Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.130
Object Name
Poster
Title
Fight for us In Your Land / British Workers Act Against Junta / Support the Chilean Resistance
Events
Chilean Coup
Description
Poster, produced by the Cultural Committee of the Chile Solidarity Campaign, "Fight For Us in Your Land"
The poster shows a black and white photograph of three men and a boy walking towards the viewer on a white backround. Above is the title and the words "British Workers Act Against Junta. National Union of Seamen refuse to sail on British ships bound for Chile...British Workers Black Chilean Submarines and Aero Engines...450 Delegates attend Trades Union Conference to plan further action.... Support the Chilean Resistance" [sic].
The poster was produced to encourage support and solidarity for the people of Chile, who were living under the repressive military dictatorship of Augustus Pinochet, especially among the British working class. The poster encourages direct action through work to act against the Junta.
