2010.54.10971

Stop Arming Indonesia
circa 1997
23.625 in HIGH x 16.5 in WIDE
(60.01 cm HIGH x 41.91 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.10971

"IS / KRA / 97" printed at bottom right. "Sponsored by the Virtual Peace Monument Foundation, http://www.peacemonument.org" printed vertically at bottom right.

Multi-color poster printed on white paper. "Stop Arming Indonesia" is printed across the top of the page. A grenade, a person tied with rope, and a face with the lips sewn shut are integrated into the text. A full page graphic shows a large soldier''s boot stepping on a pile of small figures holding up signs such as "West Irian / Timika / Jaya Dura / Sorong" and "Gambir / 27 July / 1996." A large figure labeled "General Prabowo" sits on the front of the boot and supports another figure labeled "General Soeharto," who sits on his shoulders. Both figures hold guns and bags of money. A smaller figure labeled "Habibie" rides on a military aircraft above center right, and a soldier in a tank drives over the pile of figures below center right. A large black rectangle at bottom contains the text, "The European Parliament: / Reiterates Its Demand To The Member States Of The / European Union To Withhold All Military Assistance / And Arms Sales To Indonesia / European Parliament, May 15, 1997." The phrase "Stop Arming Indonesia" is translated into several languages and printed vertically in multiple colors at left and right sides of the image.
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