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

[Carl G. Estabrook]

The difficulty with this theme is that it implies “protest” is the exception - and what’s being protested against (war) is is usual and expected - and therefore in some sense justified - “in possession,” as lawyers might say. 

We might “Celebrate America” by saying “Celebrate America’s Rejection of War,” since every US war since the beginning has been opposed by the US public. (See attachment.)

As President John Adams wrote in 1813, "The middle third ..., the soundest part of the Nation [is] always averse to War.” 

—CGE


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> On 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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