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Janie Rezner
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May 19, 2004 17:52 PDT
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From: Ellen Holmes
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:02 PM
Subject: fwd: Idea to demonstrate how many of us there are....
My name is Nadia Jensen and I have an idea for a quiet revolution. Please take 5 minutes to read my email and then help me if you can:
There is some history behind this idea:
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).
1. BACKGROUND: 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 the administration's policie? -- 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.
2. 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.
We really hope 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".
3. 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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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=-@mcn.org href="mailto:ada-@mcn.org">Ellen Holmes</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:02 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>My name is Nadia Jensen and I have an idea for a
quiet revolution. Please take 5 minutes to read my email and then help me if you
can: <BR><BR>There is some history behind this idea: <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>Similarly, in Denmark, women knit
red-white-and blue caps (colors of the Allies) for the very same reason.
<BR><BR>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). <BR><BR>1.
BACKGROUND: 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 the administration's policie? -- 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. <BR><BR>2. 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.
<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>We really hope
that we'll see that lots of us wearing red for freedom <BR><BR>-- because WE ARE
THE MAJORITY. We just need a way to show each other who we are!!!
<BR><BR>Between now and election day, ask everyone you know to wear red for
"Freedom Fridays". <BR><BR>3. 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.<BR></FONT><BR><BR><BR></BODY></HTML>
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