 Wear red on
fridays
In opposition to Bush policies
By Jason Jazayeri
June 4, 2004
iranian.com
When Norway was occupied
by Germany in 1940, Norwegian women began to
knit RED caps for children as a way of letting everyone know
that they
did not like what was happening in their country, that they
didn't like
having their freedom taken away by the Nazis.
My great aunt,
Karin Knudson Myrstad, was one of the women who knit red
caps for her children and others. Similarly, in Denmark, women
knit
red-white-and blue caps (colors of the Allies) for the very
same reason.
The result was that whenever Norwegians and
Danes left their homes --
to go to the store, to work, etc, they could see that THE MAJORITY
opposed what was going on in their country. As you know, both
countries
organized effective Resistance efforts and changed history
- - everything
that happened began simply by wearing red! (or the colors
of the
Allies, in Denmark).
I believe, as many of us do, that at the very
heart of our democracy is
our right to oppose certain policies of our government. Increasingly,
our Government is redefining "freedom" in ways that
make too many
Americans perceive that it is risky to oppose his policies
-- and, in
particular, current inroads about individual freedoms and policies
in the U.S.
and abroad.
However, many of us DO oppose what our government
is doing to
individual rights--and I have an idea that will allow all of
us to recognize
each other very easily so we can see that WE ARE THE MAJORITY. SO... I have been thinking that it's time to take action in
a way that
is effective and easy for all of us to do: Just wear red every
Friday
between now and election day.
Wear a little or a lot-- just be sure that when
you leave your house to
go about your day -- to work, to school, to the store, to the
gas
station, wherever you go in your daily routine -- that everyone
who sees you
will see that you are wearing red because you believe in freedom
and
you don't agree with our current administration's policies
at home and abroad.
 I'm really certain that we'll see that
lots of us wearing red for
freedom -- because WE ARE THE MAJORITY. We just need a way
to show each
other who we are!!! Between now and election day, ask everyone
you know to
wear red for "Freedom Fridays".
I have already
spread the word to friends and have had a very enthusiastic
response. This email has been forwarded around
the country by many
who receive it - feel free to send in on to your friends and
co-workers.
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