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

[Robert Naiman]

In addition to a Eugene Debs poster, let's carry a Gene Vanderport poster.




Robert Naiman
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On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Harry Mickalide via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> 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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