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A special invitation to Councillor Evelyn Buck
A special invitation to Councillor Evelyn Buck
The Aurora Cultural Centre and the Aurora Historical Society
warmly invite you to the launch of
Faces of War
Fine Art Exhibition
and
Lest We Forget: War & Remembrance
Images and Artifacts from The Aurora Collection
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I am the grand-daughter and daughter of two women who lost sons in the first and second world wars.
I know horrifying details of the deaths of James Diamond and Patrick Finnigan at twenty-two and twenty one years old.
I have and will hold the memory of my mother's and grandmother's grief, in my heart all the days of my life.
As they did
Every time I read or hear of another son or daughter killed in Afghanistan or wherever they are sent,I relive that grief.
I have five sons,two daughters.
And conviction
War is not glorious. Neither is it victorious.
Memorials in towns cities and villages remind us, with the names of children who paid with an awful death, the terrible price of war.
Memorials built after the First World War and the Second do not celebrate war.
They remind us of carnage, grief and loss.
History records.
Records do not legitimize the causes of war.
There is no nobility.
Only evil and stupidity.
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Since starting this blog, my opinion on war and its consequences have been clear. I don't harp on it but followers cannot fail to have understood where I come from on this topic.
Since the home of the Aurora museum was stolen out from under us, culture centre staff have
hosted several presentations.
The Aurora Temperance movement has been highlighted.
The Ontario Provincial Police have provided a glimpse into their history.
The militia has had their turn.
Now the Culture Centre and the Aurora Historical Society is offering, for our enjoyment, a lecture and presentation of images and artifacts of war.
I have received a special invitation to attend.
I will not.
I will not enter that building until the Aurora Museum is restored to its rightful place.
To engage the community with the history of the positive, progressive,confident,small settlement which laid the foundations and principles of a place to grow and prosper in this small corner of the world.
I know horrifying details of the deaths of James Diamond and Patrick Finnigan at twenty-two and twenty one years old.
I have and will hold the memory of my mother's and grandmother's grief, in my heart all the days of my life.
As they did
Every time I read or hear of another son or daughter killed in Afghanistan or wherever they are sent,I relive that grief.
I have five sons,two daughters.
And conviction
War is not glorious. Neither is it victorious.
Memorials in towns cities and villages remind us, with the names of children who paid with an awful death, the terrible price of war.
Memorials built after the First World War and the Second do not celebrate war.
They remind us of carnage, grief and loss.
History records.
Records do not legitimize the causes of war.
There is no nobility.
Only evil and stupidity.
********
Since starting this blog, my opinion on war and its consequences have been clear. I don't harp on it but followers cannot fail to have understood where I come from on this topic.
Since the home of the Aurora museum was stolen out from under us, culture centre staff have
hosted several presentations.
The Aurora Temperance movement has been highlighted.
The Ontario Provincial Police have provided a glimpse into their history.
The militia has had their turn.
Now the Culture Centre and the Aurora Historical Society is offering, for our enjoyment, a lecture and presentation of images and artifacts of war.
I have received a special invitation to attend.
I will not.
I will not enter that building until the Aurora Museum is restored to its rightful place.
To engage the community with the history of the positive, progressive,confident,small settlement which laid the foundations and principles of a place to grow and prosper in this small corner of the world.
WHACK !
ReplyDeleteAh, and what will this 'not for profit' group charge
ReplyDeleteus for admission ?
Bravely and nobly stated.
ReplyDeleteOK. What am I missing here ? The Town owns the
ReplyDeletebuilding, the Town owns the historical collection,the Historical Society can display the artifacts and add
others after the inventory is completed. There is a
vacant, maybe not rented yet, art gallery sitting on
Wellington. Why do we need the Cultural Centre to
play piggy-back and get top billing, while they bill
the Town and attendees. Why do we need a third
always costly group shaving off the top of every event ?
What am I missing while they play their mind games ?
Oh, that's right. It's a Museum I'm missing.
Maybe they should warmly invite everyone to visit the not so warm WW1 Cenotaph and WW2 Alter of Sacrifice, if you want a glimmer of the cold and brutal loss to this community and our neighbors to the east and west of us, you need look no further , One thing is for sure, it cannot be found at any warm culture club,
ReplyDeleteGood for you Councilor , enough of the charades
"OK. What am I missing here ? ... the Town owns the historical collection"
ReplyDeleteThat's what you're missing. The collection is the property of the Aurora Historical Society NOT the Town.
Well said Evelyn!
ReplyDeleteThe signs on the streets of Aurora continue to point to the Museum where the current Aurora Cultural Centre is. May be one day they will point in the right direction.
Anna :)