105 results for: Paulson, Don
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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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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
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"From Oppression to Liberation" flier, April 1991
This flier advertises a forum and panel discussion on the theme "From Oppression to Liberty," held on Saturday April 20, 1991. Representatives from five different national liberation groups gave their perspectives on the subject. The panel members represented the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Farabundo Martà para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) in El Salvador, the African National Congress (ANC) in…
ID Number:2002.23.2.72.1.1
Date:1991
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Out in the Streets march poster, October 11, 1991
The flier seen here advertises a march to Westlake Center in Seattle on National Coming Out Day, planned by Queer Nation, a group committed to activism on issues of queer visibility, homophobia, and anti-queer violence.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…
ID Number:2002.23.2.73.1
Date:1991
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Queer Nation meeting poster, September 26, 1990
This poster advertises a meeting at Seattle Central Community College planned by Queer Nation, a group committed to activism on issues of queer visibility, homophobia, and anti-queer violence.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…
ID Number:2002.23.2.73.2
Date:1990