Sign, Picket
Object number2011.112.1
Manufacturer
VictoryStore.com
Date2011
MediumCoroplast
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular sign, coroplast. White background. Content is the same on both sides. Includes protest message relating to fracking and air and water quality. Bottom right corner includes a black crossed-out image of an oil well.Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)InscriptionsText on both sides "Fracking Poisons / Air and Water / FIGHT BACK NOW! [in red text] / marcellusprotest.org".
MarksBottom left corner of both sides includes a black label that reads: "PRINTING SECTOR / UNION CWA LABEL / OH - DAYTON, KY" with the number "3" on the right side.
Bottom right corner of both sides includes the copyright: "©VictoryStore.com 2011".
Historical NotesProtest sign from Occupy Pittsburgh. Occupy Pittsburgh was part of a national Occupy movement in 2011, where protestors around the country and the world occupied public spaces and camped out to protest national corporate culture and a global economic system that created vast wealth inequality. “We are the 99%” became the international slogan of the movement. Occupy Pittsburgh’s main occupation camp was set-up in Mellon Green between the United States Steel building and Mellon Center, eventually they were forced off of the property by police.
Related institution
Communications Workers of America
On View
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2011
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