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• war and peace

Poster is printed on light yellow paper with black text and and images. In the center is a train traveling on a track. Across the track are several red splotches. The top edge has "Stop the arms shipments" printed in red and the right side has "Stop the war" printed in black. The bottom right corner has a small quote. It reads, "We will claim our dignity, self respect and honor by resisting with our lives and dollars, no matter what it takes, any further policies designed to kill others in our name. Brian Willson." This poster refers to a dramatic 1987 demonstration at the Concord Naval Weapons Station (Port Chicago, CA) against weapons shipments to Central America, where Viet Nam era veteran and peace activist Brian Willson's legs were crushed by a moving train.[LMC]