This is political artwork protesting against unequal housing opportunities. In writing, the poster advocates for decent housing and direct action against housing discrimination implemented by white landlords.
This item discusses a housing crisis for black individuals and families in San Francisco. Displayed is an image of a man in fancy clothing boarding up a home while families sit and watch. This reflects the issue that occurred in this time. Tons of houses on 8th street were closed off for redevelopment but ended up being left abandoned, so unhoused people and families began moving into these abandoned home to keep warm and have a sense of normalcy. They ended up being kicked out of the house that were just sitting
This poster was made in response to the Civilian Exclusion Order No. 75, which forcibly removed Japanese Americans regardless of citizenship status from their residences on the West Coast before they were incarcerated. This order was issued in 1942 during World War II.
A poster with images of tons of newspaper clippings. Used to highlight the grievances of the community and the fact they are constantly facing issues with the state.
A Mexican worker most likely a Bracero showing his large harvest of carrots that help feed a nation during a time where production ran low Mexican Braceros stepped in to be the hands that fed the nation.
Mexican Men and Boys saying goodbye to their mothers, wives and children, to work on farms in the U.S. They were off to fill the labor shortage during World War11 often called Braceros.
A poster titled "Free Dessie Woods". There is a call to meet at 10am on Baker and Fill st.. It contains a list of speakers who will be at the event as well as a list of sponors. In the background are multiple images. The first being police violence, where two police officers can be seen holding a battered looking Black man. There are also images that express solidarity and a mutual interest in achieving the goal to "Smash Colonial Violence"
This poster is origonally from a calendar that displays 7 images of different aspects of Central American life. From, organizing, caregiving, study, and factory work, framed around a smiling portrait. The caption quotes Ernesto Cardenal: “It is against the darkness, this revolution… and the beginning of everything that is to come,” marking the piece as a statement of transnational solidarity and hope. Bottom text notes Inkworks’ first decade of progressive printing.
A newspaper article brings attention to racial injustices as two Black men are wrongfully held prisoner and put on death row for a crime they did not commit.
This image is the front of a poster calling out racial injustices within American court systems in the 1970s. It calls attention to the wrongful incarceration of Huey P. Newton, a political activist and cofounder of the Black Panther Party.
In May 1968, UC Berkeley held a "Vietnam Commencement" ceremony as part of a larger anti-war movement, where students signed pledges refusing to participate in the war and were supported by ineligible students and faculty who pledged to support them. This event was a direct response to the ongoing Vietnam War
Anti-war, against the "poverty draft", This poster spells out a stance against recruitment practices of the military that might be exploiting the disadvantaged backgrounds of low income students.
