Abolish the Monarchy
Title: World News #76 – Abolish the Monarchy (Fuck Your Kings and Queens)
Created: 2022
Medium: Graphic Design
Software: Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe Photoshop CC
Dimensions: 36″x48″
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“The then Labour government secretly provided large quantities of arms to the Nigerian federal government which, by early 1970, had crushed an attempt by the country’s eastern region of Biafra to gain independence, which it had declared in May 1967.
During the three years of war, up to three million people died, as Nigeria enforced a blockade on Biafra, causing widespread starvation amid considerable international opposition to the conflict.
British policy was mainly shaped by its oil interests, declassified government documents from the time show. “Our direct interests are trade and investment, including an important stake by Shell/BP in the eastern region,” the Foreign Office noted a few days before the outbreak of the war in 1967.
Investments by Shell/BP—then a joint company in Nigeria which was partly owned by the British government—amounted to around £200-million at the time. The company was the largest producer of oil in Nigeria, most of which was in Biafra.”
– DeclassifiedUK, HOW BRITAIN’S LABOUR GOVERNMENT FACILITATED THE MASSACRE OF BIAFRANS IN NIGERIA – TO PROTECT ITS OIL INTERESTS.
“Protests will be held in at least four Australian cities calling to “abolish the monarchy” on the National Day of Mourning for the Queen.
Anti-monarchists will to take to the streets in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra on Thursday, which has been declared a national public holiday.
Notices for the protests say they will decry past atrocities and the ongoing impact of British colonisation in Australia.
Activist groups Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) and Fighting In Solidarity Towards Treaties are among those organising the demonstrations.
“This is a stance against the continued crimes committed against marginalised First Nations, black, brown and Asian communities. We do not support benefactors or Stolenwealth (sic) and demand justice, truth and accountability for all. Justice for all,” WAR wrote on Facebook.
“This is a demonstration against racist colonial imperialism.””
– 7News.au, Indigenous groups call ‘abolish the monarchy’ protests on Queen mourning public holiday.
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World News is a poster project by Ihanktonwan Dakota artist David Bernie that promotes issues and stories worldwide.
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