780 results for: Activism
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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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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 Martí 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
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Draft resistance flier, Seattle, 1968
Though protest to conscription has been a feature of all American wars, draft resistance and draft evasion reached a historic peak during the Vietnam War. Draft Resistance-Seattle (DR), the local chapter of a larger national network, worked at Seattle colleges and high schools, alongside other antiwar groups, to organize young men eligible for military service to delay their induction. This…
ID Number:2002.23.3.1b.1
Date:1968
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Seattle Liberation Front Program for Action, circa 1970
The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF), organized by University of Washington professor Michael Lerner in January 1970, was a short-lived radical organization arising out of the student movements of the 1960s. The group became famous when conspiracy charges against seven of its members were filed in connection with a protest at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over…
ID Number:2002.23.3.4b.1
Date:1970
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Flier for Indochina and Amnesty: Who Is the Enemy? event, Bellingham, November 16, 1974
This flier promotes a rally for peace in Southeast Asia, held on November 16, 1974. The rally began at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University) in Bellingham, then drove to the Peace Arch at the US - Canada border at Blaine, Washington. Later that day was the Northwest premiere of the film "Introduction to the Enemy," followed by…
ID Number:2002.23.3.31.1
Date:1974
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"What's happening" newsletter covering political events, Seattle, January 1975
During the 1970s, community newsletters emerged in Seattle and elsewhere to share information about local political news and activist causes. This four-page copy of “What’s Happening” includes information about a proposed anti-war demonstration, understaffing at Harborview Hospital, picketing supermarkets in favor of farmworker rights, racism, and many issues affecting women and the LGBTQIA+ community. The involvement of the local community…
ID Number:2002.23.3.47.2.2
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