From: Burgelis, Peter Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:37 PM To: CC_ALL Subject: FW: Flag Color Meaning Attachments: Flag-of-Kenya.jpg; Flag-of-Sierra-Leone.jpg; Flag-of-Mexico.jpg; Flag-of- Djibouti.jpg; Flag-of-Cote-d-Ivoire.jpg; Flag-of-Sudan.jpg Forwarding from Steve Kodis to address questions from committee yesterday Peter Burgelis (he/him) | Alderman District 11 City of Milwaukee Common Council 200 E Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Office 414-286-3768 Legislative Aide Sherry Prochaska From: Milwaukee Flag Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 7:18 PM To: Burgelis, Peter Subject: Flag Color Meaning Peter, I don't know if this is productive but here are a couple sites that explain flag color theory. Again, white generally symbolizes peace and unity. It can also reference surrender, purity, innocence, love, etc. https://flagpoles.co.uk/colours-of-flags-and-their-symbolism/ White: Purity, Peace, and Innocence White is frequently the colour of purity and peace. It represents unity, innocence, and often stands as a backdrop to other colours and symbols. The Japanese flag’s minimalist design of a red circle on white, for example, symbolises the country’s reverence for honesty, simplicity and purity. https://www.usa.gov/flag White: purity and innocence I've also attached 5 photos from this book (The Directory of Flags: A guide to flags from around the world by Charlotte Greig) that highlight white on flags and its meaning. Sierra Leone's flag says it best "the white band, as in many other flags, stands for peace and unity." Hopefully this is helpful. The Peo ple' s Fla g of Mil wau kee mil wau keef lag. com