Re: [MAPC-discuss] MAPC Logo Design -- Graphics, Symbolism, and

Re: [MAPC-discuss] MAPC Logo Design -- Graphics, Symbolism, and

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2001-11-12

Thanks for this history of the peace symbol, X.

We need to know our history.  As X said this weekend, the most
radical idea in the world is a long memory.

> Gerald Holtom, a conscientious objector who had worked on a farm in
Norfolk
> during the Second World War, explained that the symbol incorporated the
> semaphore letters N(uclear) and D(isarmament).

For those of us not familiar with semaphore flag symbols, here's a visual
aid:

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/htbin/flags.pl?show_sema=1

If N and D are overlaid, then inscribed in a circle, out pops the peace
symbol.

- X



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Re: [MAPC-discuss] MAPC Logo Design -- Graphics, Symbolism, and