About Peace Ribbon

So many of us were caught off guard by the onslaught of those yellow "Support Our Troops" ribbon magnets. How did they become so widespread at such a rapid pace, and how did they quickly morph from a "neutral" stance in support of our troops to a pro-war pro-Bush message?

Even before the presidential election last November I looked for a symbol that might represent my anti-war pro-humanity beliefs — something I could display on my car to voice my opinion in response to that yellow ribbon magnet. Nothing out there created a clear strong rebuttal. Around the time of the election, this design dawned on me. I deeply hoped that after the November election, the need would no longer exist. Sadly, I was wrong. The need persists.

I designed the Peace Ribbon shown here as my response. Based on the peace symbol, and integrating the yellow ribbon — the Peace Ribbon takes back the yellow ribbon as a symbol for those who want to support our troops — through peace.

I and those helping me on this project dream that this symbol will be a meaningful contribution to grassroots efforts to end the Iraq war. I encourage those of you to whom it speaks to help us get it out there.

Those involved in this project dream that this symbol will be a meaningful contribution to grassroots efforts to end the Iraq war. To those of you to whom it speaks, please help us get it out there.

Yours in support, activism, and peace,
Maureen Scanlon, friends and family

Special thanks to Dave Gottsegen, M.D., Lisa Clark, Jim Gipe and Kim Hicks, Eric Wapner, Sarah Grolnic-McClurg, Barbara Harrington, Carey Ascenzo, and Mo

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