item details
Name'We declare a nuclear weapon free zone' badge
ProductionLawrence Ross QSM; producer; 1982; New Zealand
New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Committee; producer; 1982; New Zealand
New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Committee; producer; 1982; New Zealand
Classificationbadges
Materialspaper, ink, plastic, metal
DimensionsOverall: 44mm (width), 44mm (height), 5mm (depth), 44mm (diameter)
Registration NumberGH024475
Credit lineGift of the Estate of Ron and Carmen Smith, 2015
Overview
This badge combines a dove (which is the international symbol of peace) with the declaration of creating a nuclear free zone. It was designed by Larry (Lawrence) Ross, who founded the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Committee in 1981.
In the 1980s many communities throughout New Zealand declared themselves nuclear free. By 1988, 72% of the population lived in 105 nuclear-free districts.
Wearing protest
The visual culture of anti-nuclear protest often took form in a range of popular media, including t-shirts and badges. Badges are accessible, mass-produced objects, cheap to make and purchase, easily disseminated, and effective in conveying political messages.