15 Jun 2014

The World is My Country

“The World is My Country” is Peace News' poster exhibition and speaking tour to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War. It highlights the history and stories of the people and organisations that opposed the conflict: police raids, feminist peace initiatives, clandestine printing presses, striking German munitions workers and communities of resistance from Huddersfield to Hackney.

The exhibition is a series of 10 colour posters, celebrating key figures and events from the First World War anti-war movement, featuring the distinctive graphic art of Peace News’ Emily Johns.

The project has been named ‘The World is My Country’ – a phrase of Tom Paine’s used by jailed anti-war activist Alice Wheeldon in a letter from prison in February 1917.

To put on the exhibition or host a public event as part of the PN speaking tour in the second half of 2014, contact promos@peacenews.info  or 0207 278 3344. More info: www.theworldismycountry.info

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