Saturday, January 15, in the midst of a freezing rain, approximately 600 Puget Sound residents gathered on Capitol Campus to honor slain Iraqi civilians and mourn all those killed in the Iraq war. Most of those present laid on the ground for one hour, representing actual Iraqi victims; the dead recently estimated at 100,000. http://100thousandandcounting.org (photo by Kathy Strauss)

(photo by Brooke Greiner)

The attire at this Code Pink Inauguration Day protest party at Percival Landing manifested a brilliant monochromatic palette ranging from powder pink to dazzling fuchsia. The message: Brace your bellies; we're in for a gastro-intestinally distressing ride. (photo by Pam Ring)

(photo by Pam Ring)

On the first Friday of each month, residents of the Hospital Hill neighborhood gather at the intersection of Harrison and Perry between 7:30 -- 8:30 am, greeting morning commuters with a simple yet surprisingly powerful message. All are welcome to participate in the monthly vigil , regardless of neighborhood affiliation. Or ... consider organizing your own neighbors. (Photographer unknown/ photo edited by Melissa Roberts)

Seen here in the early dark of a December evening, against a backdrop of the capitol dome and Heritage Park fountain, is a long row of women dressed in black. These are the Olympia Women In Black who stand vigil every Friday at 5 pm across from Percival Landing on 4th Avenue. They "stand in silent vigil to protest war, rape as a tool of war, ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses all over the world. We are silent because mere words cannot express the tragedy that wars and hatred bring." (photo by Larry Freytag)

Every Wednesday since March 5, 1980, Glen Anderson (far left) and other members of the Olympia chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation have held a noon-hour peace vigil at the NW corner of Sylvester Park on Capitol Way. These dedicated souls, among others, can also be seen at Percival Landing every Friday afternoon at 4 pm. This vigil began in 1998 in response to economic sanctions that were devastating Iraq. http://www.olyfor.org (photo by Pat Tassoni)