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Unison Cymru regional secretary JESS TURNER introduces a new exhibition of political posters in Cardiff selected from the Red Shoes Poster Archive, a vast collection stretching back decades
Unison Cymru regional secretary Jess Turner and poster archivist Shaun Featherstone
[Pics:Terry Evans]
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“PEOPLE don’t read boring posters, and they are never remembered. They need to be eye-catching to draw you in.”
I couldn’t agree more with the words of Unison Cymru activist Terry Evans, who, as chair of our Communications Forum, helped to drive our new temporary exhibition in our Cardiff office. We’ve collaborated with Red Shoes Poster Archive curator Shaun Featherstone.
An inspiring, colourful display of more than 100 radical posters now greets new Unison activists coming for their steward training as they take their first steps within the movement.
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