1829 results for: Seattle Times
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Rally to protest Iranian student deportation flier, Seattle, November 28, 1979
On November 4, 1979, during the Iranian Revolution, a group of Iranian college students invaded the American embassy in Teheran to protest the visit of Iran’s deposed shah to the United States for medical treatment. They captured 66 Americans and held many of them hostage for 444 days. Among the measures used to pressure the Iranian government to release the…
ID Number:2002.23.1.54.1
Date:1979
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March for Jobs flier, October 21, 1982
On October 21, 1982, eleven community organizations representing a variety of Seattle minority, women, labor, and anti-war groups held a rally and march from Seattle’s Central Area to downtown Seattle. They scheduled the event close to the election to remind politicians of the importance of minority voters. Goals were full employment at fair wages, a cut in the national military…
ID Number:2002.23.1.75.1
Date:1982
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Flier for march and rally to protest proposed immigration bill, May 8, 1982
In the spring of 1982, the US Congress was debating passage of the Omnibus Immigration Control Act. The purpose of the proposed law was to limit the number of immigrants who could enter the country legally, including those coming to join their families. This flIer promotes the march and rally held in Seattle on May 8, 1982 by a coalition…
ID Number:2002.23.1.75.3
Date:1982
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March for Women's Rights flier, Seattle, August 26, 1978
Women's Equality Day, celebrated in the U.S. on August 26, commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote. First celebrated in 1973, the day is proclaimed each year by the United States President, and marked by celebrations, as well as protests and marches.This flier advertises the August 26, 1978 Women's Rights March in Seattle,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.99.1
Date:1978
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Rally for Equal Access to Red Square flier, May 1990
This flier advertises a rally to support building an accessibility ramp between Red Square and Drumheller Fountain on the University of Washington (UW) campus. The rally was held by the Disabled Students Commission (now called the Student Disability Commission) on May 23, 1990, and it involved protesters presenting a petition signed by 2000 students to UW administrators during the short…
ID Number:2002.23.5.25.1
Date:1990
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Dyke March poster, June 25, 1994
This poster was printed to "celebrate lesbian visibility" and to encourage participation in Seattle's annual Gay Pride Parade.This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and chronicler of local drag culture, Donald Charles "Don" Paulson (1933-2012), in a collection he "dedicated to everyone who ever participated in a protest March, attended a Vigil, campaigned for Peace,…
ID Number:2002.23.6.4.1
Date:1994
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Reparations 2000 march flier, Seattle, November 30, 1999
This flier advertises a march organized by the Reparations 2000 Coalition and the African American Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (AAHM&CC), to take place on the first evening of the WTO rallies. The march was set to end at the vacant Colman School, where an encampment for anti-WTO activists would be established. Omari Tahir-Garrett and other activists first occupied this…
ID Number:2002.23.6.42.1
Date:1999
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PeaceWorks Park "Support Our Troops" flier, 1990
On August 26, 1990, a spontaneous peace rally against US intervention in the Middle East developed after a "peace concert" at Gas Works park. A handful of protesters remained in the park overnight, and a 24-hour vigil dubbed "PeaceWorks Park" which would endure until nearly the end of the Gulf War in February 1991, was begun. The vigil had no…
ID Number:2002.23.7.6.1
Date:1990
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Support for Desert Storm Rally flier, Seattle, January 25, 1991
A “Support for Desert Storm” rally was held on U.W.’s Red Square several days after large anti-war protests formed in response to the U.S. involvement in the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. Attended by about 300 people, the event was significantly smaller than the multiple anti-war protests in Seattle which drew thousands of participants. Anti-war activists were also in attendance…
ID Number:2002.23.7.16.1
Date:1991
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30th Annual Black Community Festival poster, 1982
For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.This poster advertises the 30th…
ID Number:2002.23.8.1.3
Date:1982