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Square placard which reads "Defund the polis"
2020, Placard
Square placard which reads "Defund the polis"
Square placard which reads "Defund the polis"
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Item no
51136
Title
Square cardboard placard with black ink text. The placard has a border of flourescent yellow sticky tape on all four sides.
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Protests to ‘defund the police’ took a particularly strong hold in the United States, where the funding to public services have decreased while policing budgets have increased. This banner shows support for the idea.
Date
2020
Type
Placard
Location
The People's Story
This placard was collected by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh following the Black Lives Matter protest held in Holyrood Park on Sunday 7th June 2020. It is part of a wider collection of placards, banners and signs from the protest, expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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