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July 4: CyberRally for Peace

By Christine Anne Piesyk | June 26, 2007 |

Peace and justice groups, anti-war websites and thousands of individuals are banding together on my space for a 4th of July “CyberRally for Peace.” FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties will have the peace candle prominently displayed on their new myspace website for several days before returning to the current image of candles at downtown Clarksville’s Eternal Flame.

The equivalent of major peace march, the rally is a cyberspace version of traditional social action and participation is simple. Organizers from a dozen myspace sites are asking individuals and organizations with my space or other sites that have “default” photos to switch out those photos for peace signs and peace candles for July 4th.

Anyone browsing or actively accessing myspace, facebook or other sites will see thousands of peace signs, each representing one user’s desire for peace and an end to Iraq War. Word of the peace initiative is being spread through bulletins and e-mails across the web. Myspace users with a handful of “friends” and users with thousands of “friends” are spreading the word.

For one day, we can gather online and make our voices heard through powerful imagery. Although organizers are still collecting votes for the specific symbol representative of the rally, they note that any symbol of peace can be used. For those who want to use the frequently seen image in brown and gold tones of a Peace candle against the Peace sign, photobucket has a wide selection of peace candle graphics to choose from.

About Christine Anne Piesyk

With 40 years behind me (Huh? What? How did that happen?) as a journalist, feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, and film/theater/arts critic, I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago. having completed a midlife undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts. I am currently an MFA student at Goddard College. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and an issue-specific commission for the City of Northampton, MA, and did minor undergraduate work in studies in urban planning and community development. I am a community volunteer and a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, classical music junkie; I also and design and make sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I have an unquenchable interest in just about everything. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure, with the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007 to the author.

Email: womanspeak@yahoo.com

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Topics: Activism, Iraq War, Peace Movement, Politics, Protesting

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