2010.54.1431

Join the Continental Walk for Disarmament and Social Justice
ca. 1976
22.375 in HIGH x 17.5 in WIDE
(56.83 cm HIGH x 44.45 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.1431

Lower right corner has an Allied Printing union bug with: "EB 57"

Top left corner of poster has a stylized drawing of the continental United States with arms and legs, walking and holding a sign that reads: "Walk / an Hour / a Day / or a Week!". The United States figure is holding hands with the first of a group of people holding signs and walking behind the United States figure. The upper right corner of the poster has the text: "Join the / Continental / Walk / for / Disarmament / and / Social Justice". Below the poster has the text: "San Francisco To Washington D.C. * January To October, 1976 / We must act against the madness of continued prepara- / tions for nuclear war, while social needs are ignored. Our / militaristic priorities are only leading us down the road to / another Vietnam or a nuclear holocaust. They are robbing / us all of the things we really need, while fanning the flames / of inflation and unemployment. This Continental Walk is a / beginning step towards re-ordering America's priorities. / Join Us!". The middle section of the poster lists several events with dates and times. The bottom of the poster has the text: "Walk Send-Off Rally / Rev. Ralph Abernathy * Daniel Ellsberg / Betty Kaplowitz, Grant Fisher and more! / Friday, January 30th * 7:30 PM / First Congregational Church, Post & Mason, S.F. / Walk 8 Miles To Daly City / Saturday, January 31 / Assemble: 9 AM * Leave: 10 AM / First Congregational Church (if rain) Or Union Square (if no rain) / The Continental Walk. 1360 Howard St. * San Francisco, 415 - 626-6976".

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