Yesterday, November 11th, was Remembrance Day. Mennonite Central Committee has for years produced Remembrance Day buttons with the phrase, "To remember is to work for peace."
MCC yesterday held a "flash mob" at the Forks in observance of Remembrance Day. I went with two CMU friends. Over a hundred people gathered at the Forks Marketplace. Many students from the school were there, as well as others from my church. In a low-key gathering, we sang "Freedom is Coming", unveiled a peace banner, and dispersed.
"On Remembrance Day we honour those who fought in war and we remember what they gave in service of our country. The "peace button," an initiative of Mennonite Central Committee, invites us to remember and to work for peace. Together let us seek and apply non-violent ways toward more justice and safety in our world." (MCC)
We remember. And we will do all we can to work for peace.
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