From: davidto@fxgrp.fx.com (David M To)
Subject: [POL] Our Color, Symbol, and Slogan
Organization: FXD/Telerate, Mountain View, CA
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 04:37:16 GMT



Thu+a ca'c ba.n,


	Trong li.ch su+? the^' gio+'i ga^`n dda^y, ma`u sa('c, kha^?u hie^.u
va` hi`nh a?nh dda~ the^? hie^.n ra^'t nhie^`u trong nhu+~ng cuo^.c dda^'u 
tranh gia`nh tu+. do va` da^n chu?.

Tu+` ba(ng a'o ddeo tay ma`u do? cu?a nghie^.p ddoa`n co^ng nha^n Ba Lan, 
to+'i ma`u va`ng the Yellow Revolution o+? Phi Lua^.t Ta^n, to+'i the 
Velvet Revolution ta.i Tie^.p Kha('c, to+'i` ma`u co+` cu?a ca'c sa('c da^n 
thie^?u so^' ta.i Ddo^ng A^u va` nu+o+'c Nga, ma`u sa('c dda~ the^? hie^.n 
mo^.t ca'ch nga^'m nga^`m su+. u?ng ho^. cho ca'c cuo^.c tranh dda^'u.  
Kha^?u hie^.u dda^'u tranh cu~ng ddo'ng go'p ra^'t lo+'n trong nhu+~ng no^~ 
lu+.c na`y nhu+ ca`nh hoa va`ng o+? Phi Lua^.t Ta^n, da^'u hie^.u Solidarity 
o+? Ba Lan, hoa(.c da^'u chie^'n tha('ng (Victory) ta.i ca'c nu+o+'c Ddo^ng 
A^u.  Last but not least la` ca'c kha^?u hie^.u dda^'u tranh nhu+: Intifada! 
(Palestine), End Apartheid! (South Africa), Victory! (Eastern Europe), etc.

Trong cuo^.c dda^'u tranh ddo`i tu+. do, nha^n quye^`n va` da^n chu? o+?
Vie^.t Nam, chu'ng ta chu+a co' mo^.t kha^?u hie^.u, hi`nh a?nh, hoa(.c
mo^.t ma'u sa('c na`o dde^? tu+o+.ng tru+ng cho cuo^.c dda^'u tranh na`y
(ngoa`i quo^'c ky` va` quo^'c ca Vie^.t Nam Co^.ng Hoa`.)  Pha?i cha(ng
dda~ dde^'n lu'c chu'ng ta ca^`n co' nhu+~ng hi`nh a?nh, kha^?u hie^.u
hoa(.c ma`u sa('c dde^? cu`ng chung nhi`n ve^` mo^.t hu+o+'ng?  

Isn't it time for us to adopt a color, symbol, and slogan for our cause?  

			*	*	*

The examples at the beginning of this message and the following list are 
undoubtedly error-prone but it should get us started.  


	Color:		Blue		(Hope, Freedom, color of the Statue 
					 of Liberty)
			Black		(Defiant)
			Yellow		(Ma`u da con nu+o+'c Vie^.t)
			White		(Peace)
			YOUR IDEA HERE!

(Note: I humbly propose that we use BLUE as our color.  I think this is
the opposite color to Communist red).

	Symbol:		Statue of Liberty
			Lu'a
			V		(Victory)
			Ca^n		(Justice)
			VNCH		Vie^.t Nam Co^.ng Hoa`
			YOUR IDEA HERE!
			
(Note: Hi`nh a?nh tu+o+.ng tru+ng nha^'t cho tu+. do va` da^n chu? co' le? la` 
tu+o+.ng Nu+~ Tha^`n Tu+. Do.  However, hi`nh na`y ho+i kho' co' the^?
ve? ngue^.c ngoa.c ngay ddu+o+.c.)

	Slogan:		"Da^.y !"		(No^?i Da^.y)
			"DDa.p bo? !"
			"Da^n Chu? !"
			YOUR IDEA HERE!


I envision that one day all of us will wear the color of our cause proudly;
tu+` tho^n que^ dde^'n tha`nh thi., dde^'n ca'c tru+o+`ng ho.c pho^' xa' 
o+? Viet^. Nam, da^'u hie^.u dda^'u tranh se~ hie^.n nhan nha~n dde^? no'i 
le^n lo`ng u+o+'c muo^'n tu+. do da^n chu? cu?a mo.i ngu+o+`i da^n va` 
bie^?u hie^.n su+. tha'ch thu+'c to+'i su+. cai tri. cu?a ta^.p ddoa`n co^.ng 
sa?n; tu+` ca'c cuo^.c bie^?u ti`nh, ho^.i ho.p, ho.p ba'o no+i ngoa.i quo^'c 
cho dde^'n nhu+~ng va^.n ddo^.ng lobby chi'nh phu? ddi.a phu+o+ng hoa(.c trung
u+o+ng, ma`u sa('c dda^'u tranh cu?a chu'ng ta se~ pho+i ba`y cho nhu+~ng 
ngu+o+`i ngoa.i quo^'c tha^'y su+. ddoa`n ke^'t cu?a ta^'t ca? ca'c ho^.i 
ddoa`n Vie^.t Nam no+i ngoa.i quo^'c va` nu+o+'c nha`, du` co' kha'c phu+o+ng 
thu+'c dda^'u tranh, nhu+ng va^~n nhi`n chung ve^` mo^.t hu+o+'ng.

I propose that all of us in SCV discuss and put forth our ideas as to what 
color, symbol, or slogan will best represent our cause: the fight for freedom, 
democracy and liberty for Vietnam.  Once we reach an agreement on this giant
first step, our next step will be spreading our words to all of the oversea
Vietnamese associations and to Vietnam.


Let us in SCV be united and work together to adopt our color, symbol, and 
slogan.


I await your idea and cooperation.
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