Iraqi Civilian Flags 2007

Photo was sent to me by Virginia at www.Sheville.org a local website run by women about local issues. This photo was published on the website, and I want to thank whoever took the picture for sending it in to website.

This is what I wrote for them:

I thought of making the Iraqi Civilian Casualties flags because it seemed to me that the general population was unaware of the true cost of this ongoing occupation in Iraq. The WNC Peace Coalition helped with financial support and assistance in making the flags. The spikes for the flags were donated by a friend. Originally, I had thought of making one flag for every hundred fatalities in Iraq, with white flags for the Iraqi civilians and blue flags for American fatalities. However, the death toll among Iraqis is now so high that we gave up on that ratio of flags to fatalities, although we still have one American
flag for 100 American fatalities. My wish is for the country of Iraq to find peace and for Americans to walk the path of peace and cooperation in this world.

The sign on the yard says "With these flags we sadly commemorate Iraqi war deaths". This display was at Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville. Later this month, they will be displayed at Unitarian Universalist Church in Clemson, South Carolina. These flags have been displayed at other churches over the last couple of years also. They are laminated white paper, that has a picture of the peace dove with the words "This is for the Iraqi Civilian Casualties. May they rest in Peace. May their country find peace."

That is my wish.