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SOUNDING BOARD
Sunday, February 09, 2003
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Alternative anti-war protests: Am I in the wrong place or what?
Around 700 women have posed nude in Australia as a sign of protest against their country's support for possible military action against Iraq. Women from 20 to 60 used their bodies in a naked protest to form "No war" on the side of a hill in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Quite recently, a group of women in California have launched a nude peace movement called Baring Witness to prevent war against Iraq. See some photos here, as well as related activities in other places. And in 4 September 2002, an alternative advocacy for peace was launched. The site's title says it all - Masturbate for Peace: Using Self-Love to End Conflict. Their Number 1 bumper sticker ---
Peace is the issue. Use a tissue.
Better Head than Dead.
Fire your Peter, not your 8 millimeter.
War is Crappy, Slap Your Pappy.
Slap your tool, don't fight for fuel.
Rub your snake for peace's sake.
War's for squares, play downstairs.
Stop war now, milk your cow.
Now that's what I call channeling 'naked aggression'. As for the naked photos from Baring Witness, don't expect close-ups. They're doing it for peace, even if the medium is more catchy than the message. But then, who's complaining?
posted by Allan at 11:02 PM (GMT+8)
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