The Quiet Revolution

My name is Nadia Jensen  and I have an idea for a quiet revolution. Please take 5 minutes  to read my email and then help me if you can:

Here's some history behind  this idea: When Norway was occupied by Germany in 1940, Norwegian women  began to knit RED caps for children as a way of letting everyone know  that they did not like what was happening in their country, that they  didn't like having their freedom taken away by the  Nazis.

My great aunt, Karin Knudson Myrstad, was one of the  women who knit red caps for her children and others.  Similarly, in  Denmark, women knit red-white-and blue caps (colors of the Allies) for  the very same reason.

The result was that whenever  Norwegians and Danes left their homes - to go to the store, to work,  etc, they could see that THE MAJORITY! opposed what was going on in their  country. As you know, both countries organized effective Resistance  efforts and changed history - everything that happened began simply by  wearing red!!!! (or the colors of the Allies, in  Denmark).

I believe, as many of us do, that at the very heart of  our democracy is our right to oppose certain policies of our  government. Increasingly, our Government is redefining "freedom" in ways  that make too many Americans perceive that it is risky to oppose  his policies -- and, in particular, current inroads about  individual freedoms and policies in the U.S. and abroad.

However, many of us DO oppose what our government is doing to individual  rights--and I have an idea that will allow all of us to recognize each  other very easily so we can see that WE ARE THE MAJORITY.

SO... I have been thinking that it's time to take  action in a way that is effective and easy for all of us to do: Just  wear red every Friday between now and election day.

Wear  a little or a lot-- just be sure that when you leave your house to go  about your day -- to work, to school, to the store, to the gas station,  wherever you go in your daily routine -- that everyone who sees you will  see that you are wearing red because you believe in freedom and you  don't agree with our current administration's policies at home and  abroad. I'm really certain that we'll see that lots of us wearing red  for freedom -- because WE ARE THE MAJORITY. We just need a way to show  each other who we are!!! Between now and election day, ask everyone you  know to wear red for "Freedom Fridays".

I have already spread  the word to friends and have had a very enthusiastic response. T! his  email has been forwarded around the country by many who receive it -  feel free to send in on to your friends and co-workers.

Nadia Jensen