Poster Contest
2013 RACIAL JUSTICE POSTER
The Racial Justice Poster Project is an effort by the Akonadi Foundation to honor racial justice movement building in Oakland and inspire racial justice movement building in communities around the world. The Racial Justice poster Project Builds on the legacy that the creation of political posters has sparked and nurtured as a part of virtually every social movement in recent history.
March 21, 2013 marks the fifty-third anniversary of the Sharpeville uprising in South Africa, when police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful black demonstrators protesting apartheid “pass laws.” The United Nations General Assembly later proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Akonadi Foundation celebrates this day through art that gives tribute to the courage of those engaged in the ongoing struggle for racial justice. We invite you to join us in remembering and honoring the work of the many racial justice activists both past and present.
“Ethnic Studies Now" by Robert Trujillo was commissioned by the Akonadi Foundation to be the 2013 Racial Justice Poster. "Ethnic Studies Now” will be printed, as a postcard, poster and made available as downloadable PDF on Akonadi’s website.
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This art is made available for personal use only, and may not be reproduced for sale purposes or profit. Art copyright 2013 by Robert Trujillo.
"Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle."
- Malcolm X