105 results for: Paulson, Don
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MEChA rally poster, May 1977
The activist Chicano student organization MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan) was founded in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969, and was active at high schools and colleges for 50 years. MEChA worked to promote Chicanx culture, advocated for Chicano Studies programs, faculty, and staff, and fought for social justice. In 2019, MEChA student leaders voted to drop the words "Chicano"…
ID Number:2002.23.1.43.2
Date:1977
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Gray Panthers of Seattle pamphlet, 1977
The Gray Panthers, founded in 1972, are a series of multi-generational local advocacy networks in the United States which confront ageism and many other social justice issues. During the early years of the 1970s and 1980s, the main issues of the Gray Panthers included forced retirement, ageist stereotypes, cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and world peace. Over the years,…
ID Number:2002.23.1.44.1
Date:1977
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Support Indian Fishing Rights flier, October 1, 1978
In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters in the Pacific Northwest began protesting laws that restricted Native American fishing rights. Various groups held protests and peaceful demonstrations, known collectively as the "fish wars" or "fish-ins," until court rulings in the 1970s guaranteed tribes the right to fish in the accustomed places as they had for hundreds of years.This flier…
ID Number:2002.23.1.49.1
Date:1978
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Vote for Nobody flier, 1978
Voters have often been frustrated by the election process, and some have expressed that frustration by not voting at all. This spoof- campaign flier promises that "Nobody is the Perfect Candidate" and encourages "If you think that Nobody represents Your interests, Vote For Nobody!" Text at bottom asks voters to use the power of the write-in vote to choose their…
ID Number:2002.23.1.49.2
Date:1978
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Free Yvonne Wanrow mailer, 1978
Yvonne Swan Wanrow is an activist advocating for the rights of Native Americans and women. She is a member of the Colville Tribes of eastern Washington. On August 11, 1972, Wanrow shot and killed a convicted sex offender when he attempted to assault her young son. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years in prison, but appealed…
ID Number:2002.23.1.52.1
Date:1978
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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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Zimbabwe Medical Drive dinner and speaker flier, Seattle, November 30, 1979
In November 1979, Seattle’s Rainier Community Center hosted Kumbarai Kangai, from the newly independent country of Zimbabwe. Kangai was a member of the Zimbabwe African National Union, had been active in the independence movement against white minority rule and served as a representative to the United Nations. The event, complete with an African dinner and Zimbabwean mbira music, raised money…
ID Number:2002.23.1.54.2
Date:1979
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Bisexuality group for women flier, 1979
This flier advertises a series of meetings of a support group for women who are bisexual or curious about bisexuality. The meetings were held by Sister, "a women's sexuality organization," located on NE 56th Street in Seattle, which charged a negotiable fee of $60 for six sessions.
ID Number:2002.23.1.61.1
Date:1979
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Rider Alert, plan for nuclear war threat leaflet, April 1982
This leaflet, made to resemble a bus rider alert pamphlet, uses satire to protest against US nuclear weapon policy. The front reproduces an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from February 27, 1982 about plans to use Metro buses to evacuate residents from Seattle in the event of nuclear attack, while the inside text describes the absurdity and futility of such…
ID Number:2002.23.1.73.1
Date:1982
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First issue of "Cascadia Rising" newsletter, 1982
This is the first issue of “Cascadia Rising,” a newsletter published by the Cascadia Commonwealth Movement (CCM). Cascadia is a region covering western Washington, western Oregon, and parts of northern California and southern British Columbia, and the CCM’s goal was to work for a prosperous, ecologically friendly, and equitable Cascadia. The newsletter also contains more specific demands, including economic independence…
ID Number:2002.23.1.74.1
Date:1982