Speak Out

Description:	Letterpress printed in three runs with polymer plates. Edition of 50. This collection supports and promotes awareness to the important mission and framework of the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalitions focus on the lasting power of the written word and the arts in support of the free expression of ideas, the preservation of shared cultural spaces, and the importance of responding to attacks, both overt and subtle, on artists, writers, and academics working under oppressive regimes or in zones of conflict, despite the destruction of that literary/cultural content. We are constantly bombarded with news of depressing events that influence us, on worldwide, local, and personal levels. With such an influx of negativity, it can seem a daunting and impossible task to overcome the adversity. For centuries on Al-Mutanabbi Street, despite overbearing political forces, booksellers have housed literary works that have inspired intellectual thought and cafés have been homes for patrons to peacefully debate their passionate ideas. But on March 5th, 2007, Al-Mutanabbi Street was silent... ...in response The Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition spoke out. The overpowering of 53 inhumane actions in Speak Out is dedicated to the booksellers of Al-Mutanabbi Street and all who promote free speech and the peaceful transfer of ideas, whether it is through a book, a banner, or a simple broadside, even the smallest light has power over dark.
Origin:	2007
Created By:	Kaup-Augustine, Melissa
Contributor(s):	Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition
Publisher:	Lizard Press (San Francisco, California)
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/AMSSH/id/178
Collection:	Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Subjects:	broadsides letterpress printing art

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