TAKEBACKTHEFLAG

	TAKEBACKTHEFLAG
	Because extremists wave the American flag as a symbol of militarism and anti-foreign sentiment, Liberals have become embarrassed to wave it themselves. As Royce Carlson notes on the 'Give Us Back' page, you might still display the flag, but who's to know you're waving it to express America's progressive ideals? HELADA members in Greece, distanced from "official America" by the politics of the Bush Administration, through this project have been getting close to our flag again. For us it represents the ideals we were raised with -- free speech, social justice, respect for the universal rights of all mankind, and a host of other concepts we think our Founding Fathers had in mind when they embarked on the American experiment. The Flag, the Country, is ours, too. And here we play with the Flag, hold it fondly, treat it as a friend, transmute its colors to express our highest aspirations.
		Guide us out of the Night God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her, Through the night with the light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam, God bless America, my home sweet home. Collage in paper and ink Stephanie Van D'Elden
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	The TAKEBACKTHEFLAG Bag Carry it with you to remind yourself who the flag belongs to. Fill it with your highest ideals. Embroidery on canvas Christine Counelis
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		POLITICS in a One-Party State An all red and white flag? It just don't do without some BLUE! Pencil and ink on paper Christine Counelis
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	Flag in a Green Landscape Never mind the rotten apples! Collage in fabric, paper, and nature Aileen Ajootian & Constance Zavos
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		A Flag I'd Like to Wave One more time, could we give peace a chance? E-graphic Karen Lee
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	With Liberty and Justice for All An extraordinary rendition of the first order! Collage with embroidery Nancy
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		For the Kids Hand in hand, eyes on the stars E-graphic Karen Lee
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	U.S. is all of US Collage handkerchief Diane Katsiaficas
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		Make Your Own Statement Fill in the white space and print out. There's a choice to be made here! E-collage Christine Counelis
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