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^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F *********************************************************** On Sat, 28 Feb 1998 15:36:48 -0800 [log in to unmask] writes: >Recently at a local meeting I received a pin. It is a lavendar colored >ribbon. Does this represent Parkinson's Disease? > Dear dk, People with Parkinson's have not yet unified behind a color or a symbol that represents our struggle. Personally, I have been leaning towards the hand lighting the Olympic torch (Muhammad Ali's). The Canadians traditionally use , I think, a red tulip. I heard that Atlanta madea beautiful pin with a rising sun. The lavendar ribbon represents gay men, bisexuals and lesbians, and their loved ones,to fight prejudices against all of them. Gay men in particular have suffered ENORMOUS discrimination because they are "blamed" for the AIDS epidemic. The RED ribbon is worn to remember the suffering of those who have died from AIDS, and to unite to fight for the cure. The Lavendar ribbon evolved from this red ribbon! Hopefully we PWP's and CG's will find a color and a symbol at some point. . Ivan Suzman 48/10