Comments on: Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:04:57 +0000

Stockard, yep, I know the place (definitely in MtP) you mean. I’ve been curious why those signs are there – who owns the building, or who made the call?

The Quaker Meeting House at Florida just west of Connecticut (admittedly outside of the PoP zone) has multiple signs, a Darfur sign and also a more general sign that asks what your life is doing to remove the causes of war. (Tying into the first comment).

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:27:03 +0000

In Oakland’s Rockridge District there was this great little boutique (they sold random stuff and offered decorating services too I think), there front windows were always political. And clever and witty. Like HomeRule, but with a more political slant.

By: Prince Of Petworth

Prince Of Petworth — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:10:44 +0000

Thanks Wayan. Of course aren’t you the one who didn’t know that Looking Glass Lounge was in Ward 1? Over compensating a bit are you…

By: Wayan

Wayan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:06:18 +0000

And while you’re denoting authors, you might want to explain to the new intern that Hobart Street & then Irving Street (USPS) or Harvard (ANC) denotes the boundary between Mt Pleasant Adams-Morgan, not Columbia Road.

Some people care about administrative and political boundaries

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:43:43 +0000

POP, can you get your web developer to add the author for each post? It’s a simple change and is really easy to do with wordpress. Seems like you will have multiple contributors now, seeing the author will really help.

By: INMHIIYNTYAH

INMHIIYNTYAH — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:06:12 +0000

Hmmm, torture… oh, I guess it isn’t that kind of torture, oops.

By: Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:14:28 +0000

That really nice apartment building in mt pleasant ( i think ), hung signs over every balcony that said “Peace” in different languages.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:45:11 +0000

welcome!

This is terrific–and I think very different than the antiwar, 60s stuff… unless you’re a Quaker, war is sometimes wrong, sometimes (for instance, to stop a regime that’s torturing people) right! But torture… always wrong.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:04:31 +0000

I’ve seen many “Save Darfur” banners outside churches, including Peoples Congregational UCC up on 13th and…something. Around Arkansas Ave, I think.

Since The Potter’s House is a chuch-affiliated bookstore/gathering place, I’m not surprised to see that it would have such a banner. I wonder if other businesses might feel like they would lose customers if they took active political stands.