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# Community to join together in remembrance
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/community-to-join-together-in-remembrance/
- Published: 2003-09-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:52:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Downtown, #archive-import

*Events in Santa Monica today*

*By Daily Press staff*

Asilent vigil is planned in downtown Santa Monica today to remember the events and victims of Sept. 11, 2001\. It’s part of a circle of hope healing memorial at 6 p.m. in the center court on the Third Street Promenade, between Arizona Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard.

Spiritual and musical reflections will begin at 6 p.m. and the candlelight vigil will follow, starting at about 6:30 p.m.

The evening is coor-dinated by the Santa Monica Bay Interfaith Council and the September 11 Families for Peaceful for Tomorrows. The council is a multi-religious group that provides community services and outreach. The Peaceful Tomorrows group is an advocacy organization founded by family members of Sept. 11 victims.

The Santa Monica Fire Departmentwill observe a moment of silence at 8 a.m. at each fire station in the city and the flags there will be lowered to half staff. Flags will remain at half-staff until sundown in accordance the Presidential proclamation declaring Sept. 11 “Patriot’s Day.”

After flags have been lowered to half staff, company commanders will announce to all personnel and neighbors that they will observe a moment of silence to commemorate those who gave their lives in a valiant attempt to save others. Uniformed personnel will be available to speak with citizens that wish to join remembrance.

The following are the locations of SMFD’s stations: No. 1: 1444 Seventh Street. No. 2: 222 Holister Avenue. No. 3: 1302 19th Street. No. 5: 2450 Ashland Avenue.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 11, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)