Justice for All Vigil
7 pm, Monday, July 27, 2026
Niles Town Plaza
For ICE Out For Good



Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca /
I Cultivate a White Rose
By Jose Marti
Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca
Cultivo una rosa blanca,
en julio como en enero,
para el amigo sincero
que me da su mano franca.
Y para el cruel que me arranca
el corazón con que vivo,
cardo ni oruga cultivo:
cultivo la rosa blanca.
I cultivate a white rose
In July as in January
For the sincere friend
Who gives me his hand frankly.
And for the cruel person who tears out
the heart with which I live,
I cultivate neither nettles nor thorns:
I cultivate a white rose.

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Wikipedia: José Julián Martí Pérez[a] (Spanish: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was a political activist and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist.[1][2] Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire . . . . From adolescence on, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.
We will have white roses to share and will have Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca / I Cultivate a White Rose by Jose Marti the poem as a poster up for display.
We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We are not afraid, we are not afraid,
We are not afraid today.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We are not alone, we are not alone
We are not alone today
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We are not alone today.
The truth will make us free, the truth will make us free,
The truth will make us free someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
The Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through,
The Lord will see us through someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
Black and white together, Black and white together,
Black and white together someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We shall all be free, we shall all be free,
We shall all be free someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
"We Shall Overcome"[lyrics of a traditional song]. In Manning Marable and Leith
Mullings, eds. Let Nobody Turn Us Around: Voices of Resistance, Reform and Renewal (Oxford: Rowan & Littlefield, 1999).Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
(Chorus Only)
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Everybody's talking about
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Repeat 6 times)
Everybody now come on
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Repeats 3 time)
Come together
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
You can get it tomorrow
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
