2010.54.11733
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
Poster is printed on white paper. Poster is a notice for a protest in People''s Park, Berkeley, CA. At the top of the poster in bubble letter with designs reads: "Please Help Us / SAve Our Park". On the left side is black bubble letters that reads: "Saturday / August 10th / Please / Be / There". On the left side of the poster is a smiley face and peace sign and black and white bubble letters that reads: "Peaceful". In the Center of the poster is a block of black text that reads: "People''s Park / Julia Vinograd / Our blood planted this place. / It''s ours. / If they bulldoze People''s Park / the blades of grass will fly like knives. / The torn rosebushes will scfeam like mandrake root, / and red fired will start in each red petal, / in every garbage can and every star. / The big floppy sunflowers will throw stones, / and the ants climbing their thick green stalks / will trow stones, / and the out of season tomato patch / will thrw stones and unripe bottles. / The old clothes in the free box / will leap in the cops faces and blind them; / mismatched shoes will throw themselves / into the bulldozer''s gears. / The volume control they''ve imposed on our concerts / for 20 years / will go all the way out of control / and the sound will shatter glass all over town. / The revolutionary corn garden / will build hand grenades / out of disected shopping carts, orange peels / and nightrain. / Trees will walk at night clubbing in cop cars, / and sending out their birds / to splatter the heads of officials / just as they get on t.v. / with their rational explanations. / I don''t know what we''ll do. / I don''t know what I''ll do. / I''m a pacifist. / But if they bulldoze people''s Park / our blood will rise out of the earth / and bloom".
