John Rose is the founder of The Democracy Awareness Project, a non-profit organization hosted by Liberty Cookies, Inc.  The Democracy Awareness Project uses patriotic symbols to rapidly convey its message. While Abraham Lincoln’s 1838 speech, “The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions” is more eloquent, and John Philip Sousa’s military march, “Stars and Stripes Forever” is more stirring, symbolism transmits meaning faster. The American Infinity Symbol and Star Spangled Mobius Ribbon are symbols inspired by Lincoln’s speech and Sousa’s music. Their thirteen stars represent the stellar ideals of the founding colonies and the three long bars represent the three branches of U.S. government: the legislative, judicial, and executive. The image begins in a dark period with the thirteen colonies fighting for independence and then establishing a long period of prosperity governed by the three branches. Inevitably, the pattern returns to a dark place, where historically the United States experiences stellar changes and amends the constitution to renewour democratic experiment and ensure a long period of prosperity. Today we face a dark period requiring renewal and new amendments. John Rose promotes an amendment to restore bipartisan campaign finance reforms and to clarify that money is not speech and corporations are not people. The Democracy Awareness Project is planning application for 501(c)3 tax exempt status for its charitable work promoting voting turnout, civic participation, and an informed citizenry.
American Infinity symbol
American Infinity symbol
star spangled Mobius ribbon
Star Spangled Mobius ribbon with paper and cut strips.