June – July: Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism exhibit tours WA state

Check out the exhibit as it tours Washington state:

 

June 3 – 12

Washington State University

Phase 1 Classroom Building

668 N Riverpoint Blvd

Spokane, WA 99202

9 am-7 pm daily

June 13 – July 1

University of Washington

Odegaard Undergraduate Library

4060 George Washington Lane NE

Seattle, WA 98195

July 2 – 16

Urban Grace

902 Market Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

Tuesday and Thursday: Noon to 6:00 pm

Friday through Sunday: 1:00 to 5:00 pm

(closed July 4)

Opening Reception:

Thursday, July 2, 4-6 pm

             Featuring Beverly Naidus, art faculty at UWT, making a short presentation: Irresistible Resistance — Compelling Images of Art for Social Change

 

The exhibit features more than twenty boycotts including the Montgomery bus boycott, United Farm Workers’ grape and lettuce boycott, divestment from Apartheid in South Africa, the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, and many others.

Activists and solidarity groups have often responded to injustices by implementing boycott and divestment campaigns targeting companies and governments that support and sustain these injustices—these posters have been a primary tool for educating around issues and inspiring people to action. These powerful posters serve as a platform for understanding the effectiveness of boycotts as a nonviolent tactic to end injustice and oppression.

Thanks to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Center for the study of Political Graphics (CSPG) for making these posters available!

Sponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation