The Proposal for the adoption of a color to represent the movement
With the hope to expand the ability to show support for Occupy Wall Street exponentially, it is proposed that the movement adopts a color. If you combine the colors of the American Flag you get light purple. Occupy Wall Street is not anti-American, it’s ultra-American. It’s too much right now to separate us into Red, Blue or White. The OWS movement represents a mix of the 99% which is light Purple.
To adopt a color also allows those who can't be at one of the occupations to show their solidarity and protest. Wearing the color will show the doubters that there are more of us that they imagined and that this movement needs to be taken seriously.
It is proposed that we call the color “New Glory Purple” because it is the result of mixing of “New Glory Red”, New Glory Blue” and White.
It is proposed that New Glory Purple is not an exclusive color but an additive one. If a member, group or activist has their own color, then New Glory Purple can be an added highlight or in other ways.
It is proposed that New Glory Purple be used as a tool for protest. OWS will be marching and the marchers will have purple on. The authorities will be concentrating their efforts on limiting the impact and effect of the march. How will they deal with the situation when not only are most of the marchers accented with New Glory Purple but also the people watching the march? Authorities will further understand that indeed they are surrounded by the 99%.
It is proposed that New Glory Purple not be manufactured into plastic, rubber, metal, etc. That it is always the result of repurposing an item or simple torn fabric or ribbons, which can be creatively used in many individual ways. New Glory Purple is a tool that is given to the people to evolve and create with.
It is proposed that New Glory Purple be worn by anybody who wants to show their solidarity to the movement. I think that it will be a wake-up call for the 1% when they see people wearing New Glory Purple surrounds them, even when they are shopping for groceries.
It is proposed that this color be used worldwide because America has been seen as a beacon of democracy and the honoring of that heritage by creating the color from the American flag and evolving it to what could be seen as a purer form forwards the powerful message of Occupy Wall Street.
The color was created by combining in equal parts the wiki-listed RGB values of Old Glory Red 178, 35, 52 with Old Glory Blue 60, 59, 110 which creates makes 119, 47, 81 and then adding 33% white to complete the last third. This results in a purple color with the RGB value of 159, 109, 132. CMYK 38.78% 63.09% 32.23% 3.53% HEX: 9F6D84 Pantone 5135.
About Purple
Purple in the past has been associated as the color of royalty. This is because purple ink was the most expensive to make and therefore was worn as a statement of wealth. We’re taking it back!
Purple is the color of the crown chakra
The 7th chakra is the Crown chakra, which is also the symbol of purity and spirituality. It is considered the chakra with the highest energy. It also stands for freedom and can bring a person a sense of understanding, wisdom, and enlightenment and helps guide their spiritual growth.
More about purple from Wikipedia
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