2010.54.9556

Only one of these men was popularly elected
c. 2004
17.06 in HIGH x 11.12 in WIDE
(43.34 cm HIGH x 28.26 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.9556

Printed at the bottom center is "Download and Distribute this ad at: www.designaction.org/haiti.html."

Poster printed with black ink on white paper in a parody of a newspaper advertisement. Along the top is a black line above it with "Page 6, Weekend Edition, March 5-8, 2004" on it. A single line black border frames the page with "Paid Advertisement" in the top center. Two small stylized portraits of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and George W. Bush are printed at top in rectangular boxes. Text above and below the portraits reads, "Only one of these men was popularly elected / The other guy just backed a military coup." Two paragraphs of small print at center discuss the Bush Administration's support for the military overthrow of the President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Text also calls for people to "CONTACT your Senator and Congressmembers to demand the U.S. reverse its policy of supporting a military dictatorship in Haiti and restore the legitimately elected government." Phone numbers for the Congressional Switchboard and several URLs for information or to donate aid to Haiti are printed below. An address for Haiti Action Committee in Berkeley is printed at bottom center.
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