What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men just can't be reached. Since its inception in September 2011, the Occupy Movement has generated
both praise and condemnation. A direct response to the financial
instability, subprime mortgage crisis and the decline of trust in the
government’s ability to effectively address the problems in the labor
market, it continues to resonate in the American consciousness. In
response to the significant output of art and documentation produced in
support of the Occupy Movement in Oakland and San Francisco, YBCA has
put together an exhibition of works that have proven to be particularly
effective in supporting the goals and aspirations of the Movement.
Impressively, various political poster artists devoted their talents to
messaging the politics and culture of the movement by creating iconic
images — designs that were a call to action, or posters announcing an
upcoming event. In many ways these works, by twenty-five Bay Area
artists, carry forward the region’s long tradition as a leader in
political struggles, from the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, to
struggles by communities of color in the 1970s, to AIDS activism in the
1980s. The exhibition also includes a selection of photo journalistic and
documentary photography and video that serve as a record of the events
around the Occupy Movement.
To learn more and see the schedule GO HERE
In support of this effort and to spread the word
Chuck Sperry is giving you my fine readers the chance to win 9 of his Occupy Posters. That's right 9 people will win the poster and one lucky random person will win his beautiful Mind Spring Poster along with the Occupy Poster. We did have the idea of giving away 99 of them to represent the 99%, but that was going to be very difficult.
The Mind Spring poster is an edition of 50 22 x 28 6 color silkscreen
Now go to the top of the post above the picture and click on comments to
leave a comment about what you think should be done to make things better to have a chance at winning the poster. Don't worry if
your comment does not appear immediately I have to approve them before
they are published. I will use the random number generator to pick a
winner. Entries are limited to
ONE PER PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD. Please
leave your name with the comment, comments without names will not be
accepted. Entries will be accepted until midnight PDT Saturday July 21
that's two days to enter with the winner announced on Sunday.
Since some people can't read instructions if you leave more than one
comment I will be deleting them all and you will have to do it again,
meaning if Sally leaves 3 comments I will delete them all and she will
have to do it again. ONE comment per person. It's not that hard, we're
not saving lives here just giving away a poster.
Thank you to
Chuck Sperry for providing an insane amount of posters for the giveaway and for supporting the Occupy Movement
