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Letters to the Editor • Activism

Needed: a universal liberty symbol

Because no universal liberty symbol exists, I sketched one to mirror the classic peace sign, linking them to show their interdependence. Posted on a freedom site, the liberty half was well received; but comments pointed out that the peace symbol, said to combine semaphore signals for N & D, Nuclear Disarmament, is inadequate since it doesn\'t convey non-aggression in all forms. 

So I distilled the symbol into a single image representing individual freedom within a sphere of peace that\'s harmonious but not limiting.  Additional feedback inspired variations, finally arriving at one of 3 strokes, easy to scrawl on a homemade sign. The variations can be seen here:  http://choosewings.com/?p=322

If you like the idea of a liberty symbol, please give this project exposure so the liberty movement can use the symbols and improve on them with creative variations.

                                     D. Reed

P.S. Your subscribers might enjoy an image/poem titled "Complicity," posted Jan. 10 at my site:          http://choosewings.com/?p=363