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title: National student antiwar conference, Cleveland, 14-15 February 1970 (SMC poster)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/smc-student-antiwar-conference-washington-1970/
description: Poster for a national student antiwar conference in Cleveland on 14-15 February 1970, called by the Student Mobilization Committee.
section: Collection
---

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# National student antiwar conference, Cleveland, 14-15 February 1970 (SMC poster)

Poster for a national student antiwar conference in Cleveland on 14-15 February 1970, called by the Student Mobilization Committee. The red line reads "BRING ALL THE TROOPS HOME NOW!" The demand is put as already national, covering all the troops, with a Washington address for local contact.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
NATIONAL STUDENT
ANTIWAR CONFERENCE
CALLED BY THE STUDENT MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE
TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM
BRING ALL THE
TROOPS HOME NOW!
CLEVELAND, OHIO
FEB. 14-15, 1970
For more information call or write:
Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 737-0072
```

Line breaks follow the poster's blocks. The line above the address reads "For more information call or write:". The telephone number is read as (202) 737-0072.

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