Paris 68 posters

Image gallery of dozens of posters from the uprising which began in May 1968 in Paris, with English translations. Most of these posters were created by a collective of radical artists based at the occupied art school dubbed the "Atelier Populaire" ("popular workshop").

"He[DeGaulle]'s the shitty mess!" May 19
"The struggle continues"
"Workers united - French, immigrants"
"Member of the council of unity: attention! Don't fall into bureaucracy"
"Free information"
"The struggle continues"
Smash capital
"Factories, universities, union"
"Yes to occupied factories"
"[University name]: barracks"
"The same problem: the same struggle"
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"Poison coming to your home"
"De-rat-ise!"
"Civil action [right-wing pro-government group]: fascist vermin"
"Attention: the radio lies"
"Too late CRS [riot police]: the popular movement doesn't have a temple"
"Tri-continental Sorbonne: oppressed peoples united"
"The state: that's me"
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"The police speak to you every evening at 8 PM"
"Return to normal"
"A youth too often worried about the future"
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"The police post themselves at the School of Fine Arts - the Fine Arts students poster the streets"
"We are all 'undesirables'" [pictured is anarchist Dany Cohn-Bendit, prevented from entering France]
"Borders = Repression"
"Renault-Flins: self-defence"
"Deliver books. National library"
"They poison you"
"Support the occupied factories for the victory of the people"
"Solidarity with deep sea fishermen"
"Beauty is in the street"
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"Permanent education"
"So… You'll participate?"
"Yes to the Popular University"
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"Workers: the struggle continues. Form base committees"
"Be young and shut up"
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"Working now is working with a gun in your back"
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"Refuse intoxication"
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"I participate, you participate, he participates, we participate, you participate, they profit"
"No to bureaucracy"
"Down with the infernal alarms"
"Their campaign begins, our struggle continues"
"For violence, hate and repression"
"Press: do not swallow"
[TV station names in police uniform]
"We are all Jews and Germans" [pictured is Dany Cohn-Bendit]
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"No - sacking - work inspection"
"We're going all the way"
"The boss needs you; you don't need him"
"No to the speed up of [factory] alarms"
"St Lazare: 7 wounded - CDR [Committees in Defence of the Republic] fascists"
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"Yes to popular power"
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"May 68, the beginning of a long struggle"
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Comments

Steven.
Jun 3 2011 17:19

Here are the first few. My eyes hurt so going to take a break and put more up when I get some time.

Steven.
Jun 4 2011 15:36

Bump, because I have added loads more and added a lot more translations/explanations.

If anyone wants to translate the remaining couple, or has any information about what some of the more obscure ones mean please say so here!

jonthom
Jun 4 2011 16:55

One question: what's the significance of the use of the Cross of Lorraine as used in in this poster (and some of the others)?

From wiki the main thing that springs to mind is the following:

Quote:
In France, the Cross of Lorraine is the symbol of the Free French Forces of World War II, the liberation of France from Nazi Germany, and Gaullism and includes several variations of a two barred cross. The bars are supposed to be equally spaced[1] as can be seen on most images relating to the Free French Forces, though variations are common.

The Cross of Lorraine is part of the heraldic arms of Lorraine in eastern France. Between 1871 and 1918 (and again between 1940–44), the northern third of Lorraine was annexed to Germany, along with Alsace. During that period the Cross served as a rallying point for French ambitions to recover its "lost" provinces. This historical significance lent it considerable weight as a symbol of French patriotism.

Steven.
Jun 4 2011 17:34

Yeah, it's the symbol for Gaullism. I will put that in the descriptions

CindytheShark
Dec 14 2016 14:09

Hello, I want to use these images of posters in a presentation that has radical aspirations.I can't seem to copy or save them from these uploads tho. Could you help?

& Thanks for these uploads also, they're wonderful

Steven.
Dec 14 2016 15:54
CindytheShark wrote:
Hello, I want to use these images of posters in a presentation that has radical aspirations.I can't seem to copy or save them from these uploads tho. Could you help?

& Thanks for these uploads also, they're wonderful

no worries. To save them, right click on the thumbnail and click "save target as" or "save Link as", depending on your browser