109 results for: Paulson, Don
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Black Arts/West presents Ceremonies in Dark Old Men poster, June 1975
Black Arts/West was Seattle's first Black theater and functioned as a three component program:, dance, and an art gallery displaying the work of local and national artists. As a division of the Central Area Motivation Program, an anti-poverty agency, it was charged with getting young people involved and learning the necessary skills to survive and flourish in society.This poster advertises…
ID Number:2002.23.3.51.1
Date:1975
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Flier for Union of Sexual Minorities picket line, October 14, 1975
The flier pictured here gives detailed information to participants about a planned picket line outside Seattle's Public Safety Building to protest the "refusal of the police to begin to adequately protect the lives of gay people from assault on the streets." The event was sponsored by the Union of Sexual Minorities, an organization dedicated to raising awareness around issues related…
ID Number:2002.23.3.53.1
Date:1975
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Make the bosses take the losses! flier, Seattle, May 1975
In May 1975, Eddie Bauer, a prominent Seattle clothing manufacturer, fired over 70 garment workers without notice. Most were women - members of the United Garment Workers Union Local 17. On May 17, some two-dozen people picketed the downtown Seattle Eddie Bauer store in protest. The laid off workers blamed the company for firing them because of their union membership,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.54.1
Date:1975
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Poster for demonstration in Philadelphial, July 4, 1976
In the 1970s, several anti-war and anti-capitalist student protest movements coalesced into the Revolutionary Student Brigade. Nationwide, a number of universities, including the University of Washington, had Brigade chapters. As the 1976 Bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approached, Brigade chapters urged members to travel to Philadelphia for marches and demonstrations. This UW poster strongly states the…
ID Number:2002.23.3.62.1
Date:1976
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Join With Us! The Union of Sexual Minorities, August, 1976
The Union of Sexual Minorities (USM) was founded in the 1970s to promote full economic, social, and political equality for all sexual minorities, including gay men and lesbians, transvestites, and transgender people. The USM described the oppression of sexual minorities as "an economic reality disguised as a moral issue." They expressed solidarity with other movements for equality, but emphasized their…
ID Number:2002.23.3.64.1
Date:1976
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Women's Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment flier, November 1976
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would have amended the US Constitution to guarantee equal rights under the law regardless of sex. It was passed by both houses of Congress in 1972 but was not ratified by enough states before the deadline set by Congress. As a result, it was not added to the Constitution, but it has been reintroduced in…
ID Number:2002.23.3.68.1
Date:1976
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Equal Disco for All benefit dance poster, September 30, 1977
This poster advertises the Equal Disco for All, a benefit at Freeway Hall in Seattle put on by the Union of Sexual Minorities, a group that worked to raise awareness around a variety of issues that its members viewed as related to a racist and sexist society. This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and…
ID Number:2002.23.3.80.1
Date:1977
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March for Women's Rights flier, Seattle, August 26, 1978
Women's Equality Day, celebrated in the U.S. on August 26, commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote. First celebrated in 1973, the day is proclaimed each year by the United States President, and marked by celebrations, as well as protests and marches.This flier advertises the August 26, 1978 Women's Rights March in Seattle,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.99.1
Date:1978
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Vote no on 13 pamphlet, 1978
The brochure pictured here urged voters in Seattle to reject Initiative 13, which intended to overturn Seattle’s nondiscrimination clauses covering sexual minorities. The movement against the Initiative coalesced into three major local organizations: Seattle Committee Against Thirteen (SCAT), Women Against Thirteen (later Women Acting Together), and Citizens to Retain Fair Employment (CRFE). According to The SAGE Handbook of Political Geography,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.101.1
Date:1978
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International Day of Solidarity with Native American Political Prisoners flier, Seattle, February 10, 1978
This poster advertises an "International Day of Solidarity with Native American Political Prisoners" in Seattle, with a march from the Federal Courthouse at 5th and Spring to a rally at the First Methodist Church at 5th and Marion. The rally included speeches by Native activists including Yvonne Wanrow, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation known for…
ID Number:2002.23.3.106.1
Date:1978