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Don’t Forget! the Flower Power Project Manual Objective The Flower Power Project is an online series of images that will highlight scenes of known militarization in border communities and will juxtapose the scenes with orange Gerber daisies to suggest revitalization and peace as alternatives. Known examples of militarization include Border Patrol checkpoints or vehicles, border agents in neighborhoods or on public transportation, drones, detention facilities, camera towers, or border walls. The series will be a collection of photos for sharing on the site, RevitalizeNotMilitarize.org, and on our Instagram and Facebook sites. We are asking participants to send their pictures via email to [email protected], to give credit to the photographer and the person in the picture, and to mention the location where the picture was taken. Please mention details about the location including the nearest streets and what is in the picture. Introduction The Flower Power Project is part of the Revitalize Not Militarize Campaign, which challenges us to think about what it means to live in the border region. As part of immigration reform, Congress is discussing legislation that will affect all who reside within 100 miles of the southern border. This could mean drone surveillance, more checkpoints, more border agents in our communities than police officers, and more trampling on our civil and human rights. Through this project, we want to show how much militarization already exists in our communities and to suggest that investment go to other areas it is needed most, like jobs, hospitals and schools. Official Launch: October 29, 2013 Be Creative: Find interesting and creative ways to used the orange daisy in a shot. Be Safe: Be careful not to interfere with a border agent performing his or her work while on duty. Do so at your own risk. Launch to tie in with Day of the Dead activities and UN Disarmament Week.
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Flower Power Project Manual
Objective The Flower Power Project is an online series of images that will highlight scenes of known militarization in border communities and will juxtapose the scenes with orange Gerber daisies to suggest revitalization and peace as alternatives. Known examples of militarization include Border Patrol checkpoints or vehicles, border agents in neighborhoods or on public transportation, drones, detention facilities, camera towers, or border walls. The series will be a collection of photos for sharing on the site, RevitalizeNotMilitarize.org, and on our Instagram and Facebook sites. We are asking participants to send their pictures via email to [email protected], to give credit to the photographer and the person in the picture, and to mention the location where the picture was taken. Please mention details about the location including the nearest streets and what is in the picture.
Introduction The Flower Power Project is part of the Revitalize Not Militarize Campaign, which challenges us to think about what it means to live in the border region. As part of immigration reform, Congress is discussing legislation that will affect all who reside within 100 miles of the southern border. This could mean drone surveillance, more checkpoints, more border agents in our communities than police officers, and more trampling on our civil and human rights. Through this project, we want to show how much militarization already exists in our communities and to suggest that investment go to other areas it is needed most, like jobs, hospitals and schools.
Official Launch: October 29, 2013
Be Creative: Find interesting and creative ways to used the orange daisy in a shot.
Be Safe: Be careful not to interfere with a border agent performing his or her work while on duty. Do so at your own risk.
Launch to tie in with Day of the Dead activities and UN Disarmament Week.
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REVITALIZE NOT MILITARIZE
THE FLOWER POWER PROJECT
Composing the Picture
• Militarization as background: find a location, image, structure, vehicle, object or symbol that represents border militarization. Image can be (but not exclusive to) a Border Patrol agent or vehicle, a drone, a detention facility a road sign, or a checkpoint.
• Once the “background militarization” image is established, an individual can stand in front of it and have their picture taken (see example 1) holding an orange Gerber daisy. Their expression and position can be anything they choose.
• If the person does not want to be in the picture, they can leave a flower or a bunch of flowers in front of the object that represents militarization (see example 2).
• The orange Gerber daisy is the flower on the Revitalize Not Militarize logo. Orange is the color of stimulation and revitalization. The daisy flower represents growth, love and life.
• The flower used can be real or artificial but it must be orange and it must be a Gerber daisy. They are available at flower shops, fabric stores, arts & crafts stores and supermarkets.
The Flower
Example 1:
Example 2:
Sharing is Caring Whether you send us a picture or not, you can still participate by liking and sharing any images that are posted on our sites. Please use the following sample hashtags: #RevitalizeNotMilitarize #Border #Revitalizing #Orange #Green #California #Arizona #NewMexico #Texas #Immigration #Timeisnow #CIR. You can also mention your local congressional representatives or other influential people you know.
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