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Rally to protest Iranian student deportation flier, Seattle, November 28, 1979
On November 4, 1979, during the Iranian Revolution, a group of Iranian college students invaded the American embassy in Teheran to protest the visit of Iran’s deposed shah to the United States for medical treatment. They captured 66 Americans and held many of them hostage for 444 days. Among the measures used to pressure the Iranian government to release the…
ID Number:2002.23.1.54.1
Date:1979
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Rider Alert, plan for nuclear war threat leaflet, April 1982
This leaflet, made to resemble a bus rider alert pamphlet, uses satire to protest against US nuclear weapon policy. The front reproduces an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from February 27, 1982 about plans to use Metro buses to evacuate residents from Seattle in the event of nuclear attack, while the inside text describes the absurdity and futility of such…
ID Number:2002.23.1.73.1
Date:1982
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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