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Some more ideas - sorry for omitting these -<br>
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<li>Young people marching, presenting their <b>own</b> thoughts
on peace - and war - in signs or banners or whatever - Sandra's
suggestion.<br>
(I think this would be a really valuable thing to do - and
difficult - both for the same reason. What young people could
we find who might take part? And, the fact that we are
currently mostly a bunch of gray haired fuddy-duddies (sorry
all) is an indictment of our recruitment of the next
generation.)<br>
One piece of good news - Jenifer C's grandson is around, and may
have something to say about war and peace...<br>
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<li>The inheritance of the wars we make today is a burden on
tomorrow's unborn children.<br>
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</li>
<li>When we in the US make war on distant countries, the terrible
effects on their people - especially their youth - are easy for
us to ignore.<br>
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On 6/22/12 11:51 AM, Stuart Levy wrote:
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July 4th is coming soon. We have a bunch of ideas, not mutually
exclusive, but we need to work on at least some of them. Who has
time? When would be good?<br>
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Some possible times -<br>
- Saturday afternoon, after Occupy demonstration (maybe 4:30 or
5)<br>
- Sunday afternoon, after AWARE (maybe 6:30)<br>
- Monday, after Occupy GA (maybe around 9pm)<br>
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Summary of ideas raised so far - at least in a quick scan of
recent e-mail - if yours is not here, or you have another, please
remind us!<br>
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<li>Veterans marching solemnly, followed for contrast by
tie-dyed/face-painted children playing together, with
flowers. Sign: "Keep our children free from war"<br>
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<li>Sign: "How can the world's youth celebrate with us when we
keep dropping bombs on them?"<br>
perhaps with <br>
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</li>
<li>Recognizing groups of people, including young people,
working for peace despite adversity, including the Afghan
Youth Peace Volunteers, or groups of Israeli and Palestinian
youth. Not sure how best to show them - they're not household
names - but very important ideas. What can we show/say?<br>
Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers -- <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ourjourneytosmile.com/">http://ourjourneytosmile.com/</a><br>
A nice picture, of young people in Afghanistan carrying a
banner: "The People of Afghanistan Say No To War": <a
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href="http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dreams-and-dignity.jpg">http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dreams-and-dignity.jpg
</a><br>
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<li>Blood and gore and stench and horror of war. Caricatured
Statue of Liberty with lurid dollar sign mask, scythe,
"Why?". etc. See Wayne's note of 6/17, 5:24PM.<br>
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</li>
<li>Cradle with baby doll, with (a frame holding) a mobile
floating over the baby. Mobile pieces would be words - things
that threaten the child's future - WAR, POVERTY, HUNGER...
Associated signs, e.g. "(number) of the world's children died
of malnutrition in 2010".<br>
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</li>
<li>Vietnam-war-memorial-style "wall" of Illinois young people
killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by year. 162 in
Iraq, 79 in Afganistan, so far: <br>
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<li>Child blasted by a drone attack<br>
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<li>Stretcher bearing a child victim of war, or toys, or a
doll...<br>
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