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Participate in Downtown Asheville funeral procession
Public invited to march Sat., Sept. 4, beginning at noon

Asheville activist Melissa Terrezza writes to DowntownAsheville.com:

"This Saturday, September 4, 2010, I have planned a public funeral dirge on the sidewalks of downtown Asheville. This procession is to honor the loss of human and animal life caused by the BP Oil Spill.

"The devastation of truth in media, the devastation caused to our environment from oil corporations, and the horrible reality of the diminishing wetlands, are all impetus for this funeral to exist.

"This event is open to the public. I ask that you dress in black. I will provide black veils if you wish along with black armbands. I have made cardboard coffins painted black with stenciled images of pelicans, dolphins, and sea turtles.

"My hopes for inviting the Western North Carolina community to participate in this funeral is to create solidarity amongst one another and to be given an opportunity to acknowledge the death and damage delivered to our Gulf coast.

"Meet at the Sean Pace Gallery, 5 Walnut Street, Suite 102 (four doors up from Scully’s), 11:30 a.m., plan to walk at Noon. A simple route through and around downtown is planned. Should not take longer then an hour. Pets are welcome."

 Editor's Note: Although Melissa Terrezza does not advocate civil disobedience this Saturday, she provided the YouTube link (above) that was her inspiration to organize Asheville's public dirge in response to the catastrophe caused by the BP Gulf oil spill or Click Here>

Another online commentary ('This Gulf Is Your Gulf, This Gulf Is My Gulf') is posted on Thegreenerhome.com or Click Here>

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