[amc] BROWNSVILLE, TX: CPT Delegation responds to legislation that would erect wall, increase militarization of border
- From: "Micheal J. Mc Evoy" <chewy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:45:53 -0600
The Litany of Resistance to Violence was written by Jim Looney, CPT
Reservist, in 1991 during the First Iraqi-US war.
Jim is currently held captive in Iraq.
A copy of the Litany is at the bottom of this email.
>>>>> "CPTnet" == CPTnet editor, Webster, NY
>>>>> <CPTnet.editor.guest.445947@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
CPTnet> CPTnet 28 February 2006
CPTnet> BROWNSVILLE, TX: CPT Delegation responds to legislation
CPTnet> that would erect wall, increase militarization of border
CPTnet> "No Wall No War" was the message 16 February 2006 vigil at
CPTnet> the Brownsville port of entry, sponsored by CPT
CPTnet> Borderlands delegation and supporters from the local peace
CPTnet> coalition. The witness took place on the bridge that
CPTnet> spans the Rio Grande River, connecting Brownsville, TX and
CPTnet> the Mexican city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas at a time in the
CPTnet> afternoon when many people were crossing.
CPTnet> The delegation was responding to recent U.S. House of
CPTnet> Representative legislation that would put up another 700
CPTnet> miles of wall to separate the United States and Mexico,
CPTnet> and further the militarization of the US/Mexico Border.
CPTnet> Many passersby, among the thousands who cross every day,
CPTnet> expressed approval; at one point a car full of young women
CPTnet> rolled down their window yelling "We support you." Later,
CPTnet> two men passing by joined the witness reading the Litany
CPTnet> Resistance to Violence (See
CPTnet> http://www.cpt.org/publications/litanyofresistance.php). One
CPTnet> of them was moved by the Litany and asked to keep a copy.
CPTnet> During the week-long trip, the delegation heard many
CPTnet> reports of violence along the border including abuse of
CPTnet> women, wage theft, extreme narcotraffic-related violence,
CPTnet> and constant fear among residents who have family or
CPTnet> friends that are undocumented.
CPTnet> A pastor from a small congregation, whom are undocumented,
CPTnet> described some fears the migrants he ministers to have to
CPTnet> face. They include threats from gangs and the Border
CPTnet> Patrol. As a response to these fears he quoted the
CPTnet> _Purpose Driven Life_ saying "fear is from the devil." He
CPTnet> said, "My church boldly offers hospitality, and support to
CPTnet> all, with or without documents and we don't care who knows
CPTnet> it."
CPTnet> The borderlands delegation to Brownsville continues to
CPTnet> look for effective ways that CPT can engage in violence
CPTnet> reduction along the troubled border. Participants were
CPTnet> Mark Frey (Chicago, IL) Elizabeth Garcia, local
CPTnet> coordinator, (Brownsville, TX), (Wendy Lehman, Chicago,
CPTnet> IL) and Murray Lumley (Toronto, ON.)
CPTnet> _______________
Jim Loney wrote the "Litany of Resistance" in 1991, during the first
Gulf War. It has been translated into several languages, and is
prayed regularly by CPT teams and others not only in response to world
conflicts, but in response to threats of violence directed towards our
Teams and the human rights defenders and civilian communities with
whom we work.
Litany of Resistance
by Jim Loney (CPT Reservist), Toronto, Ontario
One: Let us pray. You have learned how it is said
All: Love your neighbor and hate your enemy
One: But I say this to you who are listening
All: Love your enemies
One: Do good to those who hate you
All: Bless those who curse you
One: Be compassionate
All: Judge not
One: Do not condemn
All: Grant pardon
One: Because the amount you measure out
All: Is the amount you will be given back
One: Let everything you do
All: Be done in love
One: Blessed are the poor
All: For theirs is the kingdom of God
One: Blessed are they who mourn now
All: For they will be comforted
One: Blessed are the meek
All: For they will inherit the earth
One: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice
All: For they will be satisfied
One: Blessed are the merciful
All: For they will be shown mercy
One: Blessed are the pure in heart
All: For they will see God
One: Blessed are the peacemakers
All: For they will be called the daughters and sons of God
One: Blessed are they who are persecuted because of righteousness
All: For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
One: Deliver us, O God
All: Guide our feet in the ways of your peace.
