Nightly Vigils
Every evening here we have candlelight services. They usually last between an hour and a half to two hours and feature a wide array of community leaders and traditions. Last night the candles were all lit right before dusk and the entire community of 15o people marched around the farm in the streets around the block.
Here are some pics from last night's march and vigil.
The nightly events are key to keeping the bond of the growing community strong. People are constantly coming and going (mostly coming at this point) and the vigils provide an opportunity for everyone to come together in solidarity and remind us all why we're here. For those of us new to this community it provides a wonderful look into the strength of the existing group of dedicated farmers who have been preparing for this day for 3 years.
Here are some pics from last night's march and vigil.
The nightly events are key to keeping the bond of the growing community strong. People are constantly coming and going (mostly coming at this point) and the vigils provide an opportunity for everyone to come together in solidarity and remind us all why we're here. For those of us new to this community it provides a wonderful look into the strength of the existing group of dedicated farmers who have been preparing for this day for 3 years.
posted by Japhet at
3:28 PM
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another supported of the farmers, los angeles based mucho mas productions, has this to say: Now replace this mental image of warehouses and rusty train yards with the smell of tilled earth and the sounds of people shouting, tacos stands manned by three smiling generations of women, roosters, tail-wagging dogs, bric-a-brac fences, a kid having a temper tantrum while her patient father counts to ten, hand-painted sheets bearing slogans like “venceremos”, an old dude on his knees pulling lettuce from the ground, hippie activists pitching tents, and Darryl Hannah sleeping in a tree… This is the basic gist of the small plot of land, right across the street from the most desolate of the Vernon warehouses, pirated away from big name developers by the South Central Farmers.
Now replace this mental image of warehouses and rusty train yards with the smell of tilled earth and the sounds of people shouting, tacos stands manned by three smiling generations of women, roosters, tail-wagging dogs, bric-a-brac fences, a kid having a temper tantrum while her patient father counts to ten, hand-painted sheets bearing slogans like “venceremos”, an old dude on his knees pulling lettuce from the ground, hippie activists pitching tents, and Darryl Hannah sleeping in a tree… This is the basic gist of the small plot of land, right across the street from the most desolate of the Vernon warehouses, pirated away from big name developers by the South Central Farmers.
http://www.muchomasproductions.com/muchomejor/editorials/editorial.htm
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