Interfaith Vigil at Haller Fountain on Labor Day
A vigil of song and solidarity is coming to Haller Fountain on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
An act and gathering of community resilience amid ongoing and troubling national and global events, “Spirit into Action: A Vigil for Our Neighbors” is scheduled for 4 to 5 p.m. surrounding the local landmark.
The 50-member Port Townsend Women’s Chorus will perform “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor,” a choral arrangement of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” that is featured at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
The group will also lead a group singalong of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” as part of an event planned by the Jefferson Interfaith Action Coalition.
Participants will read words of wisdom from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Sufi and nonsectarian spiritual leaders.
The event will commence with a time for those gathered to name feelings and reasons for lament and grief. It will conclude with a communal naming of reasons for hope in the midst of aggressive immigration enforcement, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and impactful U.S. Supreme Court cases, among other ongoing concerns.
For more information about the vigil and JIAC, visit jeffersoninterfaithactio