So you can not afford or need a Cascadian Flag (Doug) now!
A simple recipe on how the average Cascadian with a shoe-string
budget can make a quick Cascadian flag. I wanted to
do this before May Day to give people time to have the
material or have it ready for May Day, but did not
want to tap into any potential of a bulk order.
Ofcourse May 2 in Founder's Day.. the day Oregon (well
European Americans living mostly in the Willamette
Valley) voted to create a western style democracy at
Champoeg (I need to write a huge post on that as well
for the indies and Cascadian forums).
Another is to go to the local second hand shop and buy
a cheap white bed sheet or bed spread (twin size might be ideal).
Then paint (color or dye.. becareful of the colour spreading into
the white bar) one quarter blue and the opposite
quarter green. Let dry then paint in black or forest
green a stick figure (mulah stik) of the Cascadian
tree. To add a element of defiance write in black in
the white center bar to the left (your left) of the
stick figure "FREE) and to the right "CASCADIA". Then
let dry again. Then after some time hang it in a
place for all of Cascadia and all Amerika Imperia to
see. Can make a great banner drop or disply over a billboard
or even hang from home. I altered one with an image of the Doug
already, but do not wish to imply that "Free Cascadia" is
within the Doug flag, but hopefully a movement for
independence is just a phase to independence.
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A jpg or pdf file of a 11x17 version of the Cascadian flag could be print out on 11x17 color printer and then display it in a window at home, work and school or even just some public place to reclaim is Cascadian and not federal or Amerikan. Print out as much as you like...
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portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2006/04/337887.pdf
"Rise Up Cascadians" with the stick figure of a conifer (ideally with the
blue, white and green or if just one color dark green or any green or just
black).. if you have the time and artistry then a map of Cascadia would be
nice. We should call the stick figure tree "moolah stik" which is the Chinook
Jargon word for Douglas Fir tree (literally saw mill tree or money tree.. the
Chinook Jargon word for Cedar was "kanim stik" meaning canoe tree).
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So the another easy to get out meme (if you have some spare change,
but not lots of money) is to go to a local cheap store (what use to
be called 99 cent stores... maybe there are still around) and buy a
stack of Amerikan flag stickers... the small ones you see on car
windows ... then take permenant felt tip pens and upside down
write "Free Cascadia" on each flag ... I would suggest blue
for "free" and green for "Cascadia"... The upside down flag should
have the indigo blue field of stars on the bottom right. The
word "free" should be in the white and red stripes and the "Cascadia"
should have the "dia" part end up on the indigo blue field (hence why
it should be green so as to show up on the dark blue). I call this
Dia in the Sky (Dia meianing Goddess in Latin).
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Then just go around and stick it where lots of people will see it. I
can not personally suggest putting it on cop cars and public buses..
that would be wrong. And putting on federal building would be wrong
too.
Simply print out the conifer on a 11x17 capable printer in black and white. Use the outline as a stencil for a wall painted on Cascadian flag or a pattern for a fabric Cascadian flag. This will create a flag that is 17 inches in hieght.
SilhouetteDouglasFir11x17.pdf
portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2006/05/338574.pdf
SilhouetteIncenseCedar11x17.pdf
portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2006/05/338575.pdf
SilhouetteWesternCedar11x17.pdf
portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2006/05/338576.pdf
Another is to make a simple stencil of a simple conifer outline with a base (which would be the green bar) and use that as a stencil to spread the meme of Cascadia. The following is a 11x17 print out able ready to create stencil in either jpg or pdf format.
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portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2006/05/338569.pdf
Yet another idea is to wear the symbols of Cascadia. One could wear an evergreen armband or an evergreen arm-band with the stick figure of the conifer and the words "Free Cascadia". The word "redneck" which might have had its origin in the red bandanas worn by the united workers in the early part of the 20th century has eventually been usurped to mean a lower class idiot who blindly follows the nationalism of the USA. So take that original concept and apply it to unity for Cascadia by wearing an evergreen bandana around the neck. Be a greenneck as opposed to the popular image of thee "redneck". If its cold weather then good excuse to wear a nice green scarf. If you have to wear a suit or tie to work or a public event then wear a green tie or even a green suit or green shirt or dress or skirt or kilt.
The fallowing is from Gene Sharp's From Dictatorship to Democracy: A conceptual framework for liberation
Spreading the idea of noncooperation
For successful political defiance against a dictatorship, it is essential that the population grasp the idea of noncooperation. As illustrated by the "Monkey Master" story (see Chapter Three www.hermanos.org/nonviolence/dictodem.html ), the basic idea is simple: if enough of the subordinates refuse to continue their cooperation long enough despite repression, the oppressive system will be weakened and finally collapse.
People living under the dictatorship may be already familiar with this concept from a variety of sources. Even so, the democratic forces should deliberately spread and popularize the idea of noncooperation. The "Monkey Master" story, or a similar one, could be disseminated throughout the society. Such a story could be easily understood. Once the general concept of noncooperation is grasped, people will be able to understand the relevance of future calls to practice noncooperation with the dictatorship. They will also be able on their own to improvise a myriad of specific forms of noncooperation in new situations.
Despite the difficulties and dangers in attempts to communicate ideas, news, and resistance instructions while living under dictatorships, democrats have frequently proved this to be possible. Even under Nazi and Communist rule it was possible for resisters to communicate not only with other individuals but even with large public audiences through the production of illegal newspapers, leaflets, books, and in later years with audio and video cassettes.
With the advantage of prior strategic planning, general guidelines for resistance can be prepared and disseminated. These can indicate the issues and circumstances under which the population should protest and withhold cooperation, and how this might be done. Then, even if communications from the democratic leadership are severed, and specific instructions have not been issued or received, the population will know how to act on certain important issues. Such guidelines would also provide a test to identify counterfeit "resistance instructions" issued by the political police designed to provoke discrediting action.
198 methods
Communications with a wider audience
7. Slogans, caricatures, and symbols
8. Banners, posters, and displayed communications
Symbolic public acts
18. Display of flags and symbolic colors
19. Wearing of symbols
ww.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/FDTD-2.pdf
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