[Sosfbay-discuss] merit of vigils vs marches

[Jim Doyle]

The spanish language radio program Noticias y mas con Celina Rodriguez.
a  news, discussion, call in program that is from 9 - 10 am M-F
at 1370 am on the dial
had a live interview with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren last Monday.

The format was first pose a question in english, translate it into spanish
for the listening audience, then listen to her response in english followed
by the translation into spanish.

One of the questions was "What do you think of the large scale protest
marches that took place last year?"

Her answer included that she was impressed and moved by them.
However, she pointed out that it made some conservative members of
congress afraid.  As such, the vigils, especially or in particular, the 
vigils
held in churches had a better effect on such conservatives because of the
relationship to "family values".

That is, the vigils were more effective than the marches.