Posted by Jonathan Bydlak on April 25, 2002 at 20:23:30:For all of you who earlier this year were pushing for a New York City World's Fair, a movement has started on Princeton University's campus! Please help us by signing our online petition (it just take name and email address, which can be kept private). We need your help, but this movement is shooting up very, very rapidly! Thanks everyone!
Jonathan
With September 11th still fresh in our minds, many people around the world have begun to try to think of ways to display our ability to cope and move on. The recent two weeks in Salt Lake City showed a glimpse of what can happen when Americans get behind the idea of unity, but thus far, New York City itself has done little to celebrate the world culture in which its citizens play such a large role. Clearly, New York is rebuilding and trying to get back on its feet; however, the time has come for Mayor Bloomberg, corporate America, and the citizens of the world to create a symbolic event to both remember the events that took place, but more importantly, to trumpet the future of human relations, and the diverse world in which we live. Just thirty-eight years ago, the 1964-65 World’s Fair, with its theme of “Peace through Understanding” was such a display. Today, this fair seems to many as just a fond memory, and most assume that in the present age of the Internet and Disney World, today’s youth would not be excited for such a recurrence. Nonetheless, as our movement on Princeton University’s campus shows, it is the younger generation that is now calling for a United States world’s fair, and they want it to return to New York City, not just as a means of economic stimulus, but also in remembrance of the World Trade Center tragedy. We need an event that is forward looking, all-inclusive, and a sign of strength. The support that has arisen for this event has come from all age levels, and it has brought hundreds of Americans together to help make this dream a reality. Please help us to get the word out by visiting our web page http://GiantsFan4Life.tripod.com, and signing our online petition. New Yorkers, write to your local representatives. We also would love to hear from other students who are interested in starting a chapter on their campuses; you can e-mail us at either jbydlak@princeton.edu or bkingsle@princeton.edu. Only with public support can our effort continue to grow. For a New York World’s Fair is not just a good idea, as all of our supporters have shown, it is more of an absolute necessity today than ever could have been imagined.
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