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Title
U.S. President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the White House
Creator
Obama, Barack
Date
2013-04-30
Collection
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description
President Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. Obama answers questions about Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, Benghazi, the Boston Marathon Bombing and prosecutions, his ability to move Congress, the budget sequester, a hunger strike at the Guantanamo prison, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and border security. Obama returns to the lectern to comment on the announcement by NBA player Jason Collins...
Show morePresident Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. Obama answers questions about Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, Benghazi, the Boston Marathon Bombing and prosecutions, his ability to move Congress, the budget sequester, a hunger strike at the Guantanamo prison, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and border security. Obama returns to the lectern to comment on the announcement by NBA player Jason Collins that he is gay, making him the first professional athlete to come out while being an active player.
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Title
¡Solidaridad! Solidariteit! Solidarite! : avec les prisonniers politiques d'Espagne en greve de la faim depuis le 30 Novembre 1989 pour leur regroupement
Date
1989
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster shows a black and white image of two clenched fists with handcuffs on the wrists below them. The image is made to appear as thought it is torn in half vertically--one hand on either side of the tear. Intended to show solidarity with political prisoners in Spain. Ink is black on white paper.
Title
Soutenons la lutte des 4 combattants communistes prisonniers
Date
1986
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster text overlays an image of two men with fists raised above their heads. The text calls for support of four imprisoned communist fighters on a hunger strike. The four are members of the Fighting Communist Cells in Belgium. Ink is black and red.
Title
Solidaritat vaga de fam a la R.F.A
Date
1980/1989
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Black and white poster shows two prison cells. A left leg and a right arm with clenched fist push through the bars of one of the cells. At lower left is the symbol of the Red Army Faction: a star with a submachine gun vertically across it and the initials RAFon top of that. Poster calls for support of the hunger striking members of the R.A.F. (Red Army Faction).
Title
Vaga de fam a la R.F.A
Date
1980/1989
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster shows a graphic of four Red Army Faction members: two died on a hunger strike, one allegedly hanged herself, the fourth image is of a man named Herrera. Across the bottom, the word "Solidaritat" is printed six times. In the center of the graphic is an abstract image of a person shouting with their fist raised in the air. A black star is printed above the fist. Poster calls for solidarity with the hunger strikers.
Title
Solidaritat!! : presos en vaga de fam
Date
1990/2000
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster shows large red star at top left with four diagonal bands of red below it. First word of title is also on the diagonal in red below those bands. Remaining text in black and horizontal. Asks for solidarity with hunger strikers. Ink is red and black.
Title
Gemeinsam kämpfen, gemeinsam siegen : Klasse gegen Klasse - für den Kommunismus
Date
1988/1989
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster shows a clenched fist held up between two cell bars. To the left of that image is a star. In the center of the star is a smaller black star with CCC across it and "Cellules Communistes Combattantes" encircling it. Text on the lower half of the poster gives the approximate dates the prisoners began their hunger strikes. Strike demands are also listed: housing all four in the same prison, an 8 hour work day, access to correspondence, allowance of two unrelated visitors per prisoner,...
Show morePoster shows a clenched fist held up between two cell bars. To the left of that image is a star. In the center of the star is a smaller black star with CCC across it and "Cellules Communistes Combattantes" encircling it. Text on the lower half of the poster gives the approximate dates the prisoners began their hunger strikes. Strike demands are also listed: housing all four in the same prison, an 8 hour work day, access to correspondence, allowance of two unrelated visitors per prisoner, permission to read and possess political materials, and permission to wear civilian clothing. Includes the prisoners' addresses (in two separate prisons) in Brussels, Belgium and the prisoners' names: Pascale Vandegeerde, Bertrand Sassoye, Pierre Carette, and Didier Chevolt. The poster shows solidarity for imprisoned communist comrades. Poster printed in black and yellow ink.
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Title
14 jaar isolatie-folter in de BRD : sinds 4.12.84 zijn de gevangenen uit de RAF en het verzet in Hongerstaking! : zij eisen samenvoeging van alle revolutionaire gevangenen in grote groepen, afschaffing van de isolatie-folter, opheffing van het verbod o...
Date
1984/198x
Collection
Leftist Political Posters Collection
Description
Poster shows two side-by-side images in the center. The one to the left shows a group of masked, helmeted protestors dressed in black and carrying a banner that reads "Kampf der NATO-Kriegspolitik." Two other banners are in the back of that picture and the text is not clear except "Anti-NATO ..." The image to the right is the organizational logo for the "Red Army Faction" (popularly known as the "Baader Meinhoff gang"). The logo is a five-point red star with a black sub-machine gun across it...
Show morePoster shows two side-by-side images in the center. The one to the left shows a group of masked, helmeted protestors dressed in black and carrying a banner that reads "Kampf der NATO-Kriegspolitik." Two other banners are in the back of that picture and the text is not clear except "Anti-NATO ..." The image to the right is the organizational logo for the "Red Army Faction" (popularly known as the "Baader Meinhoff gang"). The logo is a five-point red star with a black sub-machine gun across it and the upper case letters RAF on top of the gun. The poster is an expression of sympathy for the Germans on a hunger strike to protest the conditions of isolation and torture they endured while incarcerated in West Germany. There is a list of demands that include: housing the prisoners together, the end of isolation and torture, and lifting the prohibition on communication. Ink is black and red.
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