105 results for: Paulson, Don
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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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Handbill for a meeting on the Teen Dance Ordinance, Seattle, December 13, 1986
Although the city of Seattle passed its first regulations on teen musical events in 1967, enforcement was minimal. In 1985, the city’s Teen Dance Ordinance tried to severely tighten up regulations on youth dance clubs and musical events, citing drug use, sexual abuse, and underage drinking. This led to several decades of protest. Opponents pointed to the effect this had…
ID Number:2002.23.2.24.1
Date:1986
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Handbill for rally protesting proposed youth curfew, Seattle, July 21, 1986
After Seattle’s 1985 Teen Dance Ordinance tried to severely tighten up regulations on youth dance clubs and musical events, citing drug use, sexual abuse, and underage drinking, the Youth Defense Campaign and other groups organized to try to repeal these and other laws affecting youth, like a 1986 proposed teen curfew.This July 1986 Youth Defense Campaign urges people to attend…
ID Number:2002.23.2.24.2
Date:1986
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Evening of Solidarity and Entertainment at Daybreak Star Center flier, 1986
This flier advertises an "evening of solidarity and entertainment" held at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, hosted by the Northwest Indian Women Circle. Speakers included Dennis Banks (1937-2017), a founder of the American Indian Movement, Lakota folk singer Buddy Redbow (1948-1993), Janet McCloud (1934-2003), an activist who was prominent in the "fish wars" and a leader in the Northwest Indian…
ID Number:2002.23.2.24.3
Date:1986
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Necesita un trabajo?/ Need a job flier for program at El Centro de la Raza, 1987
El Centro de la Raza is a Latino community center and advocacy organization which opened in 1973 in the former Beacon Hill School, after activists staged a 75-day occupation of the site. This flier advertises El Centro's job readiness workshops, conducted in both Spanish and English. El Centro also offered specialized workshops for youths between 16-24 years old and assistance…
ID Number:2002.23.2.26.1
Date:1987
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Lavender Panthers picnic flier, August 12, 1989
This flier advertises a picnic and ice cream social at Seattle's Meridian Park sponsored by the Lavender Panthers (also Gay and Lesbian Elders' Action Network or GLEAN), an advocacy group for LGBTQ seniors.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…
ID Number:2002.23.2.27.1
Date:1989
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Handbill for youth rally in protest of teen dance regulations, Seattle, February 4, 1987
Although the city of Seattle passed its first regulations on teen dance events in 1967, enforcement was minimal. In 1985, the city’s Teen Dance Ordinance tried to severely tighten up regulations on youth dance clubs and musical events, citing drug use, sexual abuse, and underage drinking. This led to several decades of protest. Opponents pointed to the effect this had…
ID Number:2002.23.2.30.1
Date:1987
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Handbill promoting the Youth Defense Campaign, Seattle, 1987
In 1985, Seattle’s Teen Dance Ordinance tried to severely tighten up regulations on youth dance clubs and musical events, citing drug use, sexual abuse, and underage drinking. That year, police broke up a grunge concert at the Gorilla Gardens dance club, causing injuries and arrests. The Youth Defense Campaign organized in protest of the ordinance and the city’s crack-down. This…
ID Number:2002.23.2.30.2
Date:1987
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S.O.S. for Black Education, flier from Freedom Socialist Party, 1987
This flier advertises an "SOS for Black Education" event hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party at New Freeway Hall in 1987. Speakers included Dawn Mason, Oscar Eason, Elizabeth Jackson, and Teri Bach. Dawn Mason served in the Washington State Legislature from 1995-1999 and was the only Black member of the legislature during her terms. She was Ranking Chair of the…
ID Number:2002.23.2.30.3
Date:1987