November 11th is Rememberance Day
Lewis | 06.11.2006 17:44 | Anti-militarism | Liverpool
a day to remeber all the military deaths since 1918.
BUT.
They don't remeber the Iraqis, Palestinians, Afgans, Germans, French, Belgians, Kuwaitis, Kosovans, Serbians, and many, many, many, more civilian casualties who have died in the 300+ wars since 1918.
Over 200 Million people have been slaughtered in Wars around the World, since the "war to end all wars" (WW1)
That's why.
BUT.
They don't remeber the Iraqis, Palestinians, Afgans, Germans, French, Belgians, Kuwaitis, Kosovans, Serbians, and many, many, many, more civilian casualties who have died in the 300+ wars since 1918.
Over 200 Million people have been slaughtered in Wars around the World, since the "war to end all wars" (WW1)
That's why.
Liverpool School Students Against War
have organised a DIE IN to take place on 11.11.06 at 11am, during the 2 minutse silence.
A die-in is where a group of people pretend to be dead and lie on the ground covered in "blood".
The Die-in will bring the toll that war costs to the streets of Liverpool and show that we, the new generation, will not stand for this NONSENSE any longer. That we want the killing and war mongering to STOP, so that the world can live in peace.
SO, IF YOU CAN,
Come to the Big T.V. by Virgin, at 10.45 on 11th November.
We will "die" during the two minutes silence, and then walk up Bold Street to the Egg cafe, and then from there to the Cenotaph in front of St. Georges Hall.
IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE,
One thing you can do is, instead of wearing a red poppy on Rememberance day, wear a WHITE poppy, of which the proceeds go towards teaching about peace, and working for a culture of Peace.
Take ACTION on rememberance day, and send a message to the world leaders, that enough is enough. We want the KILLING to END NOW!!
have organised a DIE IN to take place on 11.11.06 at 11am, during the 2 minutse silence.
A die-in is where a group of people pretend to be dead and lie on the ground covered in "blood".
The Die-in will bring the toll that war costs to the streets of Liverpool and show that we, the new generation, will not stand for this NONSENSE any longer. That we want the killing and war mongering to STOP, so that the world can live in peace.
SO, IF YOU CAN,
Come to the Big T.V. by Virgin, at 10.45 on 11th November.
We will "die" during the two minutes silence, and then walk up Bold Street to the Egg cafe, and then from there to the Cenotaph in front of St. Georges Hall.
IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE,
One thing you can do is, instead of wearing a red poppy on Rememberance day, wear a WHITE poppy, of which the proceeds go towards teaching about peace, and working for a culture of Peace.
Take ACTION on rememberance day, and send a message to the world leaders, that enough is enough. We want the KILLING to END NOW!!
Lewis
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White Poppies - where are they?
06.11.2006 18:08
StrongTea
unusual
06.11.2006 18:17
" . . . . to remember : does that help ? "
piece in the indymedia uk newswire "vaults" - put it into the search engine at the top of this "newswire" column.
The bits about the "eleventh of every month" campaign ( - ditto - ) might have some interest, as might the recent piece about the post WW2 commemoration . . . .
cheers.
It IS so very worth doing. . . . so
unusual times call for unusual . . . .
support
white poppy red poppy white poppy
06.11.2006 18:35
it aint "either or", is it.
that "getting played off against each other" thing is SO over
or we are
- check the actual background - that ". . . . to remember : does that help? " bit,
also the " 2 remember the scams " bit, even the "if the small peaces aint working, try the "big peace" ( comments )
- "tory" types have never found a way to agree with the peace movements as much as they do in these times - opinions are shifting - new information is listened to -
dont lets allow ourselves to get used as unwitting spoilers
When its the people in charge of the army that have come up with some of the most cutting phrases against this war, as much as mothers, sons, daughters - then we are making sense - but we need to ALL step out of the "cardboard cut-out", easy-to-predict images the "meja" tries to frame us with or deafen us to each other with.
red poppy
Getting White Poppies
06.11.2006 20:21
Peace
John
Homepage:
http://johnsfreelunch.blogspot.com/
A few corrections required
07.11.2006 08:12
Arthur
Wars
07.11.2006 13:03
White poppies mean NO MORE! no more killings and no more wars, no more deaths of civilians and no more deaths of soldiers, and if you can't find a white poppy, why you don't just make it? All it takes is a pin and a bit of paper.
no more!
11th November = International Anarchist Day
07.11.2006 16:21
Albert
remember . . . .
07.11.2006 18:49
35 veterans stood in the usa elections today - 34 against the current administration.
all four forces papers have a mutual "leader"piece this week that calls for the secretary for defence to get sacked.
32 USA retired top brass have signed a letter that calls for his resignation.
check the war monument at the bottom corner of hyde park sometime if you walk to green park that way - a bloke flat under a coat, a bloke weighed down with "equipment" - that isnt trying to say war is glorious either
lets stop the spivs, eh.
about time.
( also scroogle - usa election update )
( also - the piece about the commemoration of wars after 1945 from a couple of days ago - when the IMC-UK censors put it back up )
x loud
History lesson, for Arthur.
07.11.2006 20:36
Here,
Try a wee read of that before you start any more of this "noble sacrifice" nonsense.
Peace
John
Homepage:
http://johnsfreelunch.blogspot.com/
red / white
07.11.2006 22:08
I see the white poppy as being justified in the years after WW1 to express revulsion at any celebration of the carnage, but these days I just think they're futile and liable to be counterproductive.
Red poppies and cenotaph celebrations just don't have the same pro-war triumphalism as they used to.
phats
and so was that
15.11.2006 15:19
nearly 90
phats
19.11.2006 16:51
"Red poppies and cenotaph celebrations just don't have the same pro-war triumphalism as they used to."
Maybe not 'triumphalism', but it certainly helps glorify war and all it's so-called sacrifices.
The weeks before and after Remembrance Day see the Armed Forces best times for recruitment.
I think wearing a white poppy is still perfectly valid.
Peace
John
Homepage:
http://johnsfreelunch.blogspot.com/