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This article has been tagged since December 2006. Currently there are at least four causes advocating Red Friday. They want people to wear red every Friday in order to advocate their cause. This is likely to create confusion on Friday when people see other people wearing red and assume they are supporting their cause.
Pro-war
There are several websites that say in order to 'support our troops' regardless where they deploy, people should wear red every Friday. They claim that they are the silent majority and that if they wear red it will increase awareness of support for the troops. Silent Majority was a Swiss rap and hip hop music group. ...
Anti-war There is however a webpage advocating wearing red every Friday for an entirely different reason. They oppose the war and want the troops brought back home. They also claim to be the silent majority. However, they are apparently done wearing red every Friday, since they asked that everyone wear red every Friday between May 2004 and the 2004 election. Silent Majority was a Swiss rap and hip hop music group. ...
2004 election may refer to: Afghan presidential election, 2004 Australian legislative election, 2004 Canadian federal election, 2004 European Parliament election 2004 Indian general elections, 2004 Indonesian presidential election, 2004 Iran Majlis election, 2004 Panamanian election, 2004 Philippine general election, 2004 ROC presidential election, 2004 South Korean parliamentary election, 2004 Ukrainian...
Support for American troops Another group has recently expressed that support or protest for war is irrelevant and that the American troops should be supported regardless of political or social beliefs. This group is attempting to prevent confusion by organizing people through internet and print media and by establishing a universal symbol to express support for the men and women who serve their country.
Red Friday in Canada
 Red Friday Rally on Parliament Hill People in Canada have started wearing red on Fridays to show support for the men and women serving in the Canadian Forces. The choice of using red is because it is an official Canadian color and also historically is a color of remembrance for it symbolizes the red poppies in Flander's fields and the loss of life the country has endured.[citation needed] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...
Many positions in the House of Commons do not allow employees to dress outside of uniform but have compromised to allow staff to wear a red ribbon instead this is the only exception other than wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. Wreaths of artificial poppies used as a symbol of remembrance Remembrance Day (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom), also known as Poppy Day (South Africa and Malta), and Armistice Day (United Kingdom, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries; and the original name of the holiday internationally) is a day to commemorate...
Heart disease awareness The American Heart Association is sponsoring its own Red Friday to raise awareness of heart disease in women, again advocating that participants wear red every Friday. The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. ...
Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart. ...
See also Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. ...
For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...
Yellow ribbon flown in 1979 by Penne Laingen when her husband, US diplomat Bruce Laingen, was held captive during the Iran hostage crisis; among the first of the modern yellow ribbons. ...
Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ...
This article is about opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Iraq War from outside Iraq. ...
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. ...
Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart. ...
References - "Red Friday's" by technomage, The Free Republic, October 2, 2005, retrieved June 22, 2006
- "Wearing Red on Fridays" by Carolyn Scarr, PeaceHost.net, May 21, 2004, retrieved June 22, 2006
- "Friday Named 'Wear Red Day' To Raise Heart Disease Awareness" by NBC13, NBC13, February 4, 2005, retrieved June 22, 2006
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External links Red Fridays Canada - http://www.marriedtothecanadianforces.com/ (Red Fridays Campaign)
- http://www.themilitarywife.ca/RED
Pro-War - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1495422/posts
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