Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.97
Object Name
Poster
Title
Education: A weapon
Place
Eritrea
Events
Eritrean Liberation
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. Medium sized black, yellow and whute poster. The poster has photographs of children, and another of childten in a class room. The title of the poster is "Education: A Weapon in the struggle for Emancipation." One of the captions of the poster is "Smashing illiteracy." The bottom of the poster
reads, "The Eritrean struggle; just, popular and revolutionary." The other text provides some context to the creation of the poster - "The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (E.P.L.F). Association of Eritrean Students (UK). B.C.M. Box 7007. London WC1,"
