Name/TitleBanner: I Am Not An Object
About this objectLarge fabric banner with black background and brightly coloured cut out letters forming the slogan 'I AM NOT AN OBJECT'. Made by an LGBTQ youth group in Edinburgh for the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital counter-protest against anti-abortion campaigners' 40 Days for Life.
Date Made2023
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
MeasurementsH: 990 x W: 1785 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsCommunity activism
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association DescriptionOne of several placards and banners made for a counter-protest outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow on Saturday 4th April 2023. Pro-choice campaigners, led by protest group Cabaret Against The Hate Speech, displayed the placards to coincide with the final day of "40 Days For Life”, an internationally co-ordinated anti-abortionist, pro-life campaign during Lent.
https://twitter.com/cabaretagainst
https://www.40daysforlife.com
Object TypeBanner (textile)
Object numberGWL-2023-56
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved