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Let Me Do the Talking!

Jeff Gates2014-08-24

Chamomile Tea Party

Chamomile Tea Party
Washington, DC, United States

The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri once again brought the issue of racial inequality and racial profiling to the surface. In addition, it renewed the debate over law enforcement's handling of these types of encounters and the militarization of local police forces.

After 9/11, the Defense Department started to give excess heavy military equipment to domestic law enforcement agencies under its excess property program, known also as the 1033 program. After the media coverage in Ferguson, which looked like battle scenes from Ukraine or the Middle East, President Obama signed an Executive Order in May 2015, limiting and prohibiting the dissemination certain types of equipment to local police. In August 2017, Donald Trump rolled back Obama's order.


The posters in this series reflect the conflicts the American political system has been experiencing during the turbulent period between 2010-2018. They are meant to encourage an exploration and a dialogue about the cultural minefield we now find ourselves in.

Details

  • Title: Let Me Do the Talking!
  • Creator: Jeff Gates
  • Date Created: 2014-08-24
  • Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

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