Fined $7000 for Anti-War Posters
This is NOT an April Fools joke. The ANSWER Coalition has been hit with nearly $7,000 in fines for posters announcing the March 21 National March on the Pentagon that have been put up in Washington D.C. This is taken from their site, “The government is trying to effectively eliminate ANSWER’s and any group’s ability to engage in postering for Free Speech…The message is this: If you hand out or put up a poster…you can now expect heavy fines and long court battles that are designed to divert money and resources — or shut you down completely.”
Dominique and I created this poster to bring awareness to the criminal occupation that exists around the world and also as a tribute to everyone working for peace and independence — like all those who endorsed the March on the Pentagon!
The First Amendment gives each of us the right to freedom of speech regardless of the medium used. Exercise you freedom!
Hey Jorge,
I’m currently writing an essay entitled “Creative Rebellion in the Digital Age”, and i was wondering if i could include your poster in it as an example of activism poster design.
Also, i’ve never heard of people being fined for having an opposing opinion? Something definately isn’t right about that!
Thanks, Adam.
Adam, I just saw you comment looking at comment feeds – I usually get an email that lets me know that someone has made a comment, but I did not this time for some reason.
You can include any posters you like, if it is not too late. I would definitely like to hear more about your essay and perhaps post it on the site if that is possible. Please send me an email as I do not have any of your information since I did not get the comment email which has that info included.
Thanks!