Women in Black at Graduation

author : Sandy Mayes

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Women In Black hold vigil at graduation (photo by Sandy Mayes)

Women in Black

Women in Black is an international women's peace movement that began in Israel in 1988 when Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women gathered in Israel to protest the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and to call for an end to violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Today Women in Black vigils continue in Israel as well as around the world in such countries as the U.S., England, India, Italy, Spain, Australia, Azerbaijan and Serbia.

The Women in Black vigil at this year's ceremony was initiated by a graduating student and coordinated with Women in Black activists from around Washington State. They held a silent vigil mourning Rachel Corrie and calling for a US investigation into her killing.