Peace Signs
14 x 22 weather-proof Ballard Chooses Peace signs are available!
Get yours today at Great Harvest Bakery in Ballard.
We’ve printed 300 of them in the first run. They cost $3.
The Ballard image is available below with some others I created. I wanted to add some of my ideas to the effort, and make them available in easily printed forms. Each image has a link to a PDF which can be printed anywhere you have access to a color printer. Take them and get them out there! Email me if you have any questions.
Ballard
The community where I now live, Ballard, has rallied around the anti-war effort as a community organizing opportunity. Here is a mock up of an idea that one of the organizers came up with for a Ballard Peace Sign.
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Re-appoint Bush!
Get out the vote! Bush only squeeked by last time on a 5 to 4 vote. We want a 9-0 vote this time!
11 x 17 in (Printing Instructions)
Wauwatosa
I grew up in a town in Wisconsin called Wauwatosa. It’s a close-in suburb of Milwaukee. Unlike the sprawling western suburbs, it’s a dense, old-style suburb with intersting houses, good schools, and nice parks. It’s not the most liberal place in the world. But Wisconsin is home to Bob LaFollet and the Progressive party, even if it is also the birthplace of the Republican party.
Wauwatosa needed a localized peace sign, so I made one based on the No Iraq War sign.
11 x 17 in (Printing Instructions)
They also needed a reason to trott out their cheeseheads in the Packer’s offseason.
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General
I also created a sign thinking beyond this war. When you’ve got a huge defense budget, you kind of feel stupid if you don’t use it.
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War appears to be one of George Bush’s “faith-based initiatives”. While he claims to be a Christian, his actions probably wouldn’t get the OK from the “Prince of Peace”. The Stranger liked this one so much they published it.
11 x 17 in (Printing Instructions)
Most modern print shops can print out PDF files in color with no problem. Many of these shops also allow you to submit your PDF for printing via email, so you don’t have to make two trips. Here’s how to go about the printing:
- Download the PDF file from this page and save it on your computer.
- Email your favorite print shop the PDF file saying that you would like 11×17 color prints on card stock. Card stock is thick paper that is much better for signs than standard paper. Each print should cost somewhere between $1 and $3. The more you print, the cheaper each print will be. Also, tell them what you are printing, and see if they’ll give you a discount. The printer might support your point of view!
- Pick up your prints when they are ready.
- Put your signs up
- Tell your friends where to get their own!
In Ballard, Sudden Printing is where I did my first batch of printing. You can email them here.
If you know of any printers who will donate services or discount prices, please add a comment to this story with contact information.
March 23rd, 2003 at 6:56 pm
Cool stuff! Thanks. I’m in a “sort of southern suburb” of Milw. — Racine –and know Wauwatosa well. I doubt you’d see many Tosa for Peace signs there … But I’m going to print the Cheeseheads for Peace and pass it around! (If I spread it around, would it be called CheeseSpread for Peace?)
March 29th, 2003 at 7:53 pm
Thanks Jane! Spread the cheese!
April 10th, 2003 at 2:24 pm
Did you know your domain requires ‘www’? Your server isn’t set to recognize the proper domain: gokubi.com or gokubi.com/peace
April 13th, 2003 at 11:24 am
In this age of supposed tolerance of others I find the “Who Would Jesus Bomb” particularly offensive. Where are the similar signs for Buddahism, Mormanism, Islam, Catholicism, etc. Your right to protest our governments actions is one of the reasons this nation is so great, the freedom of speech we have, but to mock one’s religion is rude & unacceptable.
April 14th, 2003 at 7:30 am
The Jesus piece is meant to point out the disconnect between the teaching of Jesus and the actions of some who identify themselves as Christians, namely our current administration. I was brought up in a Christian household and understand that Jesus would not bomb anyone. Yet, he is held up as the moral authority behind our military actions by Bush, Ashcroft, etc. I ask the question of you, who would he bomb? What death is acceptable in the promotion of peace?
As far as other religions, Budhists don’t bomb people, Mormon’s and Catholics are Christians, and Islam is constantly mocked by our press and governement, so I saw no need to point out the contradictions in their faith. Thanks for your comment.
April 19th, 2003 at 6:57 am
Anything (Who would Jeseus bomb?) that mocks christian alighnment with war and pokes fun at he hypocrisy inherent is always welcome! What has always been, will always be…unfortunatly.
April 26th, 2003 at 2:34 pm
Thanks so much for the WWJB? poster. I saw it in the Stranger and now am gonna put some up here in Bellingham.
In regards to the ‘contradictions’, I think Steve has some very good points. I think this poster is utterly brilliant and poses a question to all Christian supporters of this war (though I personally don’t know any - even my 80 yr. old grandfather who fought on D-Day.
Thanks again, and cheers from B’ham!
EH
p.s. I hope none of you down in Ballard have seen anything like this, but I have to share. Last weekend I spotted downtown a car blaring ‘God Bless America’ (speaker on roof) and written on the side and rear, respectively, “Bomb ‘em Until We Run Out” and “Bomb ‘em Until They Glow and then Shoot ‘em in the Dark”. It just made me sick to my stomach.
July 20th, 2003 at 9:59 am
Thats some awesome stuff your animations are great too! i think saw the “tosa for peace” sign in bill and beth’s window. thats pretty cool
keep up the good work
August 6th, 2003 at 12:35 pm
if i were jesus, i’d bomb baghdad.
August 29th, 2003 at 2:13 pm
“I was brought up in a Christian household and understand that Jesus would not bomb anyone”
Perhaps you haven’t read the Old Testament, or the Book of Revelations. It’s pretty clear that God often kills thousands of people for one reason or another. Also, the prophets of the Old Testament went to war many times, which also resulted in many deaths. To try and portray God and Jesus as an anti-war hippie simply doesn’t fit with the Bible.
Now the current war in Iraq, that’s a touchier subject. Would God approve of this or not? It’s
a very debateable subject.
September 23rd, 2003 at 9:09 am
Mishka rules !
October 1st, 2003 at 11:59 am
Boris rules !
November 4th, 2003 at 9:38 am
Nice site. I am looking for links to our site http://www.peaceroots.org We are developing Signs For Peace, a site for designs and downloadables with links to sites like yours so that folks would have lots of choices and info about printing. Thanks so much. We put up 47 billboards around the country with the flag and the dove saying Peace Is Patriotic. We are working on designs in bumper stickers, yard signs, and billboards getting out the peace vote and reaching out to the folks who are confused. I like how your signs are mostly positive. One thing we must really inform our signmakers about is put on the sign what we want. There is enough out there put out by mainstream media that is what we don’t want.
I like the WWJB sign. so tender and insightful. Amazing how some folks are so blind to irony and peaceful messages. I have a couple of designs I will send you if you are interested. love,Eliz
November 4th, 2003 at 9:38 am
Nice site. I am looking for links to our site http://www.peaceroots.org We are developing Signs For Peace, a site for designs and downloadables with links to sites like yours so that folks would have lots of choices and info about printing. Thanks so much. We put up 47 billboards around the country with the flag and the dove saying Peace Is Patriotic. We are working on designs in bumper stickers, yard signs, and billboards getting out the peace vote and reaching out to the folks who are confused. I like how your signs are mostly positive. One thing we must really inform our signmakers about is put on the sign what we want. There is enough out there put out by mainstream media that is what we don’t want.
I like the WWJB sign. so tender and insightful. Amazing how some folks are so blind to irony and peaceful messages. I have a couple of designs I will send you if you are interested. love,Eliz
November 18th, 2003 at 10:39 am
george bush is callin himself a peace keeper while he is being a war maker. george bush should retire!!!!