speaking against it. However, in your pacifist efforts, you have deeply offended both me and my family. In your need to express yourselves, you have done so in an aggressive, albeit, warlike manner. My uncle fought in the second WW and he lost a limb doing so. He was one of the veterans to attend the opening of the memorial and he is a liberal democrat devoted to peace. He is, also, a human being who appreciates the sanctity of individual thought and heroism. He would never dream of demeaning the actions of people who gave their lives for something they believed in. He went to remember the war and to hope that we can end the current one. He went with an open mind, an open heart and a history of servitude to peace. His feelings were so deeply hurt by your banners and outright lack of grace, that he is currently writing to several bishops in the Philadelphia community to convey his opinion about what he witnessed.
There is a place and way to speak to your mind and indeed you have the right to do so any way you feel fit. Conversely, those who are offended by your actions also have a right to express their opinions. You went to a sacred site and you demeaned it because your egos felt compelled. I am disgusted by the intent and will NEVER again speak in support of the organizations listed on this website. I feel sorry for the spirit of men and women so corrupted with rage and unimportance that they seek to strike against people with whom they have never had a discourse. Too bad, for all involved. What could have been a day devoted to the sanctity of life and spirit was maligned by bad thinking. Yet again. While you parade around in front of people who maintained their dignity in a way you seem never to understand, all of America watched. And unfortunately, when the fate of the globe is on the line, you once again gave those in the middle ample reason to turn right.
If you seek change, I urge you to do so through creation rather than demoralization. The borders of Iraq are open, why not go? My opinion will change when I see Liz McAllister hold a banner in downtown Baghdad .
Hannah Shakespeare
Thanks Jonah House for your great work and glorious banners! Lots of love to you all - xxx Mary Rice
Dear Folks at Jonah House,
Thanks so much for forwarding the good news of your demonstration at the war ceremonies--marvelous photographs and signs and presence.
That WWII "memorial" has to be one of the ugliest blocks of concrete in memory, another validation for killing, as if that were necessary. So sad, when a weeping woman, as at the Peace Abbey, Sherborn, or an appropriate figure of mourning might have been chosen instead.
With appreciation and best always,
Mike True
Bravo as usual! And so beautifully reported. Thanks for the word of the action. Hugs galore to each, Sr. Megan Rice
Bravo! Right on! THANK YOU. Bill Slavick
Great witness. Sounds like both events were "more than you could have anticipated." Thank you for your efforts in confronting social sin and its effect on the vulnerable poor. Sr. Mary Minor
I APPLAUD YOUR COURAGE AND CONTINUITY OVER THE YEARS.
HELENE, RSHM
What a beautiful display. I wish we were closer to participate in these actions.
Peace, Judy Sarmiento Saginaw, Michigan.
In all our names, thank you. Barbara Hansen, OP
Hi Everyone! The balloons worked this time, hurray! The picture is awesome and the action sounds like it was powerful on many fronts. Keep on keeping on.
Much love to you all,
Mary Novak
Great banners--great actions! Thanks--wish I had been there with y'all. Great way to celebrate the the holiday! Love to all, Bob Ludwig