One: In humility, we ask
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: In humility, we ask
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
All: Have mercy on us
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
All: Free us from the bondage of sin and death
One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: For the victims of war
All: Have mercy
One: Women, men and children
All: Have mercy
One: The maimed and the crippled
All: Have mercy
One: The abandoned and the homeless
All: Have mercy
One: The imprisoned and the tortured
All: Have mercy
One: The widowed and the orphaned
All: Have mercy
One: The bleeding and the dying
All: Have mercy
One: The weary and the desperate
All: Have mercy
One: The lost and the forsaken
All: Have mercy
One: For those fleeing in terror
All: Have mercy
One: For our scorched and blackened earth
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For the scandal of billions wasted in war
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For our leaders who wage war in our name
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For our Caesars and our Herods
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For our generals and tacticians
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For the men and women in battle
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For the men and women training for war
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For the scientists and researchers
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For the arms dealers and the merchants of death
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: For our taxes that fund the evil of war
All: Forgive us for we know not what we do
One: Deliver us, O God
All: Guide our feet into the ways of peace
One: In humility, we ask
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: From the arrogance of power
All: Deliver us
One: From the poverty of violence
All: Deliver us
One: From the tyranny of greed
All: Deliver us
One: From the ugliness of racism
All: Deliver us
One: From the politics of hypocrisy
All: Deliver us
One: From the hysteria of nationalism
All: Deliver us
One: From the cancer of hatred
All: Deliver us
One: From the seduction of wealth
All: Deliver us
One: From the addiction of control
All: Deliver us
One: From the avarice of imperialism
All: Deliver us
One: From the idolatry of national security
All: Deliver us
One: From the despair of fatalism
All: Deliver us
One: From the violence of apathy
All: Deliver us
One: From the filth of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the profanity of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the necessity of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the madness of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the blasphemy of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the brutality of war
All: Deliver us
One: From the demonic waste of war and of preparation for war
All: Deliver us
One: Deliver us, O God
All: Guide our feet into the ways of peace
One: In humility, we ask
All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.
One: Obedience to God comes before obedience
to human authority
All: Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and
unto God what is God's
One: Let your will be done, not mine
All: With the help of God's grace
One: Let us resist and confront evil everywhere we find it
All: With the help of God's grace
One: With the waging of war
All: We will not comply
One: With all preparation and training for war
All: We will not comply
One: With the forces of fear
All: We will not comply
One: With the legalization of murder
All: We will not comply
One: With the legalization of genocide
All: We will not comply
One: With laws that betray human life
All: We will not comply
One: With the bombing of civilians
All: We will not comply
One: With the bombing of cities
All: We will not comply
One: With the violating of our earth
All: We will not comply
One: With the destruction of peoples
All: We will not comply
One: With the raping of women
All: We will not comply
One: With governments that are blind to the sanctity of life
All: We will not comply
One: With economic structures that impoverish and dehumanize
All: We will not comply
One: With the manipulation and control of public information
All: We will not comply
One: With economics that manufacture instruments of death
All: We will not comply
One: With economics that practice the use of instruments of death
All: We will not comply
One: With the perpetuation of violence
All: We will not comply
One: With structures that divide rich from poor
All: We will not comply
One: With the hypocrisy of political maneuvering
All: We will not comply
One: With the help of God's grace
All: We will struggle for justice
One: With the compassion of Christ
All: We will stand for what is true
One: With God's abiding kindness
All: We will love even our enemies
One: With the love of Christ
All: We will resist all evil
One: With God's unending faithfulness
All: We will work to build the beloved community
One: With Christ's passionate love
All: We will carry the cross
One: With God's overwhelming goodness
All: We will walk as pilgrims of peace
One: With Christ's fervent conviction
All: We will labour for truth
One: With God's infinite mercy
All: We will live in solidarity with all people
One: In the end there are three things that last
All: Faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love
One: Let us abide in God's love
All: Thanks be to God.
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Micheal McEvoy St Brigid's Gate Farm
chewy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mahomet, Texas
Micah4 Consulting -- Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Community
"And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
-- Micah 6:8
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