Garden Gnome Liberation Front
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The Garden Gnome Liberation Fronts (GGLF) are international organizations "that stand for the liberation of garden gnomes. These so called "liberation groups" attempt to rid to world of "injust' imprisionment of gnomes. These gnomes are real garden gnomes in that sense but they are not living gnomes that are being liberated. This groups are either cult groups or they are practical jokes. They are often cited for illegal conduct including theft and trespassing. There are many different styles of "liberating" these fictional gnomes.
[edit] Styles of Liberating
Many techniques of liberating these fictional being exist today. The most notorius liberating group the Front de Libération des Nains de Jardin (FLNJ) liberates their gnomes by putting them in their natural habitat. This means sticking them in the local forest with claim tickets. Another notable group the Movimento Autonomo per la Liberazione delle Anime da Giardino (MALAG) smashes the gnomes "to release the gnome spirit." This group is extremely organized and carries out their work with ease. A locally run grassroots group in Corvallis, Oregon gives the owner of the gnome a letter explaining the cruelty and gives the owner a chance to hand the gnome over.
A separate but related group, Free The Gnomes, is the legitimate political wing of the subversive Garden Gnome Liberation Front. As a political advocacy group, they seek to further the rights of gnomes around the world through legal, non-violent means.The largest of these groups is the French MENJ (Mouvement d´Émancipation des Nains de Jardin). The fundamental premise of this group and most Garden Gnome Liberation groups is that Gnomes, like humans, have an inalienable right to freedom. Forcing Gnomes to stand in gardens without just compensation and against their free will, for the sake of ornamentation is, to these groups, immoral. The European Gnome Sanctuary in Barga, Tuscany (Italy) (open since 1999) has been a place of refuge for all freedom loving gnomes.
[edit] Missing Gnomes
Recently, Gnomes Without Homes was created as an international data base of missing gnomes. The site allows people looking for wayward gnomes to post photos and information that might lead to their return. In addition, GnomesWithoutHomes.com allows gnome-gnappers to post travel photos and information on gnomes that have been abducted.
[edit] External links
- Gnomes Without Homes A data base of missing gnomes & travel photos.
- One of the most active European group for garden gnomes freedom.
- The French wing of the GGLF (FLNJ)- official site.
- MALAG - official site.
- The Italian version of the GGLF
- Free The Gnomes - Garden Gnome Liberation - official site.
- Article: CNN: Garden Gnome Liberation Front strikes Paris show
- BBC: Underwater gnome threat returns Article about liberated gnome settlement in Cumbria, UK
- [1] Cubicle Gnome Memorial Site
- EGS - European Gnome Sanctuary in Barga Tuscany Italy
- GLFNC- Gnome Liberation Front Napanee Chapter
- Gnome Liberation Campsite 43 - "provides the much needed respite bedraggled gnomes seek"
- Red Gnome Liberation Army - official site
[edit] Similar organizations
- Gnome World Domination is a cult effort to propel gnomes into positions of social power
- They Do Exist Viral marketing site for a Telecom-company, "exposing" yellow plastic gnomes in Western-European countries to prove that gnomes do exist.
