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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
Image of March for Jobs flier, October 21, 1982
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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
Image of Flier for march and rally to protest proposed immigration bill, May 8, 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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"Labor in the Philippines" poster, September 1985

This poster promotes a presentation about the Philippine labor movement and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (May 1st Movement) or KMU, held on September 24, 1985 at the Labor Temple in Seattle. Maynardo Palarca, leader of the Center of Nationalist Trade Unions In Mindanao (CENTRUM), spoke about the organization's role in a one-day general strike on the island of Mindanao to…
ID Number:2002.23.2.15.1.1
Date:1985
Image of Handbill for a meeting on the Teen Dance Ordinance, Seattle, December 13, 1986
Poster

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
Image of Handbill for rally protesting proposed youth curfew, Seattle, July 21, 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
Image of Evening of Solidarity and Entertainment at Daybreak Star Center flier, 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
Image of Necesita un trabajo?/ Need a job flier for program at El Centro de la Raza, 1987
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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
Image of Lavender Panthers picnic flier, August 12, 1989
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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
Image of Handbill for youth rally in protest of teen dance regulations, Seattle, February 4, 1987
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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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