[Othermindslist] TERRY RILEY EVENT LIVE ON INTERNET OCT 2

Jay here,
I'm forwarding this message because I'm aware that there are a lot of folks
who sincerely believe that meditation is an effective means of aiding
progress toward peace. Although my personal feeling is that this method is
more of a salve to the lazy and guilty conscience, I nevertheless feel that
our government's present punk stances toward Iraq and world cooperation in
general is so outrageous that _anything we can do to raise awareness of the
need to do something of a more concreet nature is probably a good thing.
>Delivered-To: jaywill@tscnet.com
>To: Other Minds List <othermindslist@otherminds.org>
>From: Charles Amirkhanian <charles@artsplural.com>
>Subject: [Othermindslist] TERRY RILEY EVENT LIVE ON INTERNET OCT 2
>Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 00:07:16 -0700
>
>From: Terry Riley <tmril@earthlink.net>
>
>DEAR FRIENDS,
>In my growing concern over the current administration's threats to invade
>Iraq I found myself having to do something as a daily practice to, in a
>small way, contribute to world peace. I began doing late night piano and
>vocal meditations which I projected as Protection Vigils. My first
>intention was to protect innocent peoples in Iraq from the savage bombing
>and attacks that NOW SEEM eminent from the US forces. Later I used them in
>the service of friends who were very ill or who had recently died. Then came
>vigils which were extended to protect the whole planet.
>
>I mentioned THESE VIGILS to Mikail Graham who got excited by the idea and we
>discussed the possibility of turning it into a community ritual led by local
>artists, dancers, musicians and masters of the spoken word. Mikail Graham
>then contacted Utah Phillips who also got behind the idea adding his own
>inimitable energies and now it has sprung into being with a plan to host the
>all night event at the Miners foundry IN NEVEDA CITY CALIFORNIA on Oct. 2
>with a live broadcast of the entire event on KVMR. (Also hear it on the
>World Wide Web at kvmr.org) The event will take place from 7PM to 7AM and
>will be called A.W.A.K.E.
>We invite friends everywhere to join with us in this peace effort on this
>special night or at any time.
> A.W.A.K.E.
>Please come and give up a nights sleep to be AWAKE with us and join in a
>rapturous community ritual to participate in A NIGHT OF PEACEFUL VIGILANCE
>IN MUSIC AND DANCE, VISUALIZATIONS AND THE SPOKEN WORD.
>
>AS THE NIGHT unfolds WE INTEND TO WEAVE THE BEGININNGS STRANDS OF PROTECTION
>TO BENEFIT ALL THE EARTH AND HER LIVING CREATURES. TO BRING TO OUR
>GATHERING A CONSCIOUS INTENTION TO MERGE WITH THE UNIVERSAL WILL TOWARDS
>BEAUTY WITH HUMILITY AND ARTISTRY.
>
>IN PEACE,
>
>Terry Riley
>
>
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