[Peace] July 4th - how about Celebrating America's History of Protest?

[Harry Mickalide]

I support this theme.

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Stuart Levy via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Thinking about July 4th Parade time again.   We'll be sending in AWARE's
> application today or tomorrow.
>
> Karen Medina had an idea which I think is just brilliant, taking off on
> the generic parade theme of "Celebrating America":
>
>     How about Celebrating America's History of Protest?
>
> We can go for anti-war anti-imperial protests (need a Eugene V Debs
> poster!), anti-slavery protests (some of our old signs might fit, like
> Elijah Lovejoy of Alton, IL), for protests throughout labor history
> (collective bargaining, a 40-hour week, minimum wage...)!, for the Civil
> Rights movement protests, for the great veterans' protest after WWI...  -
> there are lots of directions and we can choose whatever we most like.
>
> Anyone mind adopting this (broad) theme?   Barring objections I'd like to
> say this is what we'll do.
>
>
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