The Valentines for Peace project was a lot of fun. We made 5 giant valentines out of wood and canvas and got help from the youth of St. Joseph's, St. Andrew's, and St. Mary's Cathedral parishes as well as the Islamic Center of Saginaw and some kids of the Cathedral District neighborhood. We held a sendoff service Thursday, February 13th at Jefferson Ave United Methodist Church and discussed redefining love as well as the origin of Valentine's Day. Few people know that St. Valentine was beheaded by Emperor Claudius II for marrying people in secret after Claudius had outlawed marriage since it distracted his soldiers from his wars. So Valentine's Day has always been an antiwar holiday!

On Thursday night, Morgan Guyton, SVSU student Monique Metcalfe, and Central Michigan student Lisa Rapes drove to Washington, DC with the valentines strapped to the roof of Morgan's car. We held a press conference in front of the US Capitol and then proceeded to deliver our valentines to our Representatives, Senators, and even one to the Vietnam Memorial. After delivering the valentines, we drove north to New York City where we participated in the biggest antiwar protest in recent history on Saturday, February 15th.