Moratorium! September 18, 19, 20 Accession Number: ARTV03279

Description

The anti-Vietnam Moratorium symbol in orange and white surrounded by a black border with accompanying text below the image calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Vietnam and advertising the September 1970 Moratorium. The Vietnam Moratorium Campaigns were a result of a conference held in Canberra in November 1969 to plan a series of protests based on the American Moratorium model. There were three Moratorium campaigns in Australia in 1970 and 1971. The Moratorium was the first truly mass movement of the protest against the Vietnam War. Until 1969 the protest had been uncoordinated in a national sense and rallies had been reasonably small in size, whereas the Moratorium mobilised the support of hundreds of thousands. It also succeeded in gaining more publicity in its first six months than had been achieved by the protest movement between 1965 and 1969. The aims of the first campaign were the immediate withdrawal of Australian troops from Vietnam and repeal of the National Service Act. The Moratorium stated that all actions taken by its members and supporters should be of a non-violent nature and this philosophy was extended throughout Australia through various state committees and others. The image is printed on the verso of an old poster issued for the Moon landings in 1969.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV03279
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
SYDNEY : VIETNAM MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN, [N.D.] (SYDNEY : COMMENT PUBLISHING COMPANY)
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: screenprint on paper
Measurement
Overall: 57 cm x 44.4 cm
Medium
screenprint on paper
Date Made
1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by Trans National Cooperative, 1979
Copyright
AWM copyright

Conflicts

Places

Tags

More like this

Moratorium! September 18, 19, 20

Art ARTV00311 Vietnam, 1962-1975

The Vietnam Moratorium symbol in orange and white surrounded by a black border with accompanying text below the image calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Vietnam and advertising the Sept

Moratorium April - May - June 30

Art ARTV00900 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Australian Vietnam Moratorium Campaign poster. The top two thirds of this poster features a large Moratorium symbol in orange floating on a blue background. The title and text are printed in white bel

Moratorium April - May - June 30

Art ARTV03047 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Australian Vietnam Moratorium Campaign poster. The top two thirds of this poster features a large Moratorium symbol in orange floating on a blue background. The title and text are printed in white bel

Moratorium April - May - June 30

Art ARTV03180 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Australian Vietnam Moratorium Campaign poster. The top two thirds of this poster features a large Moratorium symbol in orange floating on a blue background. The title and text are printed in white bel

Moratorium exhibition

Art ARTV03027 Vietnam, 1962-1975

This poster was created in 1970 to promote an art show as part of the greater Vietnam Moratorium movement. The art exhibition was held at Darlinghurst Gallery (162 Crown Street, Darlinghurst) over 4,

Vietnam moratorium

Art ARTV03171 Vietnam, 1962-1975

This poster was created to promote the second Vietnam Moratorium march on 18 September 1970. The Vietnam Moratorium campaigns were a result of a conference held in Canberra in November 1969 to plan

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 4 December 2025 - 12.00 am