I was lost in thought, staring off when one of the buttons I wore on my knapsack began to attract my attention. It was a button for multiculturalism; it was round with the four colours red, yellow, back, and white. And it was divided into four sections by cross hairs. (see below) Immediately I began to notice how the geometry of this symbol was more significant of boundaries, separation, and imposed structure. Each colour having no hope of ever integrating with the others. The language of the geometry seemed to separate the colours in a way we would not like to see people segregated. And as we know in the world around us there are many blends of these segmented cultures that enrich each other when permitted. The design above is taken from the original, but I have folded the geometry in on itself. Now each colour in the wheel of diverse peoples radiates from an eternal band encompassing all. The segments folding in on their neighbours, like a mother and child. Coming together in a central point the colour radiates back out again showing motion/growth to continue this endless cycle of becoming.
This is the original button.
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