political protest

Stand Together Against the Genocide in Darfur
2006

Poster printed with black and red ink on white paper. The poster has a full page black and white illustration of a crowd of people walking together. The placement of the figures creates an image...

Untitled
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed with red, orange, and black ink on white paper. The page has an overall red background. A red and black graphic of two men running side by side appears at bottom center. The men...

1992

Poster printed with yellow, red, and black ink on white paper. Red borders appear at top and bottom edge, framing a yellow background. An image of a red banner at the top of the page contains...

Freedom for Greece
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black ink on brown paper. A stylized image of a crowd of people appears on the center of the page. Three people in the crowd hold up signs in the shape of large clenched fists...

International Workers Day
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black and red ink on white paper. The page has an unprinted outer border and a black background. An image of four people is aligned at center right. Several of the figures...

March for Human Rights
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black ink on white paper has an unprinted outer border. A large gray semi-abstract illustration of two adults and one child fills the top half of the page. The text, "*an end...

1985

Poster printed with red, black, and green ink on white paper. The page has an overall background patterned with light gray text that is framed with a single line green border. "End...

1972

Poster printed with black ink on cream-colored paper. An image of a man in uniform walking with a rifle in his hands fills the left side of the page. "ANGOLA" is printed in large font...

Independent Democratic Iran
1978

Poster printed with red ink on yellow paper. The page has an overall patterned background in pale red and yellow of an abstracted image of a crowd. The image darkens to red and yellow in a wide...

Demonstration
circa 1979

Multi-color poster on white paper has a background that transitions from medium blue at bottom to light blue at top. A thin black, red, and white striped rectangular border is printed...

Untitled
circa 1978

Poster printed with red, blue, and black ink on white paper. The upper three-quarters of the page contain a rectangular graphic on a black background that shows a tank labeled "CIA" in front of...

Cancion Protesta
1967

Poster printed with green, magenta, yellow, and black ink on white paper. The page has an unprinted outer border that frames a green background. A black single-line rectangular border with...

Help Stop U.S. Arms Shipments To El Salvador
1983

Middle of poster depicts one male and one female farmer against a backdrop of farmland in El Salvador. There are five helicopters hovering above. Top of the poster says "Help Stop U.S. Arms...

End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black ink on tan paper. Large text at top reads, "National Day of Protest / End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!" Smaller text at center reads, "Demonstrate on the Day the 3rd / U....

Archbishop Romero Commemoration, March to End the U.S. War in Central America
1990

Poster printed with red and black ink on white paper. The top half of the page has a red background with white text at upper right that reads, "Archbishop Romero / Commemoration / March to End /...

We Demand NO Guns Troops to Central America!
c. 1983

Black and white poster has a rectangular border aligned diagonally on the upper portion of the page. Text within the border reads, "AFL-CIO RESOLVES: / 'No U.S. military assistance / shall be...

Resist The Warmakers
c. 1985

Poster has a teal and brown background with brown text. Main image is of a United States general wearing glasses that have pictures of people protesting in the lenses; the right lens has an image...

Protest U.S./NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia!
1990s

Poster printed with black ink on blue paper. A photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge with a circular target is printed at upper right. "Protest U.S./NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia! / Direct Action...

Stop Bombing Yugoslavia
1990s

Poster printed with black ink on yellow paper. A photograph of burning buildings and a smaller photograph of two military aircraft in flight are printed at center left. "Stop Bombing Yugoslavia...

Stop Bombing Yugoslavia
1990s

Poster printed with black ink on pale yellow paper. Text on the top half of the page reads, "Stop / Bombing / Yugoslavia / Money for Jobs, Education, / Housing and Healthcare - / NOT FOR WAR!"...

Fuck
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper. The poster is a black and white collage of images reLated to war, the United States military, George H. W. Bush, gas, the Middle East and poverty. At the top of...

Night of the Resistance
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper. Poster has black text and images. At the top of the poster is text that reads: "Night of Resistance / East Bay". Below the text is a collage of words and images...

Bring Our Troops Home Now!
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper. Top left corner of poster is a black and white photograph of a soldier walking, looking haggard with his head down. To the right of this image is black and red...

2002

Poster is printed on yellow paper. At the top of the poster is a black rectangle with yellow text that reads: "National Day of Protest / SAt, April 6 / *To remember Dr. Martin Luther King...

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