Flag of the earth
The flag of the earth is a flag that is intended to represent the entire earth . Concepts on this subject include political, spiritual, and environmental aspects of the planet. Even if there is no internationally recognized flag for the entire planet, individuals and organizations have presented different designs.
To date, no flag has received official approval from a government agency. The best known flags associated with the earth are the "Earth Day Flag" and the flag of the United Nations . Listed here are the unofficial applicants for a possible flag of the earth.
United Nations flag
Adopted in 1949, the United Nations flag was used to symbolize the unity of the world, even if strictly speaking it only represented the United Nations itself. It includes a geographical representation of the planet, and its great fame makes it a prominent contender to represent the earth. During NASA's planning for the moon landing in the 1960s, it was suggested that the UN flag should be used in place of the United States flag.
"World Peace Flag" of the World Peace Congress
James William van Kirk, a clergyman from Youngstown, Ohio, designed a "peace flag " in 1913 with rainbow stripes , stars and a globe. With this flag he made two peace trips through Europe. The World Peace Congress adopted this flag as the "Flag of World Peace".
Olympic flag
Designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914 , the flag was adopted for the 1920 Olympic Games . The Olympic flag represents all of humanity and shows five interlocking rings in five colors on a white background. The five rings represent the five continents . The six colors (including the white color of the background) represent all nations on earth.
"World Citizen" flag of the World Service Authority
The World Citizen movement is a social movement for world citizens under a proposed world government . In 1953 one of the activists, Garry Davis , founded the World Service Authority , which proposed the World Passport , along with a design for a flag of the earth.
More private suggestions
John McConnell's "Earth Day" flag
For the first Earth Day , John McConnell designed a flag in 1969 with the blue marble on a dark blue background. The first version of McConnell's flag was screen-printed and used different colors: the ocean and land were white, the clouds were blue. McConnell introduced the flag to the United Nations as a symbol of respect.
Because of the political views of the Creator, the flag is also associated with environmental justice .
The image of the Blue Marble is in the public domain to this day. This was the basis of a legal dispute which resulted in the fact that the trademark and copyright protection of the "Earth Day" flag was lifted. This does not affect the official history of McConnell's flag, only the patents on it.
One flag in space
The “One Flag in Space” initiative is an offshoot of the Space Generation Congress (SGC), the annual meeting of the Space Generation Advisory Council. It advertises the use of the "Blue Marble Flag" for space exploration , but does not explicitly mention McConnell's design.
James W. Cadle's "Flag of Earth"
Another earth flag was designed around the same time in 1970 by a Homer, Illinois farmer named James W. Cadle. Cadle's version of the earth flag consists of a blue circle representing the earth in the center of the flag, a segment of a large yellow circle representing the sun, and a small white circle representing the moon, all together on a black background. The flag is partly known among SETI researchers and is used by SETI worldwide. The flag hangs at the Ohio State University Radio Observatory and was hung at half mast when Carl Sagan died. The Flag of Earth Co. International, which sells the flag, was also founded by Cadle. The Flag of Earth has been in the public domain since 2003.
Paul Carroll's "World Flag"
The "World Flag" is an international flag that was created by Paul Carroll in 1988 as a symbol of inspiration for "positive global change, with further acceptance and celebration of cultural diversity". The current version of the World Flag from 2008 contains a world map and 216 flags, including all flags of the member states of the United Nations , the United Nations , and various areas of larger nations.
The "World Flag" hung on the UN headquarters for the events A Prayer for Peace , Earth Day in Central Park , and at various other events around the world.
Anne Kirstine Rønhede's "World Flag"
Another example of a world flag is the flag that Anne Kirstine Rønhede designed around 2000. The purpose of the flag was to be a symbol of coexistence and peace. The flag does not belong to any organization. This world flag was meant to coexist with the national flags. It was designed in a way that it would be easy to make so that everyone could make one themselves. The colors symbolize the earth with its atmosphere in the middle of the universe
Oskar Pernefeldt's "International Flag of Planet Earth"
In 2015 the Swedish artist Oskar Pernefeldt proposed an “International Flag of Planet Earth”. It was designed to be used in space expeditions and has two main purposes:
- For use in representing the earth
- To remind the people of the world that we share a planet, regardless of national borders, that we should be considerate of each other and the planet we live on.
The artist predicts that at some point the flag will be used on the Mars landing in 2025 or on a future colony on the planet. The design of the flag consists of seven rings that are interwoven and a deep blue sea in the background. The rings are centered in the middle of the flag and form a flower that symbolizes life on earth. The intersection of the rings shows that all things on earth are interrelated, directly or indirectly. The rings are structured in a similar shape to Borromean rings , which is meant to represent that no part of the earth can be removed without the entire structure collapsing. The deep blue background represents the ocean and the importance of water for life on earth.
Thomas Mandl's "One World Flag"
In 2015, the German artist and activist Thomas Mandl wanted to initiate a discussion on the topic of local and national belonging with his idea of a "One World Flag". The draft is intended to express the idea that every citizen in the world has the choice, depending on their geographic location, to identify with the local flags of a city, region, country or a transnational institution (e.g. with the Munich, the Bavarian, German, European flags or even the United Nations flag ), but there is no flag by means of which every citizen can acknowledge the earth as a whole.
In autumn 2018, Mandl published his draft "One World Flag", which should stand as a symbol for global unity, open borders and peace. The center of the flag forms a blue circle that represents the earth. The background is transparent and lets the different regional impressions shine through, in front of which the flags are waving.
James Hiller's "Mankind Flag"
The human flag of the interreligious movement Paneism.org symbolizes the development of Homo sapiens starting with the volcanism of the earth (red), through the first living beings in the water (blue) to life on the land (green). The yellow larger circle symbolizes the sun, which is partly overlaid by the moon, the smaller gray circle. Without these two heavenly bodies there would be no life on earth. The flag is also a symbol for the newly created religious-philosophical world view Paneism consisting of pantheism , panentheism , pandeism and panendeism.
See also
Web links
- Authentic Earth Flag Website Official Website
- Authentic Earth Flag Endorsement John McConell's Endorsement of earthflag.net as the Authentic Earth Flag.
- The History of Earth Day and The Authentic Earth Flag by John McConnell
- Flags of the World
- James Cadle's "Flag of Earth" description
- Flag Of Planet Earth Proposal by artist Oskar Pernfeldt
- One World Flag suggested by Thomas Mandl
- Mankind Flag Website of Paneism.org with flag display
Individual evidence
- ^ Anne Platoff: Where No Flag Has Gone Before: Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon (NASA Contractor Report 188251) . National Aeronautics and Space Administration . August 2003. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ↑ Corien Glaudemans, 'Een vredesapostel uit Ohio', in: Den Haag Centraal , October 16 of 2009.
- ↑ Devere Allen, "The Fight for Peace". 1940. p.553.
- ^ The Olympic symbols . International Olympic Committee . Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_1303.pdf
- ↑ a b c Weir: Peace, Justice, Care of Earth . Press On Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0-9717491-2-4 .
- ↑ http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/Copyrightability/articles/EarthFlagVsAlamoFlag_A.shtml
- ↑ http://www.flagofearth.org/flown.html
- ↑ Carl Sagan . Xs4all.nl. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.flagofearth.org/original.html
- ↑ vision . The World Flag Project. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ History . The World Flag Project. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ The International Flag of the Planet Earth . Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Here's what the flag of Planet Earth could look like . Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Nusigma | This Could Become the Official Flag of Planet Earth . Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.1worldflag.com . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.paneism.org/mankindflag.png . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
