Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian (PLSR) is hosting a Candlelight Vigil today, Sunday, January 14th at 5:30 p.m. at the Ritidian Overlook. Candles will be available, however participants may also feel free to bring their own candles as well as other small offerings for the ceremony including flowers, betel nut, papulu, and other small natural, biodegradable items. Individuals may also offer a song, chant, or poem. We highly encourage carpooling and ask that participants bring a flashlight and a reusable drink container. The gathering is to remind our community and local leaders that Tailalo’, a successful conservation area within the vicinity of Northwest Field, is slated to be cleared and destroyed for the construction of the Live-Fire Training Range in just a few weeks. The proposed clearing, construction, and live-fire training operations pose adverse impacts to significant sacred sites and cultural properties, promote the devastation of numerous endangered species, threaten to contaminate the island’s main fresh water source, and limit access to original landowners, traditional healers, the local fishing community, and the general public to substantial portions of Litekyan (Ritidian). PLSR hopes to remind local leaders of the public outcry against the destruction at Tailalo’ and the community’s demand to put the project on halt. Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian (PLSR) is a direct action group dedicated to the protection of natural and cultural resources in the areas identified for DOD live-fire training on Guam. For more information, please email saveritidian@gmail.com. Si Yu'os Ma'åse!