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Twister_Ken
Well-known member
See also
For an honest-to-goodness explainification of the US stance on eye-rack, take a butcher's at:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://democracymeansyou.com/satire/explainified.htm>http://democracymeansyou.com/satire/explainified.htm</A>
For an honest-to-goodness explainification of the US stance on eye-rack, take a butcher's at:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://democracymeansyou.com/satire/explainified.htm>http://democracymeansyou.com/satire/explainified.htm</A>
Ohdrat
New member
Re: See also
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.macgregor26.com/>that damn boat</A>
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.macgregor26.com/>that damn boat</A>
Gerry
Well-known member
VOICES ON THE RAILINGS
People across Britain are tying messages, pictures, tie-on tags and ribbons to railings on our streets, in villages, in markets and around churches, to share our thoughts and concerns about Britain proposing war. The idea is to think about what's happening, to draw attention to the lack of real public debate about such an important issue and to make public concern visible.
This can be done simply by individuals, without organisation. Or it can be organised by churches, community groups, schools, Women's Institutes, etc. It can be on people's garden gates, as well as on railings.
Why railings?
Railings have a distinct place in the history of war and protest. In the Second World War railings in Britain were melted down to produce weapons. (Many churches and villages never restored them.) The suffragettes tied themselves to railings to protest that women did not have the vote. They also symbolise keeping people in and keeping people out - like the 100s of prisoners being kept in Guantanamo Bay by the US since September 11th, without charge.
Why tie-on messages?
Tie-on luggage labels are associated with coming and going - the soldiers going to Iraq, and the people who will inevitably leave Iraq as refugees. Tie-on tags will be used in mortuaries to tie on the foot of the dead, both here and there. On your railings, tie-on labels and tags can be supplemented with coloured ribbons and paper in A5 plastic pockets.
The website at
www.ontherailings.org.uk
includes resources and a DIY guide for getting local people's voices "on the railings."
People across Britain are tying messages, pictures, tie-on tags and ribbons to railings on our streets, in villages, in markets and around churches, to share our thoughts and concerns about Britain proposing war. The idea is to think about what's happening, to draw attention to the lack of real public debate about such an important issue and to make public concern visible.
This can be done simply by individuals, without organisation. Or it can be organised by churches, community groups, schools, Women's Institutes, etc. It can be on people's garden gates, as well as on railings.
Why railings?
Railings have a distinct place in the history of war and protest. In the Second World War railings in Britain were melted down to produce weapons. (Many churches and villages never restored them.) The suffragettes tied themselves to railings to protest that women did not have the vote. They also symbolise keeping people in and keeping people out - like the 100s of prisoners being kept in Guantanamo Bay by the US since September 11th, without charge.
Why tie-on messages?
Tie-on luggage labels are associated with coming and going - the soldiers going to Iraq, and the people who will inevitably leave Iraq as refugees. Tie-on tags will be used in mortuaries to tie on the foot of the dead, both here and there. On your railings, tie-on labels and tags can be supplemented with coloured ribbons and paper in A5 plastic pockets.
The website at
www.ontherailings.org.uk
includes resources and a DIY guide for getting local people's voices "on the railings."