LCC Visits The Right to Protest Exhibition

Exhibition overview:
Featuring iconic posters from two of the largest private collections in the UK, and new works by influential designers and artists, including kennardphillipps, Ackroyd & Harvey, and Stuart Semple, the exhibition is an antidote to the branded more polished and boring world of London Design Festival.

It couldn’t come at a better time.

The fundamental right to protest is under increasing threat, from governments worldwide, including western democracies and in London itself.

This sits at odds with London being the self-proclaimed “design capital of the world,” since it has always had a radical edge.

Figures like Ken Garland penned manifestos warning of the creeping power of commercialism, while 1980s collectives including the Paddington Printshop – whose posters feature in the exhibition – empowered communities through visual activism:

“Among the most compelling burst of creative energy in the realm of the political poster post-1968, the body of work created by Paddington Printshop in the 1970s and 1980s is as fresh and relevant as it was 40 years ago.”Boo Horray, New York Art Book Fair, MOMA

Now, The Right to Protest brings that spirit into the present and reminds us how design and visual culture compels people to take a stand.

From 1970s street-level activism to today’s global protest movements, The Right to Protest is both an exhibition and an act of resistance.

For all attendees of the London Design Festival, and beyond, it is a vital visit.

The above is extracted from the exhibition page which also has a handy map link to the location for ease of navigation: https://www.museum-of-unrest.org/projects/the-right-to-protest/

**Event Location: **
Greatorex Gallery,
10 Greatorex Street,
London,
UK
https://maps.app.goo.gl/tVKwc9v2LCE9wZ7z5

Event Plan
We will meet around the front of the exhibition by 2pm and then head together to the exhibition by 2:15pm. We’ll stay together as a group while visiting the exhibition, but if you’d like to check anything out individually, feel free to do so and rejoin us later: we’ll be sharing our location throughout the event.

After finishing a tour of the exhibition, we’ll gather for a relaxed debrief and social at a local pub (we will keep you posted on the location in person and in the event page). This will be a chance to hang out, connect, and share experiences together.

Please note the exhibition itself is free and no tickets are required to be purchased to view the same.

Accessibility: we have contacted the exhibition to enquire on accessibility and we will update the page on details of the same before the event, at the earliest. Please keep an eye out for the comments.

Please note, we are committed to making every one of our events welcoming and safe for everybody. Our spaces are non-partisan, but not apolitical. Racism, sexism, antisemitism, classism, forms of discrimination based on sexual preference or gender identity are not tolerated. If you are a victim of bigotry or harassment at any of our events, please raise this with an organiser, who will act appropriately. We broadly follow this code of conduct https://wiki.dbzer0.com/the-anarchist-code-of-conduct