109 results for: Paulson, Don
Poster
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
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Good Friday Worship Vigil in the South End, 1988
This flier advertises a vigil to protest against the demolition of affordable housing in Seattle's south end. It specifically mentions homes demolished to make way for I-90 and Seattle school district plans to tear down more houses. The vigil was held at 8:30 AM on Friday, April 1, 1988, which was Good Friday that year, at 4419 South Dawson Street…
ID Number:2002.23.2.39.1
Date:1988
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner mailer, 1988
This mailer is an invitation to a vegetarian Thanksgiving potluck dinner held by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) and the Central Coop Grocery. In addition to bringing a vegetarian dish large enough for four servings, attendees were encouraged to bring non-perishable food for a food bank. The potluck was held at the Scottish Rite Temple on November 21, 1988,…
ID Number:2002.23.2.39.2
Date:1988
Poster
"Filipino Migration to America: the Continuing Saga" poster, September 1989
This poster advertises a lecture by Fr. Renato Cruz about Filipino migration to North America. It was held on September 19, 1989 at 7 PM at the Beacon United Methodist Church. Cruz discussed the reasons that Filipinos leave their home country, their working conditions overseas, issues they face, the Philippine government's labor export program, and support emigrants receive from governments…
ID Number:2002.23.2.45.1.1
Date:1989
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"There Goes the Neighborhood" flier, Seattle, October 1987
Founded in 1987 to protest the demolition of low-income housing stock in Seattle, Operation Homestead first became known for its occupation of vacant downtown apartment buildings. The organization was an eclectic group of social workers, college students, pastors, unhoused people, retired people and others who had spent years trying to convince the city and the state to build more affordable…
ID Number:2002.23.2.50.1
Date:1987
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Cedar River: A Call for Action flier, May 1990
The City of Seattle took ownership of much of the Cedar River Watershed in 1899 to use to supply drinking water to the greater Seattle area. Over the years, haphazard logging continued on both private and city lands in the watershed. In 1990, with the growth of the environmental movement, the city’s proposed sale of the 73-acre Sugar Bear tract…
ID Number:2002.23.2.55.2
Date:1990
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Anti-Authoritarian Peace Picnic flier, Seattle, September 1991
On a fall Sunday, members of Seattle leftist groups gathered at Volunteer Park Amphitheater for a picnic. They were entertained by a variety of punk and metal bands, performance artists, and anti-authoritarian speeches. Participants could also enjoy arts and crafts and free food.This poster for the picnic features the names of the bands. In the lower left are symbols reflecting…
ID Number:2002.23.2.63.1
Date:1991
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Drag Race'N poster, June 16, 1991
The flier seen here advertises the 1991 closet ball pageant, Drag Race'n, organized by the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & The Olympic and Rainier Empire. The group is a member of the International Court System (ICS), the second largest LGBTQ organization in the world, and aims to provide funds and services to other non-profits within the local gay and…
ID Number:2002.23.2.64.2
Date:1991
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ACT UP/Seattle flier for World AIDS Day rally at Seattle Center, 1991
ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) is a grassroots political activist group founded in New York in 1987 to advocate for immediate and meaningful action to fight the AIDS crisis and end homophobia. The organization's tactics include the use of direct action, such as protest and civil disobedience, advocacy, and work to change legislation and public policy. The Seattle…
ID Number:2002.23.2.64.3
Date:1991