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FNS Feature The Victims Shall Not be Forgotten

FNS Feature

The Victims Shall Not be Forgotten

Every night this week, a street in central El Paso will light up with the
names of more than 10,000 people killed in the violence that’s ravaged
Ciudad Juarez and Mexico since 2008. Sponsored by Annunciation House, the
nightly projection/vigil is part of a week-long series of activities that
will culminate with a dinner honoring in person the Mexican poet and
anti-violence activist Javier Sicilia on Saturday, April 28. A shelter for
migrants and the homeless, Annunciation House, has named Sicilia the
recipient of its 2012 Voice of the Voiceless award.

To call attention to the loss of human life in the so-called narco war,
Annunciation House will project the names of murdered people on one side of
the organization’s building on East San Antonio Avenue while simultaneously
flashing large photos on another side of the red-brick structure.
Accompanied by music, the stunning images show grieving families, funerals
galore, freshly-killed victims laying in the street, masked soldiers in the
streets and outraged citizens protesting in public.

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Annunciation House events

*News from  Annunciation House*
Compañer@s,

10,000 of our sisters and brothers in Ciudad Juarez have been killed since
2008.

This Sunday, join us at the 2012 Voice of the Voiceless Vigil and
Projection of Names hosted by Annunciation House as we gather to give name,
face, and voice to the 10,000 killed in Cd. Juarez, their families, and
those affected by all forms of violence. We will stand in solidarity to
bear witness to the violence toward the immigrant and to the threat to the
right to be human. They will not be forgotten. *

*VIGIL, PROJECTION & MEMORIAL ALTAR*

*Annunciation House, 1003 E. San Antonio Ave.*

  • Sunday, April 22, 7:45PM:* Press conference, vigil, and projection of
    10,000 names of those killed in Cd. Juarez onto the Annunciation House
    building
  • Every evening, Sunday, April 22 through Friday, April 27 8:00PM TO 12:00AM:
    Vigil followed by the projection of names and images onto the
    Annunciation House building
  • Continuously, Sunday, April 22 through Friday, April 27 *
  • Day and Night: Memorial Altar

*We invite you to bring flowers, mementos, and/or other symbols to place upon the altar  in memory of the 10,000 who have been killed in Ciudad Juarez and the more than 50,000 who have died throughout Mexico*
*Other upcoming events of the 2012 Voice of the Voiceless include:

*SOLIDARITY DINNER*

  • Saturday,  April 28th, 6pm to 9pm*

Amistad Hall of Sta. Lucia Parish, 518 Gallagher St.; Dinner Tickets:  $50 2012 Voice of the Voiceless Award Recipient is Javier Sicilia, Mexican Journalist, Novelist, Poet, and Activist. Read El Paso Times article here

  • IMMIGRATION FORUM

*Friday, April 27th, 6 PM TO 9PM, and Saturday, April 28th, 8am to 1pm:* St. Patrick Cathedral Multipurpose Center, 1111 N. Stanton St. No cost to attend; seating is limited.

*Annunciation House<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IpCspLd_Cz_7R3toYB1tbYomUsTfpCHQazJsU6…> is a
homeless shelter in downtown El Paso dedicated to accompanying the  **migrant,
homeless, and economically vulnerable peoples of the border region.*

For information about any event or to purchase dinner tickets, call
915-533-4675, stop by 815 Myrtle Ave., or visitwww.annunciationhouse.org