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Sun Dec 14 2003
Two Thousand Attend Memorial for Father Bill, Radical Priest
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12/14/2003: Two thousand people attended the memorial service for Father Bill O'Donnell Sunday night at the Berkeley Community Theater. Afterwards, the procession made it's way to St. Joseph the Worker Church.
Arrested nearly 230 times for civil disobedience, walking picket lines, and protesting injustice near and far, Father Bill O’Donnell was memorialized this evening by friends. Those who addressed the two thousand people who gathered in the Berkeley Community Theater Sunday included Martin Sheen, Father Roy Bourgeouis (School of the Americas Watch), Dolores Huerta (United Farm Workers), and Congresswomen Barbara Lee and Nancy Pelosi. Afterwards, the procession made its way to Father Bill’s church St. Joseph the Worker. Father Bill’s black pickup led the way carrying his UFW flag-draped pine coffin.
Photos: 1 2 | Audio: 1 | Who He Was: 1 2
Arrested nearly 230 times for civil disobedience, walking picket lines, and protesting injustice near and far, Father Bill O’Donnell was memorialized this evening by friends. Those who addressed the two thousand people who gathered in the Berkeley Community Theater Sunday included Martin Sheen, Father Roy Bourgeouis (School of the Americas Watch), Dolores Huerta (United Farm Workers), and Congresswomen Barbara Lee and Nancy Pelosi. Afterwards, the procession made its way to Father Bill’s church St. Joseph the Worker. Father Bill’s black pickup led the way carrying his UFW flag-draped pine coffin.
Photos: 1 2 | Audio: 1 | Who He Was: 1 2
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