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The Activist Memorial: Honor The Fallen

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idea posted by lxpk Thu, 2006-11-23 10:17

IN HONOR OF THOSE MEMBERS
OF THE HUMAN RACE CALLED ACTIVISTS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY

The Activist Memorial honors those courageous souls who gave and lived their lives for the betterment of humanity. Each star represents one of those everyday heroes who contributed their lives to making the world a little bit better for everyone. Some of them died naturally having lived their lives for good and some of them died as martyrs throwing themselves into the gears of totalitarian machinery.

Those who make the ultimate sacrifice inspire us not merely to remember their deaths but ultimately to never forget what they lived for: the cause of freedom.

This Memorial is inspired by the memorials for soldiers, agents and civilians who died in war. It will eventually feature links to Ideapedia and Wikipedia biographies to learn more about what people stood for while they were alive.

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Activist Memorial

lxpk’s personal idea (something lxpk believes) posted by lxpk Sun, 2008-04-27 18:23
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To study history is to study the lives and deaths of the people who have shaped history. The stories of men and women who have changed things by dedicating themselves to fighting for freedom stir my heart and inspire me never to forget their sacrifices. Generations of humanitarians have picked up where their forerunners left off and carried the torch to us. The flame of liberty now passes to us to run with and now is the time to make of this old world a better world that all people will see together.
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Gift Tandare & Rachel Corrie

Submitted by lxpk on Sun, 2008-04-27 18:44.

Gift Tandare, Anti-Mugabe activist killed by police. Rachel Corrie, Palestinian Rights activist crushed by IDF bulldozer.

Tank Man

Submitted by lxpk on Sun, 2008-04-27 18:48.
Tank Man, The Unknown Rebel, Chinese Democracy Activist, the nickname of an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was videotaped and photographed during the Tiananmen Square protests on 5 June 1989. The man stood alone in the middle of the road as the tanks approached. He held two bags, one in each hand. As the tanks came to a stop, he appeared to be trying to wave them away. In response,the front tank attempted to drive around the man, but the man repeatedly stepped into the path of the tank in a show of nonviolent action.%5B1%5D After blocking the tanks, the man climbed up onto the top of the lead tank and had a conversation with the driver. Reports of what he said to the driver vary, including "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you";[1] "Go back, turn around, and stop killing my people"; and "Go away." Video footage shows that anxious onlookers then pulled the man away and absorbed him into the crowd[1] and the tanks continued on their way.

There are several conflicting stories about what happened to him after the demonstration. In a speech to the President's Club in 1999, Bruce Herschensohn — former deputy special assistant to President of the United States Richard Nixon — reported that he was executed 14 days later .

wow, I totally had this

Submitted by drachen on Wed, 2008-06-11 11:46.
wow, I totally had this event wrong, I thought the man eventually was run over as a show of force. that's when I get when I let my view of history fed to me by american media.

Thich Quang Duc, The Burning Monk

Submitted by lxpk on Sun, 2008-04-27 21:22.

Thich Quang Duc's self-immolation picture inspired Buddhist activism and landed on President Kennedy's desk, leading to the overthrow of the oppressive Diem regime and turning public opinion against the Vietnam War. Don't literally set yourself ablaze. Why die for a cause when you can live a lifetime of purpose and shape your future? Poster inspired by SKTFM of RantRadio.

 

One of my favourite images

Submitted by KindelingBoy on Wed, 2008-05-21 13:46.
One of my favourite images of this last century.  It is a testament to the skills that Buddhism can teach us, of the separation between our minds and bodies.  It is also a good summation of aspects of empowering Buddhist philosophy, that there is nothing that can be done in this world that can truly harm us, that no matter the slings and arrows of fortune and brutal regimes, we will persevere.

Du'a Khalil Aswad

Submitted by KindelingBoy on Wed, 2008-05-21 13:59.
I think that this young girl, suffering and dying in the manner that she did, fits into this category and deserves to be remembered. Her name was Du'a Khalil Aswad, she was only 17 when around a hundred men surrounded her and stoned her to death for running off with the boy she loved. Her crime? Falling in love with someone of a different faith. Although there are surely thousands upon thousands of similar cases all over the world, Du'a's death sticks out in my mind and reminds me of the terrible cost of a culture that supports honor killings, and the ideas that uphold those principles. She wasn't an activist, strictly speaking, but she inspired me to become one.

Malachi Ritscher and Kathy Change, Two more fallen hero's

Submitted by drachen on Wed, 2008-06-11 11:43.
http://www.truthout.org/article/war-protestors-public-suicide-chicago-un...

Entries for the memorial

Submitted by Agent Pugsly on Tue, 2008-06-24 09:10.
George Carlin Hunter Thompson Robert Anton Wilson

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