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Anti-War Movement
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 ThreatsOn both sides of the anti-war movement views, things can get out of hand and sounds of threats can emerge. People on both sides can get hurt, the protestors and on-lookers, depending on how people display and/or receive a message.In Bellingham, WA, we can 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, he has had a lot of vandalism to his property and threats, including the threat of beheading for his bold display. However, it is his right; it is called, the "freedom of speech". It is his way to express his request for peace and he isn't hurting anyone!
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 County Peace and Justice Center for more information about how you can participate. 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! Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. -Psalm 34:14
Photo's from International Day of Peace and punchdown.org. Stay In Touch! Subscribe to Bellingham The Excitment Blog!
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