Mobilise July 3, Stop the tour, Govt must act now
Image
Mobilise July 3, Stop the tour, Govt must act now
Poster announcing march times and locations to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand on 3 July 1981. The poster features a group of demonstrators carrying a banner with the message, ‘Fight Apartheid, Stop the Tour’. Image and text are coloured red against a yellow background. Text at top of poster: ‘Stop the Tour, Govt Must Act Now’. Location and time of protest is written in hand with red marker pen in space provided in shell. Handwritten text in full: ‘Rally 7 PM Square’. Footer text: 'Published by July 3 Mobilisation National Publicity Committee, Box 9204, Wellington'.
Note
The poster was designed and printed by Kathy Baxter, Dave Kent and Chris McBride of Wellington Media Collective. WMC was established in November 1978. Its mission statement 'We will work with you, not for you' enabled communities and activists to create advertising and protest material with the support of professional designers. [Source: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1423851]
Historical Note
On Friday, 3 July 1981 a rally was held in Cathedral Square, Christchurch to try to stop the South African Springbok rugby tour from going ahead. It was followed by a mass sit-in in Latimer Square where a ‘tent-city’ was erected.
Rights
In copyright
Copyright status
In Copyright
Licence Text
This item is in copyright; permission for reuse must be obtained from the creator.
Re-use Text
Under the Copyright Act 1994 images cannot be copied, shared or reused other than for the purpose of fair dealing. The Copyright Act 1994 allows fair dealing with a work for the purposes of research or private study (e.g. school projects or private family research).
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.
Extra fields
Source
Christchurch City Libraries Ephemera Collection 6
UUID
1ba15999-eb89-4a57-bd1a-03df78fb4491
