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Vigil (noun) from the Latin vigilia, 'wakefulness' A period spent in doing something through the night, for example watching, guarding, praying, or protesting (Silent Vigil). "We gathered, sixty of us in all, for what has become known as the silent vigil, a mute protest against our involvement in the war" (Anti-War Protestor, 1968) Vigilance (noun) root word vigil The act of watching for something to happen, of watching for danger, keeping an eye out "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty—power is ever stealing from the many to the few…." (Wendell Phillips 1811-1884) Vigilante (noun) Someone who takes enforcement of law or moral code into his or her own hands usually associated with frontier or rough justice. "When it comes to justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise" (Anonymous) McDonald/Wells’ Vigil is a meditation on violence and its impact on everyday people’s lives. Vigil follows the lives of three men and women as they respond in individual, personal, political and collective ways, to acts of violence. Some will face violence with peaceful opposition, some will fight using violence against itself and others will become… the violent. |
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Vigil #1 OUT NOW!
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Vigil #2 FEB 07 |