Being Switzerland...

I have long admired Switzerland for their ability to maintain neutrality in an industrialized world that constantly commands we take sides. 

Whether those sides are religious,  political, over oil or economic in nature.  

Did you know Switzerland has not participated in an international battle since 1815?

They have the strongest government body in the history of the world,
a high GDP and very low unemployment...

and also a high literacy rate.

In the past year I have happily participated in several of art/craft/vintage shows.

Making friends, gathering loyal customers and participating in a community of 

Women Artists who should love and support each other.

Instead I have too often found pettiness and resentments.

 

I will not take sides.

  I am Switzerland.  

Men just duke it out, slap each other on the ass and say, "Good Game."

Having three sons, I know this first hand.

So I have decided to form the 

"See no Evil, Speak no Evil, Hear no Evil Campaign"

Aptly shortened into the "SHE Campaign" 

Did you know that "See no evil, Speak no evil and hear no evil"

started in Japan?

The philosophy probably originally came to Japan with a Tendai-Buddhist legend, from China in the 8th century (Nara Period). In Chinese, a similar phrase exists in the Analects of Confucius: 

"Look not at what is contrary to propriety; 

listen not to what is contrary to propriety; 

speak not what is contrary to propriety; 

make no movement which is contrary to propriety"

Isn't it about Artistic Community?

We are all trying to make a living doing what we love in what are rather stressful economic times.

About lifting our Sisters up?

They did it for Suffrage.  What happened?

My campaign seeks to build artistic community through mutual support, blogging, referring business, sharing information about shows,  non competition and not copying other artists ideas.

I Choose to "BE Switzerland and if you choose to do so also...

join "SHE" today.

If you want to join, leave me a post and feel free to copy my sidebar pic and post it to your own blog, forward it to your friends.  It is time Women support Women and lay down the baggage they carry.