2010.54.3981

Stop the Bombing of Civilians in El Salvador
c. 1984
16.38 in HIGH x 21.50 in WIDE
(41.59 cm HIGH x 54.61 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.3981

Bottom right reads, "Design and Printing Donated by Workshop Printers/Typesetting Donated by RocketType."

Poster has a white and peach background with black text and a holly pattern. There are three black and white photographs; Top right: baby with injuries, Bottom right: person facing away from the camera with burns on his/her left arm, Bottom left: man wearing a hat with a scar on his right arm. The poster on the bottom reads, "Stop the Bombing of Civilians in El Salvador." Top text reads, "The Christmas the children had this year was a bitter one. They were bombed, the children were invaded. This plane that drops bombs, this is something horrid. It drops a liquid fire that disintegrates your clothes..." This is a testimony of a Salvadoran refugee, 1983 and there is an excerpt from a Los Angeles Times article, July 14, 1984. Information on how to donate medical aid to El Salvador is listed under the heading, "We Want Peace this Christmas."
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