In 2016, a Pride flag with the word PEACE was stolen from one home in Natick. In response, children in the neighborhood inspired their families to display more PEACE flags. Now young adults, that simple act of love led to the international distribution of more than 50,000 flags and the creation of a global movement.
The PEACE Flag Movement ‘works to unite the world in the fight for equity and care for all people. It starts with the flag, making the hope of change visible. And it grows when we turn education and conversation into action. Raising this flag is a promise to speak up, stand up, rise up.’
“It was like the little engine that could, sparked right here in Natick. Even Reebok displayed the flag,” Maggie Sky, a community organizer who has spearheaded the distribution of free PEACE Flags for almost a decade, shared recently. “Growing from that neighborhood, it became a symbol that this is a welcoming community. Donations made it possible, but flags were free.”…