Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button.
This badge makes reference to the Voyage of the Pacific Peacemaker, an anti-nuclear initiative from 1982. It involved a yacht sailing across the Pacific to protest the Trident Nuclear Programme and the construction of a Trident base in Western Australia.The donor, Nic Maclellan, also works as a journalist and researcher in the Pacific Islands, having written about labour mobility, human rights and uprooted peoples in the islands region.
The design of the badge is based on the design painted on the the sail of the Pacific Peacemaker by Australian Artist Jenny Short.
Physical Description
A white badge bearing the peace symbol in orange and black on it. The background of the peace symbol's circle are blue, green and yellow circles. Below green text is imprinted. A pin is on the back of the badge.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Nic Maclellan, 23 Feb 1987
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Green ink, printed: PACIFIC PEACEMAKER
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Overall Dimensions
3.7 cm (Length), 3.7 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Anti-Nuclear Protests, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace Issues, Political Protests, Protest Movements, Wars & Conflicts
