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City of Sammamish to Display Companion Flags on Flag Day, Monday June 14, 2010

The Companion Flag, a flag representing all that human beings have in common and flown directly below (as a ‘companion’ to) the other flags of the world, will be featured at the Sammamish Commons Gallery Exhibit starting June 14, 2010. The brainchild of Sammamish resident Scott Wyatt, the Companion Flag has been adopted by schools, universities, businesses and individuals in 16 different countries around the world.

The Companion Flag display is part of an exhibit sponsored by the Sammamish Arts Commission entitled "In Celebration of the Flag". The exhibit will start with a reception on Flag Day, Monday June 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm where you can meet Scott Wyatt and view the flags. The exhibit will continue at Sammamish City Hall through the summer.

Mark Morris staff approves CF adoption

Thanks to the spearheading efforts of English teacher and Companion Flag Ambassador Aaron Wyatt, the administrators and faculty of Longview, Washington's Mark Morris High School have voted to adopt the Companion Flag and fly it below the state flag at the front of the school, starting in 2006. The student body at each grade level will receive a minimum of three lessons focusing on the Companion Flag and the importance of honoring both our human differences and all that we share in common with people everywhere.

Students embrace Companion Flag at OSU's Peace Slam

CFSI President and founder Scott Wyatt was privileged to present two workshops on the meaning and purpose of the Companion Flag to high school students from throughout Oregon and Washington State, at the 2005 Peace Slam event organized and hosted by Oregon State University. Mr. Wyatt will repeat the workshop at a similar event hosted by OSU in April. [See student feedback.]

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	City of Sammamish to Display Companion Flags on Flag Day, Monday June 14, 2010 The Companion Flag, a flag representing all that human beings have in common and flown directly below (as a ‘companion’ to) the other flags of the world, will be featured at the Sammamish Commons Gallery Exhibit starting June 14, 2010. The brainchild of Sammamish resident Scott Wyatt, the Companion Flag has been adopted by schools, universities, businesses and individuals in 16 different countries around the world. The Companion Flag display is part of an exhibit sponsored by the Sammamish Arts Commission entitled "In Celebration of the Flag". The exhibit will start with a reception on Flag Day, Monday June 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm where you can meet Scott Wyatt and view the flags. The exhibit will continue at Sammamish City Hall through the summer. Mark Morris staff approves CF adoption Thanks to the spearheading efforts of English teacher and Companion Flag Ambassador Aaron Wyatt, the administrators and faculty of Longview, Washington's Mark Morris High School have voted to adopt the Companion Flag and fly it below the state flag at the front of the school, starting in 2006. The student body at each grade level will receive a minimum of three lessons focusing on the Companion Flag and the importance of honoring both our human differences and all that we share in common with people everywhere. Students embrace Companion Flag at OSU's Peace Slam CFSI President and founder Scott Wyatt was privileged to present two workshops on the meaning and purpose of the Companion Flag to high school students from throughout Oregon and Washington State, at the 2005 Peace Slam event organized and hosted by Oregon State University. Mr. Wyatt will repeat the workshop at a similar event hosted by OSU in April. [See student feedback.]	New online resources help teachers, others introduce Companion Flag Ever wonder how to start a discussion about the Companion Flag? Have you been hoping to share the Companion Flag idea with others, but don't know where to begin? Try one of the new, 5-minute introductory PowerPoint presentations available on this web site! Specially designed to introduce the basic idea, and answer the most frequently asked questions, you'll find these colorful and easy-to-use presentations a great way to share the Companion Flag idea with individuals or groups of any size. You can show them online or download them to your computer. "The Companion Flag at School" (for principals, teachers, students & parents) "The Companion Flag - An Introduction" (for individuals, organizations & businesses) World Cultures Day: Elementary students celebrate human diversity, similarities with dozens of world flags and Companion Flags! Students of Newport Heights Elementary School, Bellevue, Washington, launched this year's World Culture Day by parading into the gymnasium with over 40 different national flags and Companion Flags suspended from flagstaffs! National flags, Companion Flags greet visitors to Seattle's famous Pike Place Market neighborhood The flag plaza separating Market Place One and Two Buildings at the north end of Seattle's Pike Place Market is now home to five brilliant new national flags and Companion Flags, thanks to the vision of Companion Flag Ambassador Michael Magnusson and his colleagues at 2003 Western, Inc. [Sunset photo] Canada/US cross-border teachers' association hears CF presentation Hands Across the Border, an association of school administrators and teachers from Washington State and British Columbia, heard a presentation on the Companion Flag project at White Rock, B.C., on November 4, 2005. Special thanks go out to Deb Cummings, principal of Blaine Elementary School, for her kind assistance in scheduling this event.