Monday November 9th noon
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Join us on your lunch hour! Take Hwy 5 South, exit Dairy Mart Road, turn
right (west) and follow the winding road to the entrance to the park.
Meet at 12 noon to DRIVE IN to Friendship Park, which will be made
accessible to vehicles at this hour. Friendship Park Vigil 20th
Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Border Field State Park
Sponsored by Friends of Friendship Park
www.friendshippark.org contacts:
John Fanestil 619-823-6223 Dan Watman 619-954-9710 Enrique Morones
619-977-9467
One Wall Falls another Rises
On this historic anniversary, Border Patrol construction crews have
created a limited "public access area" inside Friendship Park that would
prevent visitors on the U.S. side from drawing closer than five feet to
the international boundary. A sign posted at the entrance to the park
lists "rules for entry," among them, "Physical contact with individuals
in Mexico is not permitted." Go here to see photos. Local coalition
leaders are calling for a new design allowing visitors easily to see,
hear and touch each other at the historic border park.
Please join us for a silent vigil in tribute to the courage of those who
caused the Berlin Wall to fall and in distress over today's dehumanizing
wall that shatters relationships. People at Friendship Park can't even
touch each other. This kind of human contact is essential to creating
friendships on which the true security of our region depends. We will
have a short silent meditation and then share songs or poems.
Stay for 20 minutes or stay for an hour, but bring proof of legal residency!
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