518 results for: Protests and Demonstrations
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Support for Desert Storm Rally flier, Seattle, January 25, 1991
A “Support for Desert Storm” rally was held on U.W.’s Red Square several days after large anti-war protests formed in response to the U.S. involvement in the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. Attended by about 300 people, the event was significantly smaller than the multiple anti-war protests in Seattle which drew thousands of participants. Anti-war activists were also in attendance…
ID Number:2002.23.7.16.1
Date:1991
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Anti-authority bike ride and picnic flyer, Seattle, July 24, 1993
In the summer of 1993, Seattle-area bike riders organized several “anti-authority” rides along the Burke-Gilman Trail, starting in Gas Works Park and ending with picnics on Lake Washington.This collage-style flyer for a late July ride to Sand Point combines the handwritten names of major national corporations related to cars (e.g., Ford), gasoline (e.g., EXXON), and cigarettes (e.g., Philip Morris), with…
ID Number:2002.23.7.25.1
Date:1993
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Committee for Corrective Action march flier, Seattle, February 3, 1975
The Kingdome construction project broke ground on November 2, 1972, in spite of concerns from residents of the nearby Chinatown - International District (CID) regarding the impact on their neighborhood. From the protests and march at the groundbreaking, and on into the 1970s, the Asian American movement advocated for more affordable housing in the district, for services such as a…
ID Number:2002.23.7.83.1
Date:1975
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Nazis Suck! poster, Seattle, January 25, 1992
On January 25, 1992, about 400 protesters marched from Seattle's University District to the Capitol Hill neighborhood, demonstrating against Neo-Nazis and unprovoked racial violence. The protest, according to news reports at the time, had no permit and was loosely organized, with isolated acts of violence characterizing the march. Police arrested 14 people for assault or failure to disperse, while demonstrators…
ID Number:2002.23.8.2.1
Date:1992
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No Plutonium poster, July 15, 1986
The 1986 anti-nuclear rally advertised on this poster was organized in response to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to use the Hanford facility in Washington state as the nation’s nuclear waste repository. In the wake of the April 1986 Chernobyl disaster and recent news that Hanford was a finalist for housing America’s nuclear waste, public distrust of the DOE…
ID Number:2002.23.8.3.3
Date:1986
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Operation Homestead poster, Seattle, May 1991
Through the 1980s, low-income housing was steadily disappearing in Seattle. Many older downtown apartment buildings which offered affordable housing were condemned by their landowners as, in many cases, it was more profitable to have an abandoned property then to pay for management and upkeep. The direct-action group Operation Homestead, formed in 1988, occupied abandoned buildings to draw attention to this…
ID Number:2002.23.8.7.1
Date:1991
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Poster for Indian Fishing Rights demonstration, May 12, 1979
The poster pictured here advertises a demonstration in support of Indian fishing rights, with a march from Westlake Mall to a rally at Waterfront Park in downtown Seattle. Sponsored by the Native American Solidarity Committee, the event featured speeches as well as Indian drumming and a performance by Sioux musician Floyd Westerman (1936-2007). Caption information source: "Demonstration set on Indian…
ID Number:2002.23.8.9.1
Date:1979
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Poster for anti-war march and rally at University of Washington, Seattle, 1972
After large protests against the Vietnam War in 1970, University of Washington students and other activists continued smaller protests over the next several years as the war became increasingly entrenched. This poster identifies a May 1 march and rally, beginning at the University of Washington Husky Union Building. The event was "to support the Vietnamese people" and the poster features…
ID Number:2002.23.8.12.4
Date:1972
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Frog's March against War, handmade poster, May 27, 1972
After large protests against the Vietnam War in 1970, University of Washington students and other activists continued smaller protests over the next several years as the war became increasingly entrenched. This hand-painted poster advertises one of these demonstrations with a frog carrying a snare drum and "peace" written on his leg. Below is a quote from Henry Thoreau, "If a…
ID Number:2002.23.8.12.6
Date:1972
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Women Take Back the Night poster, Seattle, May 9, 1992
The phrase "Take Back the Night" became popular in the 1970s to draw attention to sexual violence and violence against women, and it become the name of the annual marches held nationally and around the world beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. The march began as a way to protest the violence that women experienced while walking in public…
ID Number:2002.23.8.13.1
Date:1992