Anti-War Movement

The City of Subdued Excitement

The anti-war movement around the world seems to grow and grow, more and more, each year in a world-wide quest for peace. These movements stem anywhere from the perceived risk of an Iranian war, to the on-going Iraq War, to the war in Afganistan, from the Vietnam War, and all the way back to the Revolutionary War.

People have openly/publicly expressed their displeased views to war for many years, not only in America, but around the world.

Sounds of Threats

In Bellingham, WA, I drive by a home whose owner displays how many Americans have been killed in the Iraq war. He has had this display for five years now. His mission is to keep a running tab of the number of soldiers that have been killed, bring awareness to people driving by of the cost of war, and he changes his sign when the fatalities rise.

According to King5 News out of Seattle, he has had a lot of vandalism to his property and threats, including the threat of beheading for his bold display. Not too peaceful, is it? However, it is his right; it is called, the "freedom of speech". It is his way to express his request for peace.

A Quest For World-Wide Peace

In the city of Bellingham, WA, a quest for peace has been voiced through peace vigils every Friday for over 40 years. Since 1966, the peaceful community has stood in front of the federal building to create an active voice for peace and social justice in Bellingham and Whatcom County and worldwide.

Established in 2002, the community birthed the Whatcom Center For Peace and Justice to continue in the world vision for peace. You can join them each Friday for the Whatcom Peace Vigil at 4 p.m. on the corners of Magnolia and Cornwall in downtown Bellingham. "The Peace Zone" open discussion follows at the Fantasia Coffee shop at 1324 Cornwall Avenue. Everyone is welcome!

You can also visit Whatcom Center For Peace and Justice for more information about how you can participate. Clicking in to their site will open up a new window.

I, personally, don't protest in an anti-war movement, or a peace movement, but I will with ever fiber of my being defend anothers rights to their freedom of speech, whether I agree with them or not. That's the beauty of our country and our city!

Update!!!

We cannot sit on the couch and wring our hands. We must move beyond our comfort zone and become involved; it is required in order to preserve our Freedom. Americans must take back our country and we must do it now. Our elected officials should be afraid of us and not the other way around. As one of our Founding Fathers put it, "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is Liberty." ~ Thomas Jefferson

So, meanwhile, since I origianlly wrote this page, Bellingham, now, has come together to do just that! You can participate as well by becoming a volunteer to participate and contribute with the Bellingham Tea Party. For more information please visit their website at The Bellingham Tea Party.org. It will open into a new window.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. -Psalm 34:14

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