posters
Gay Marriage in NY
Quick sketch tonight:
NYT:
“On Friday night, as the Senate voted, a crowd jammed into the Stonewall Inn, where televisions were tuned to the Senate hours before the vote began. Danny Garvin, 62, said he had been at the bar the night of the riot, and came back to watch the Senate debate Friday. On the streets where police beat gay men in 1969, on Friday crowds cheered, as police quietly stood watch.”
From riots to public policy in just 40 years.
And barely two hours after the Senate vote, nyc.gov has posted an FAQ!
“With the passage of the Marriage Equality Act, people from all over the country and all round world are asking the question: can I come to New York City and get married? The answer is yes! Whether you're a lifelong local or someone who has dreamed of coming here your entire life, New York City is the ultimate spot for you to tie the knot.”
24 June 2011 | No More Blood / No Más Sangre
The National Citizens’ Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity has traveled through Mexico and into Texas calling for the end to the so-called “war on drugs,” saying it’s only leading to more violence and to more drugs.
It’s a sober and visual affair with rallies, vigils, banners and posters — and this graphic in particular caught my eye. Designed by Alejandro Magallanes, it’s distinctive and modernist spare, camera friendly and vaguely echoes a civic pattern, but in its combination of text and symbol, also works in both English and Spanish.
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia led the caravan following the brutal murder of his 24-year-old son by drug traffickers earlier this year. The caravan’s demands include an end to the Merida Initiative, in which the United States provides training and support for the Mexican army in its “war on drugs.” Related protests have occurred in over 40 Mexican cities, including an estimated 50,000-strong demonstration in Cuernavaca and 20,000 in Mexico City.
Posters for the #spanishrevolution
Friends at un mundo feliz sent this call for type-driven posters to support the Spanish revolution and other social movements in Europe now. Posters are available for download at voces con futura and here's a gallery view of the posters thus far. Here are a few that caught my eye.
The latter two refer to Puerta del Sol in the heart of Madrid where major demonstrations took place in May.
Update 3/7/2011 — Another good one:
Art vs Empire
The Center for the Study of Political Graphics has two new online exhibitions: MasterPeaces, High Art for Higher Purpose and Art Against Empire, Graphic Responses to U.S. Interventions Since World War II. Both are chock full of oppositional graphic goodness (and one of my poster designs, too!)
Breakdown Press has just published The Peace Posters, a 32-page broadsheet newspaper which unfolds to 30 posters — and is available for free. To obtain copies for bedroom walls, workplaces, street poles, community notice boards, shopfronts and schools, email distro@breakdownpress.org with your postal address and how many copies you wish to receive. The collection also includes one of my posters.
Auto
There are plenty of structural issues around the crisis in the Gulf, but this one was on my mind tonight. PDF version here.
Memorial Day
Source: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/04/military_veterans_suicide_042210w/
While there may not be so many “unknown soldiers” any more, it seems like there are more and more forgotten ones in our midst.
Immigrants Rights are Civil Rights
A friend in DC sent this photo of great poster popping up there. The English language poster is always accompanied by a Spanish language version.
