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RAIPON
The Flags of the World (FOTW) database recently added a new indigenous peoples' flag: the flag of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON). RAIPON was established in 1990 and participates on the Arctic Council. It represents 41 different indigenous groups across Russia. RAIPON was shut down unexpectedly in 2012 with the pretext that… Continue reading RAIPON
State Flag Pledges
Francis Bellamy's 1892 pledge of allegiance to the US national flag is well known. Less well known are the pledges US states have created to their own flags, seventeen in all. With the exception of Florida, all eleven states that seceded during the US Civil War have flag pledges -- though all of these were adopted… Continue reading State Flag Pledges
Hello, Hello Internet!
Hello Internet (hellointernet.fm, @HelloInternetFM) is a podcast by prolific YouTube celebrities C. G. P. Grey and Brady Haran. Vexillology appears to be a recurring theme. For example, the current episode, H.I. #51: Appropriately Thinking It, includes discussion of the Fiji flag referendum and a design contest they are running to create a Hello Internet flag. As… Continue reading Hello, Hello Internet!
Flag Making for Unity and Pride
Imperial County (California) Supervisor Ryan E. Kelley would like to redesign the little-known flag adopted by the county in 1996 but subsequently forgotten. But this is not another Roman Mars-inspired effort focused on applying principles of good flag design to improve a bad one. Rather, Kelley wants to use not just a new flag itself… Continue reading Flag Making for Unity and Pride
Vexilloid Tabloid #55
Our latest newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid #55, is here! It features: City Flag Redesign (Ted Kaye) Field Report: New England & Canada (Michael Orelove) Field Report: Australia (Ted Kaye) Great Flag Resources on the Web And, as always: notes from our last meeting, the Portland flag miscellany, the What’s that Flag? quiz, and more!
Cascadia by Moonlight
Flags, Peace, and World War I
To commemorate today's Veterans Day holiday, which arose out of World War I Armistice Day, here are a few flag-related items.
A Flag for All Mississippians
According to its designer the state flag of Mississippi includes the Confederate battle flag in order to "perpetuate in a legal and lasting way that dear battle flag under which so many of our people had so gloriously fought". Dating back to 1894, the design has certainly lasted -- 121 years so far. In the widespread backlash against… Continue reading A Flag for All Mississippians
City Flag Improvement Efforts
Thanks to Roman Mars and Ted Kaye, Good Flag, Bad Flag, and 2015 having become basically the Year of the Flag, there are efforts underway in lots of US cities to improve their municipal flag designs. Here are the cases we know about: Albuquerque, NM; Austin, TX; Billings, MT; Birmingham, AL; Bloomington, IN; Boston, MA; Bowling Green, KY; Columbia, MO; Dallas, TX; El Paso, TX; Grand Rapids,… Continue reading City Flag Improvement Efforts
Portland Flag Association 