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Title: Vermoord door politie, gedekt door politiek : Hans Kok
Date: 1985
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows the arrest of Hans Kok only fifteen hours before his death of a drug overdose while in police custody in Amsterdam. He is surrounded by a group of people on Schaepman Street where squatters were protesting widespread evictions from affordable housing to make way for demolitions to free up land for urban renewal projects. This poster is in support of Johannes (Hans) Kok, a Dutch punk musician and squatter who died November 11,1985. Ink is black and red.

Title: Das letzte Wort wird nicht im Gerichtssaal gesprochen : Veranstaltung zum Ende des Prozesses gegen Fantasia/IVK in der Gaststätte, Friedenau, Stuttgart, Rotenbergstr. 127, am 11.3.80, 19:30 : zur Entwicklung im Prozess und seinem politischen Zusammenh...
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white image of fourteen men [and one woman?] surrounding the American flag (colorized red and blue) as it is desecrated. Ink is red, blue, and black.

Title: Job Pruijser : Emilie Luckhardt
Date: 2000/2010
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows names of two probable political party candidates printed in uppercase dark blue letters on a white background. Possibly candidates of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands. Ink is dark blue.

Title: Ierland
Date: 1970/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows black and white image of a person wearing a gas mask, holding a Molotov cocktail, and with a badge on their jacket printed with "Ierland" on the outer edge and a map of Ireland in the center. IERLAND is printed in black down the left side of the poster.

Title: Poble, armes, solidaritat : Xile vencerà
Date: 1990/1999
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster is split in half diagonally with red on the top and black on the bottom. Top right shows the likenesses of Miguel Enriquez, founder of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left (assassinated May 10, 1974) and Jécar Neghme, leader/spokesman for the same organization (assassinated April 9, 1989 during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet). "C.C.S.I." and "MIR" are printed at the bottom of the poster. To left of those is a star with a map of the world on it. Ink is black and red.

Title: 1 de maig : trenouem les cadenes
Date: 1980/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white montage of about a dozen street protests in support of the Red Army Faction. Faces of seven RAF members appear at top right of poster. A large red star, symbolizing the group, appears in the center. Ink is black and red.

Title: René Dammen : Tinneke Veltman
Date: 2000/2010
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows two names printed in dark blue on white background. Possibly candidates of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands. Ink is dark blue.

Title: Solidarité : CCC
Date: 1984/1985
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a brawny man shouting with his right arm raised above his head, fist clenched. Above him is a large black star with the letters CCC below it denoting Communist Combatant Cells, a Belgian terrorist organization active in the mid-1980s and linked to several bombings. Ink is black.

Title: Die Lügen der Baw werden immer offensichtlicher : wir wollen den Veruteilungswillen der Staats Schutzsenate brechen!
Date: 1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a fence with two hands prying it apart. On either side are two newspaper articles. Title is above image with remaining text below. A partial red star is at the top of the image and another partial red star is at the bottom. Ink is black and red.

Title: Juan Manuel Perez Hernandez : 13 años en prision
Date: 1992/1993
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a black and white photo of Juan Manuel Perez Hernandez wearing glasses, a v-neck pullover sweater with a plaid shirt underneath it. He is looking directly at the camera with a slight smile. Text to the right of his photo describes the deterioration of his mind and body due to prison conditions and his 18-month hunger strike. He has dementia that is exacerbated by his isolation. This poster calls for his release.

Title: Yankee go home! : année de solidarité avec la guerre populaire au Pérou
Date: 1980/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows an armed and angry crowd moving toward the viewer. At the far left, one person is on horseback. A helicopter is going down in flames against a mountain backdrop in the distance. The woman leading the crowd is wielding a slingshot. Held aloft behind the crowd are two red flags with a yellow hammer and sickle at the top left of each. This poster was made in support of Maoist rebels fighting against the government in Peru. Ink is yellow, orange, red, and black.

Title: Leegstandswet = oorlog
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows white silhouettes on a black background. It shows policemen in riot gear with police vehicles alongside. One figure in the foreground has the international squat symbol (kraakteken) on his chest: a circle with a lightning-shaped arrow running through diagonally, with the arrow ending upwards to the right. Translation of the poster text: Vacancy = War.

Title: Amnistia
Date: 1980/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows an arm to the elbow with the fist punching skyward out of the ground of a colonnaded prison courtyard. Heavy black chains arch above the L-shaped prison building. Title printed in red with stars dotting the "i" letters. Ink is black and red.

