Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.31
Object Name
Poster
Title
Anyone disobeying these laws...
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a white poster with black text reading: "Anyone disobeying these laws will be imprisoned, fined, and/or whipped: All Africans over the age of 16 must produce a passbook on demand by a policeman. Under no circumstances may an employer pay Africans the same rates as white persons even if they
do the same work and work the same hours. No African may strike for any reason whatsoever. Any African who takes a job outside his town, even if he has lived there for 20 years, must leave that town within 72 hours. Unless they have obtained a special permit to do so, a white person and a non-white person may not under any circumstances drink a cup of tea together in a cafe. No white person may have sexual intercourse with an African, Coloured or Indian person. And vice versa. No African may attend a birthday party if the number attending could make the gathering undesireable. An African in an urban area who is out of work must take work offered to him by the Bantu Affairs Commissioner or be removed from the area. No African may buy land, or own property, anywhere within the Republic. Under no circumstances may a non-white person use facilities set aside for the use of a white person. No white man may teach an African servant to read. By order of the South African Ministry of Justice."
Smaller text underneath reads: "Issued in the interests of justice by the Anti-Apartheid Movement"
