Tag Archives: Peace Sign

The Queen can’t name her own successor, get it right.

One of the few good things coming from the Cromwell Regime civil war in England was the Union Constitution. That’s the “British Empire” as represented by the Union Jack flag. Their constitution was much more liberal than that of the … Continue reading

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Looking for a honk, wave or peace sign

? This week’s count of friendly responses was eighty-four in a half-hour, up from 62 for the last children’s vigil.

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UNDO THE COUP begins at home

COLORADO SPRINGS- Rita wants to remind local Democrats about which way to push Barack Obama, come January 20 after the inauguration, and before then, at the local Democratic Party precinct meetings. Whether we have expectations of Obama or not, if … Continue reading

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Nuclear disarmament will lead to peace

What’s come to be know as the peace symbol, is still referred to in the UK as the CND logo, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Recent articles about the origin of the graphic, on the occasion of its 50th … Continue reading

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The fifth anniversary of Iraq War global protest wave stops in Colorado Springs

Around the world, activist organizations are uniting in steadfast protest of war without end. Beneath Big Ben a Stop The War Coalition demonstration decries OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. Other signs feature a peace sign in relief over TROOPS OUT … Continue reading

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What they didn’t want to see last year

What they didn’t want you to see last year… no thrown bottles, no jeers, but crowds cheering for peace! Channel 11 reported “their message was still not received well by everyone” but interviewed only a single detractor who asserted that … Continue reading

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MoveOn vigil at Woodmen and Powers

A MoveOn member got fed up with all the vigils being close in downtown, and called a street corner vigil late Monday afternoon in his out of the way (for many of us) neighborhood at Woodmen and Powers. It was … Continue reading

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It’s against the law to be for peace and not for war

Todays peace contingent in the Colorado Springs Saint Patricks Day parade was physically attacked by the police about 5 minutes after we began the walk. One or two people were told that our permission to participate had been revoked, and … Continue reading

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The emperor’s subjects speak out

Acacia Park protest at Nevada and Bijou, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The turnout was fantastic and everyone was asking about the next opportunity to raise our voices. Turns out that will be Sunday 5pm for the Martin Luther King March from … Continue reading

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Peace as electioneering

A woman wearing a “Grannies for Peace” button was denied access to the voting booths yesterday. She was accused of “electioneering.” The administrator said pollwatchers face having to make such distinctions “all the time” but couldn’t come up with another … Continue reading

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Space Symposium protest 2006 part 3

Day 3: Wednesday Was it because I hadn’t had any non-violence training? Is that why everyone jumped in to enforce a stand down from my assailant? Our protest was just getting started, I was holding half of a banner in … Continue reading

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Space Symposium protest 2006 part 2

Day 1: Monday On Monday we stood, nearly two dozen of us at the corner of Lake and Lake Circle, we sang our song to an Oscar Meyer melody, we held banners, we blew our whistles and we handed out … Continue reading

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Stopping arms in space

It’s called the 2006 Space Symposium, and this year it is seeing a record number of attendees. But the participants are not space explorers, they’re arms manufacturers. Space exploration is for NASA I guess, the symposium is about coordinating the … Continue reading

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Peace, the new outlaw

The peace sign is the footprint of the American chicken? Haha. What is it you think we are chicken of?   Are we afraid to square off with armed authoritarian ugliness? Are we afraid to speak our mind in the … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade peace infiltration

(Sarah, Mimi, Amy, Evie, Lara, Ryan, Devon, Marie, David, Peter, Diann, Amber)   Our peaceful infiltration of the Old Colorado City St. Patricks Day Parade was great fun. We had to scale back our original plans for using the Peace … Continue reading

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