2010.54.9402

The Toxic Truth About Our Electronics
Late 20th - Early 21st Century
17.00 in HIGH x 11.00 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.9402

A recycling symbol and a union label for Allied Printing #147 Inkworks Press are printed at bottom left.

Multi-color poster shows a photograph of factory workers at an assembly line at top above a second image of electronic equipment piled outdoors. Text on the upper image reads, "The Toxic Truth About Our Electronics / Made in Toxic Sweatshops." Text on the lower image reads, "Dumped in Toxic E-Waste Piles." The images appear over a blue page background. A lighter blue band at bottom that extends into the page from the left side and has a round right side contains a black and white graphic a black text. The graphic appears at left and shows electronic equipment piled in a trash can with a triangle and an exclamation mark on the side. Text below he image reads, "Toxic Free UC." Text opposite the graphic reads, "Toxic Free UC / A Student Campaign for Clean Electronics / Urge UC to adopt responsible electronics purchasing & recycling policies that protect workers, communities, and our environment! / For more info, go to svtc.org/toxicfreeuc or contact: [area for writing in local contact is blank]."
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