Founded September 2001 in the weeks following 9/11 when George W. Bush announced the war on terror. Stop the war has since been dedicated to preventing and ending the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. Stop the war opposes the British Establishments disastrous addiction to war and its squandering of public resources on militarism.
Stop the war has organised around 40 national demonstrations, including the largest protests ever held in Britain, most memorably on 15th of February 2003, when up to two million gathered on Londons streets to oppose the war in Iraq. All money raised from merchandise is used in Stop The War's campaigning work, opposing the Governments war policies.
Stop The Wars merchandise ranges from t-shirts to badges all which keep to a singular style, using large bold san-serif font, yet replacing o's with a blood spot, this also appears on their famous 'Bliar' t-shirt and poster. The site also sells posters by Peter Kennard, Martin Rowson, Jamie Reid, Ralph Steadman and Clifford Harper. Having looked at a number of these I feel that the style of the design work produced should have influences from these different aspects, though it must remain relevant to the brief.
Concept - Working on a new protest/series of propaganda for Stop The Wars - using graphics, slogans and facts as content for posters, banners and flyers.
- Current evidence to consider using - The press is full of reports that Theresa May will seek a vote in parliament for British airstrikes against Assad if she wins a big enough majority in the general election. They show that she is keen to step up British military involvement in the Middle East and in particular that she wants to position Britain as Donald Trump's most enthusiastic and loyal military ally.
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