March for Nuclear Disarmament and Human Needs
Artist
Designer Unknown
Date1980
Dimensions22 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (57.2 x 36.2 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.7816
DescriptionOrganized around the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Disarmament held in New York in 1982, the March for Peace and Justice was the largest antinuclear event in U.S. history, attracting approximately one million protestors. This poster emphasizes a desire for the United States to remove itself from political intervention in non-Western countries and to redirect military funds toward assisting marginalized communities in the United States. The rally committee took great pains to ensure that the protest would be as inclusive as possible, involving prominent figures like the LGBT rights activist Leslie Cagan and the civil rights campaigner Jack O’Dell.
The protest ultimately incorporated more than a million participants because so many different organizations joined together for a single cause, many of which are noted along the lower margin of this poster.
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