{"id":705,"date":"2021-11-03T05:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/?post_type=campaign&#038;p=705"},"modified":"2021-11-03T06:35:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:35:39","slug":"white-flag-campaign","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/campaign\/white-flag-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"White Flag Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"723\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/campaign\/white-flag-campaign\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example\/\" class=\"wp-image-723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-flag-campaign-apparel-example-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-1024x855.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"725\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/campaign\/white-flag-campaign\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-1024x855.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-1536x1283.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-2048x1711.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1-144x120.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211102_173608-2-rotated-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the White Flag Campaign?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, 2021, Concerned Citizens for COVID Action installed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/campaign\/white-flag-memorial\/\" data-type=\"campaign\" data-id=\"711\">White Flag Memorial to recognize the scope of lives lost to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White Flag campaign is a call to all Saskatchewan residents to demonstrate their personal and community loss, the loss of confidence in the government of Saskatchewan to handle the COVID-19 crisis, and to demand a more serious intervention to end COVID-19 in Saskatchewan that is informed by recommendations of the province&#8217;s medical authorities and professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to participate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation is simple and visual. White rectangles, to represent the Lives Lost to Covid Memorial white flags, are being placed in windows of homes, businesses, offices, vehicles or as<br>wearables on lapels, backpacks etc. They can be paper, cloth, white tape or plastic. A simple white rectangle in a visible location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do the White Flags represent?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They represent you and your individual loss\u2026. whatever that loss is. It&#8217;s real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The loved ones lost<\/li><li>The losses from the incalculable uncertainties that have battered our daily lives<\/li><li>The empty chair at the table<\/li><li>The long term covid heath issues<\/li><li>Parents&#8217; lost certitude to guide and guard their children<\/li><li>The loss of income<\/li><li>The grandchild&#8217;s missing hugs<\/li><li>Loss of housing<\/li><li>Dependable medical care.<\/li><li>The unseen valour and turmoil of our doctors, nurses and frontline workers<\/li><li>Loss of friendships<\/li><li>Loss of mental health<\/li><li>The thousands of voices pleading into the empty silence and meaningless responses of our leaders.<\/li><li>The absence of responsible leadership to mitigate this crisis<\/li><li>The missing compassion and condolences<\/li><li>The void of consistent messaging.<\/li><li>The inexplicable refusal to enact medical led planning.<\/li><li>Their lack of honour to take responsibility and ownership for the totality of their actions.<\/li><li>Their endless failure demonstrated by their abject surrender\u2026 their white flag last summer as they tossed all responsibility to beleaguered Saskatchewan residents and blaming of others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals of White Flag Campaign<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To have a shared visual to both express our individual loss and support others experiencing loss in this time of Covid chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also want to let our government really &#8220;see&#8221; just how widespread the impact of Covid is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They may have raised their white flag last summer but we will carry it to every part of our province as our unified response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a people-driven campaign and we thank you for spreading the word!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be more information as the campaign unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":727,"template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb.png",1080,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-300x300.png",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-768x768.png",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-1024x1024.png",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb.png",1080,1080,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb.png",1080,1080,false],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-1080x800.png",1080,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-870x570.png",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-600x900.png",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-600x600.png",600,600,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-600x400.png",600,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-600x600.png",600,600,true],"aac-sponsor-logo":["https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/White-Flag-Campaign-new-thumb-120x120.png",120,120,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>What is the White Flag Campaign? From Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, 2021, Concerned Citizens for COVID Action installed a White Flag Memorial to recognize the scope of lives lost to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The White Flag campaign is a call to all Saskatchewan residents to demonstrate their personal and community loss, the loss of confidence in the government of Saskatchewan to handle the COVID-19 crisis, and to demand a more serious intervention to end COVID-19 in Saskatchewan that is informed by recommendations of the province&#8217;s medical authorities and professionals. How to participate: Participation is simple and visual. White rectangles,&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"","url":""},"comments_num":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campaign"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/705\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}