Rainbow flag India during the week of Amartithi (the anniversary of his death on January 31, 1969). Rainbow is used as an element of flag of Patriots of Russia (Russian: Патриоты России, "Patrioty Rossii") political party. This rainbow flag in Italy was first used in a peace march in 1961, inspired by similar multi-coloured flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons. It became popular with the "Pace da tutti i balconi" ("peace from every balcony") campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq. The most common variety has seven colours, purple, blue, azure, green, yellow, orange and
DIY rainbow crossing activities around the world. The idea to create rainbow crosswalks appears to have first emerged in West Hollywood as part of the 2012 Gay Pride Month celebrations, initially proposed by the LA based artist Martin Duvander with the crosswalks at the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard painted rainbow colours for the month of June. In May 2012, Tel Aviv city hall painted a crosswalk in rainbow colours for a photo shoot to promote "TYP: Ivri Lider and Johnny Goldstein", the act scheduled to headline the Gay Pride Parade's main concert. These photos, reminiscent of the Beatles