protest

1988

Part of a 15-issue series, the title signage is centered down the middle, in red, black and white, below it is a black and white photograph of a little boy whose hands are tyed behind his back,...

c. 1975

Pin with "universal unconditional Amnesty, VVAW-WSO" on the front. The pin is orange with blue lettering.

Promotional pin from Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).

1984

Songs For America, by Jim Walktendonk is a collection of songs protesting war, and its many facets. The cover is a camoflauge background with an image of the Statue of Liberty with banners about...

1967

Two sided poster/ one side is rock poster the other is an anti-war poster against the Vietnam War. The anti-war portion was silk screened in the art dept. at UC Berkeley.

c.1968

The tri-fold information leaflet details the ways in which the draft, for the Vietnam war can be avoided. There are quotes from Frederick the Great and JFK, and the main subjects are as follows:...

Apr-65

Paperback edition "The Trouble in Berkeley: The Complete History, in text and pictures, of the Great Student Rebellion Against the "New University." Diablo Press, April 1965, Text by Steven...

May-69

This is a type-written report to be sent to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare for California, detailing the civil disturbances around the "People's Park" in Berkeley, California on...

c.1983

Protest poster made concerning the United States and El Salvador. Printed in yellow, red and black the poster shows a map of Central America, with a target on El Salvador, "Stop U.S. Intervention...

c. 2000

Gray colored men's t-shirt, extra large with "Veterans For Peace, Inc." printed on the front. A symbol of a dove holding an olive branch appears just under this. Printed on the back of the shirt...

23-Aug-65

Caption reads, "Peace Picket John Seltz leaps from path of troop train. Locomotive thundered through Berkeley amid cloud of steam."

30-May-69

Caption on back "The Berkeley park the masses fought so hard for in the '60's, right, has now become an eyesore to those who are opening their eyes to golf. Even rock 'n' rollers like Greg Kihn,...

UPI
21-May-83

Depiction: Three Marines in dress uniform and carrying a flag march down a Chicago street during a parade. Three protestors can be seen kneeling in front of them holding large square signs with "...

UPI
21-May-83

Depiction: Three Marines in dress uniform and carrying a flag march down a Chicago street during a parade. Two protestors can be seen kneeling in front of them holding large square signs with "NO...

UPI
15-May-83

Depiction: A huge crowd is walking down a Greek street in commemoration of a political leader. Photo cpation reads, "Several thousand Greeks, following the classic marathon run, marched from...

UPI
29-Apr-70

Depiction: A young man is on his knees in the middle of a park. An Ohio National Guard soldier is hitting the right side of the man's face with the butt of his rifle and the man's head can be seen...

UPI
15-Apr-84

Depiction: A huge crowd walks down the left side of a Sydney, Australia, street. Many of the people carry white banners and flags denouncing the arms race and nuclear weapons. Photo caption reads...

20-Oct-67

New inductees make their way from their bus into the Armed Services Induction Center in downtown Oakland. Police, journalists, and protesters occupy the scene.

20-Oct-67

Draft inductees -- including two African American men -- make their way from the bus to the Armed Services Induction Center in Oakland. Police and journalists stand nearby.

20-Oct-67

Four counter-protesters try to remove a Volkswagen Beetle from the middle of a downtown road. The car had been left with its tires deflated as a roadblock for the buses on their way to the Armed...

20-Oct-67

A car with flattened tires blocks passage on Clay Street(?) in downtown Oakland.

20-Oct-67

A line of California Highway patrolmen block the 16th Street entrance onto Clay Street in downtown Oakland.

20-Oct-67

Cars and trucks, staggered over the width of the road, sit with their tires deflated, effectively blocking traffic. This was presumably intented to thwart road access to the Armed Services...

20-Oct-67

Displaced tree planters and trash containers sit on the edge of a sidewalk in downtown Oakland.

20-Oct-67

Displaced tree planters sit on the edge of the sidewalk at the intersection of Washington and 14th Streets in downtown Oakland.

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