At SUNY-Geneseo: Make Naked Peace Signs, Not War
With temperatures barely hitting 50 degrees, 18 SUNY-Geneseo students formed a human peace sign on the campus lawn. Naked. Really naked (see the pic).
More than 100 onlookers came to look (gawk?) at what one unadorned participant called "an artistic expression of what's important," the Lamron reports. Said the event organizer: "For people to step out of their comfort zone...really proves that they're committed to peace."
Apparently indifferent to indecent exposure laws, the school's dean of students voiced his support for the demonstration: "As far as I can tell, it's protected political expression. We have a group of students who want to take a stand on something—I'm supportive of that."
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Life on the Edge
Seems to me that "Freedom of Expression" is a catch all phrase, being used to justify breaking a law. I think there are folks who live in the middle of life and don't change things and people who live on the edge creating change for everyone.
These latter are the risk takers, and effectively the change leaders. I am not convinced being naked in 50 Degree weather is an effective change leadership tactic but it certainly gained national attention from your blog, so hey, what do I know?
If you take a deeper look though, it is people who get their message across without using a car wreck kind of attention grabbing device to do it that are the sharp ones. The comedians who don't use vulgarity and are still humorous, the weatherman who doesn't sound sophomoric every morning but still keeps your attention, that are the people who have developed skills in messaging. These are the folks I celebrate.
Still, naked people do get my attention...
Respectfully,
Michael Goodman
Learningcurved.com
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