6/28/2015

The onslaught of attacks against our flags, our Veterans, and our heritage in recent days is unprecedented. While we have obviously suffered setbacks, we are encouraged by what appears to be the beginning of an outcry and pushback from Southerners across the country. Over the course of two days, we have seen an increase of fans on our FB page by over 1,000 NEW followers. Our email, messaging, and phone messages are swamped with requests for assistance, offers of support, and folks wanting to know what they can do to get involved. We believe that this is a crucial time and we must find a way to engage EVERYONE who is ready to stand and fight for our heritage.

The Virginia Flaggers have for some time advocated for a shift of responsibility of honoring our ancestors from municipalities to individuals and heritage groups. The Interstate Flag projects, patterned after the Georgia SCV Division's "Project Wave" initiative are one offshoot of this. We also encourage ALL supporters of Confederate heritage to fly a Confederate flag on your personal property and would like to call EVERYONE to put up a flag and have it flying by Sunday, June 28th, in a show of solidarity of the Southern people, to take a stand against the tide of hate and misinformation, and in honor and memory of the CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS who fought and died in the War Between the States.

“National Raise Your Battle Flag Day”, SUNDAY, JUNE 28th! Fly a Confederate flag, take a photo and post on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram…across social media, with the hashtag ‪#‎raiseyourbattleflag‬  ‬, and post the photos to our FB page.