The white poppy is a symbol of remembrance for all victims of war
AS Remembrance Day approaches, complaints about those who choose to wear white poppies are already beginning.
So, what do they represent?
In the words of the Peace Pledge Union, which distributes white poppies, they represent three things:
- Remembrance for all victims of war
- A commitment to peace
- A challenge to attempts to glamorise or celebrate war
They are made in remembrance of all victims of war – both military and civilian. Red poppies are specifically in remembrance of the British armed forces and their allies.
While you can order white poppies online, the Peace Pledge Union also sell them in several shops in Scotland.
- In Edinburgh, at the Peace and Justice Centre, and the New Leaf Co-operative
- In Glasgow, at Calton Books
- In Lochgilphead, at the Co-operative Supermarket on Oban Road
White isn't the only alternative colour available, either. Purple poppies remember animals killed in war, and black poppies African, Black, West Indian and Pacific Island soldiers who lost their lives.
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