Genocide: a historical event of epic proportions. Mass ethnic cleansing - killing millions of people in the name of .. something. Its far away and its long gone, right? If this were going on now we would hear about it all over the news right?
Actually, this time, the contemporary genocides, while being as lethal as the Holocaust are as secret as the Freemason rituals to the United States and other first world countries: most people do not know, and others are not talking. The facts are that genocide is happening right now. Right NOW. Its happening with our government's knowledge AND with no intervention- we are simply allowing for it to happen without objection, despite the 'never again' promise post WWII. If you feel in any way that this is completely unacceptable, somewhat remotely unacceptable, or otherwise not acceptable, there IS something you can do. Artist Naomi Natale wants you (yes, You! and your hands) to make a bone to represent one victim for display in this massive art installation on the National Mall.
Natale's goal is truly impressive - one thousand bones, every day, for three years. After having met this goal, there will be one million bones - which is only a fraction of the amount to represent the victims of contemporary genocide. Still, a visualization of one million bones- a mass grave of a total of 4,855 humans (with 206 bones/person) completely hand-built by individuals mindful of the genocides and on display on the Washington mall, just askng for our government, who we know to know better, to intervene.The installation will arrive in 2013 and every person has the chance to participate. The website, onemillionbones.org has complete instructions for artists, hobbyists, educators (there is a full educational component,) and activists (you can sponsor a bone, made of recyclable materials and impregnated with seeds - which will be distributed for growth after the installation is finished!) I already have contributed two bones, thanks to the excellent launch party I attended with Julia Mandeville of Creative Albuquerque and the Alibi .
Please, if you have a chance, check out onemillionbones.org and mentally slate your contribution - bone, financial or otherwise. We need to stop genocide, and if politicians won't listen, we'll just hsve to show them, together.
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Genocide still goes on and the government is supporting it. It has been branded different names such as fight against WMD, Afghanistan and so on. It is everyones responsibility to stand up and fight against these forms of modern-day genocide.