Title: Oproep tot anti-papenoproer, Utrecht 12 Mei, 11 uur, Mariaplaats : breek door het kordon! : laat het duidelijk zijn : neem helm, stok en molotovs mee!
Date: 1985
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: At top left of poster there is an image of Pope John Paul II waving in what looks like a Nazi salute. The photo is altered to show him wearing an red and black armband with a swastika on it. His head is in the crosshairs of an unseen weapon. A second picture at the bottom of the poster shows protesters in helmets pushing against police wearing helmets with face shields and holding up shields between themselves and the protesters. A gas mask dangles from the belt of one of the protesters. The...
Show moreAt top left of poster there is an image of Pope John Paul II waving in what looks like a Nazi salute. The photo is altered to show him wearing an red and black armband with a swastika on it. His head is in the crosshairs of an unseen weapon. A second picture at the bottom of the poster shows protesters in helmets pushing against police wearing helmets with face shields and holding up shields between themselves and the protesters. A gas mask dangles from the belt of one of the protesters. The poster is a call for an anti-papist revolt during the pope's 1985 visit to the Netherlands. Red and black ink.
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Title: Diskussie Vrouwenhuis : relatie vrouwen-klassenstrijd psychologiese oorlogvoering inkapselig en inkonsekwenties
Date: 1990/1999
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows large black and white star with the female gender symbol in the center. Within the circular area of the symbol is a clenched fist.

Title: Solidarität heisst Widerstand : gemeinsam die Staatsschutzangriffe zurückschlagen!
Date: 1996
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows three black and white images of protests that took place in Saarbrücken in 1996. Detailed captions for those are at the bottom left. The red star symbol of the RAF (Red Army Faction) appears behind the subtitle. On the top right is a red square with a clenched fist in the middle. The poster text block calls for a demonstration of solidarity supporting Ursel Quack, a woman suspected of association with and support of the the RAF. Also, demands doing away with Section 129a of the...
Show morePoster shows three black and white images of protests that took place in Saarbrücken in 1996. Detailed captions for those are at the bottom left. The red star symbol of the RAF (Red Army Faction) appears behind the subtitle. On the top right is a red square with a clenched fist in the middle. The poster text block calls for a demonstration of solidarity supporting Ursel Quack, a woman suspected of association with and support of the the RAF. Also, demands doing away with Section 129a of the German criminal code that related to the formation of terrorist organizations and made it easier to prosecute cases like Quack's. She was scheduled to be tried in Koblenz. The bottom left of the poster has a red block printed in black that gives information on a demonstration to be held in Koblenz at the opening of Quack's trial. The last line gives information on how to make donations to the bank account of defense attorney Martin Heiming. Ink is black and red.
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Title: 1er. de Maig : contra l'atur i la concertació social, contra el mercat comú. La terra per a qui la treballa!
Date: 1980/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster shows a fist holding the Senyera estelada, the unofficial flag of Catalan independence supporters. Poster calls for a demonstration against unemployment and the Common Market (European Economic Community). Declares that the land should belong to those who work it. White letters on black band across bottom of poster read "Moviment de Defensa de la Terra" followed by stylized Senyera estelada flag. Ink is black and red.

Title: Dwangarbeid en isolatie
Date: 1980
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: This poster points out the problems suffered by political prisoners including forced labor, torture, and solitary confinement.

Title: Per l'alliberament dels pobles
Date: 1980/1989
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: Poster recto shows a white abstraction of a fence post (against a green background) with six lines of barbed wire stretching out from it in different directions. On the lower right a black star appears behind the barbed wire. At top right, the title is printed in red diagonally over the fencing. Calls for the liberation of all people. Ink is red, green, and black. Poster verso (upper half) shows a man in the foreground with his right arm pulled back to throw a rock at about ten uniformed...
Show morePoster recto shows a white abstraction of a fence post (against a green background) with six lines of barbed wire stretching out from it in different directions. On the lower right a black star appears behind the barbed wire. At top right, the title is printed in red diagonally over the fencing. Calls for the liberation of all people. Ink is red, green, and black. Poster verso (upper half) shows a man in the foreground with his right arm pulled back to throw a rock at about ten uniformed American soldiers advancing toward him wearing helmets and carrying semi-automatic rifles. Ink is black.
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Title: Aufruf
Date: 1973
Collection: Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description: This poster is a call to action by the Committees against the Torture of Political Prisoners in the Federal Republic of Germany and the capital city of Berlin. Includes descriptions of various torture methods used in West Germany and West Berlin against prisoners believed to be active in anti-imperialist movements. It points out that these prisoners are not afforded that same human rights as other prisoners. It calls on people to try to visit political prisoners, to spread the word about...
Show moreThis poster is a call to action by the Committees against the Torture of Political Prisoners in the Federal Republic of Germany and the capital city of Berlin. Includes descriptions of various torture methods used in West Germany and West Berlin against prisoners believed to be active in anti-imperialist movements. It points out that these prisoners are not afforded that same human rights as other prisoners. It calls on people to try to visit political prisoners, to spread the word about their circumstances and torture, and to work with the commitees to help stop the torture of political prisoners.
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