[Peace] Why I will be marching in the July 4th parade

[Debra Schrishuhn]

Good for you, Karen! 

PDA was in the parade as well, and this year we had a single message: Healthcare not Warfare. We were well received by spectators, ranging from waving and thumbs up to clapping and cheering. By engaging we keep the subjects we care about in the public sphere and we have the chance to foster serious discussion and education. 

We save what we love, we love what we understand, we understand what we learn--the reason education is so vital. 

Deb

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> On Jul 4, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Karen Medina via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> A friend wrote: I’ll stay home and watch the Red Sox play
> Sitting on one's couch is always an option. 
> 
> The 4th of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It is true that some have co-opted it as a celebration of wars that the United States have fought.  
> 
> The theme of the Champaign County celebration is, ‘Salute To Education,’
> This theme is particularly important, especially because we as a country fail miserably at education. We, miseducated Americans, continue to allow US presidents to kill between 20 and 30 million people since 1945, for the profits of the US 1%. Let us join together to improve education and help people develop critical thinking in our country. 
>  
> Or we could sit on our couches. 
> 
> As for me and my house, we will join the parade which begins at 11:05 a.m. near First and Florida, continues East on Florida to Lincoln Avenue then proceeds North on Lincoln Avenue to California. I will be walking with the Immigration Forum. 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> Karen Medina
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