Image: Shepherd fairey/ we the people/ amplifier foundation When the artist behind the classic Barack Obama "Hope" poster released an array of beautiful new images honoring diversity ahead of Trump's inauguration, they quickly became icons of a more welcoming country. However, administrators at Westminster High School in Carroll County, Maryland have reportedly banned teachers from displaying the posters on campus, saying they're "anti-Trump" and just too political. Many plan to wear T-shirts bearing those same images during a unified show of support on March 1, according to a "We the People - Stand with WHS" GoFundMe campaign. You may have seen the posters in question held by some of the millions who took part in the Women's March in January. One shows a Latina woman with a flower in her hair and the words "We the people defend dignity." Fairey's new work was released in collaboration with a nonprofit called Amplifier Foundation, as part of the "We the People" campaign that's also included other art focusing on diversity. Some teachers first placed the posters on campus as a "show of diversity," Carey Gaddis, a spokeswoman for Carroll County Public Schools, told The Huffington Post. "Celebrating diversity in our community is not a political statement," Wack wrote on the fundraiser page. "We trust our CCPS [Carroll County Public Schools] teachers to promote an environment in our schools where all students feel safe and encouraged." In 2016, the Carroll County Public Schools system reported difficulties with hiring a more diverse staff.
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Shepherd fairey/ we the people/ amplifier foundationWhen the artist behind the classic Barack Obama “Hope” poster released an array of beautiful new images honoring diversity ahead of Trump’s inauguration, they quickly became icons of a more welcoming country.
However, administrators at Westminster High School in Carroll County, Maryland have reportedly banned teachers from displaying the posters on campus, saying they’re “anti-Trump” and just too political.
Students at the school, though, have found an ingenious way to get their point across. Many plan to wear T-shirts bearing those same images during a unified show of support on March 1, according to a “We the People – Stand with WHS” GoFundMe campaign.
You may have seen the posters in question held by some of the millions who took part in the Women’s March in January. One shows a Latina woman with a flower in her hair and the words “We the people defend dignity.” Another depicts a Muslim woman with an American flag hijab, captioned with the phrase, “We the people are greater than fear.”
They’re the work of Shepard Fairey, whose most notable piece is probably his rendering of Obama in shades of red, white and blue and the simple word that marked the spirit of his presidential campaign in 2008, “Hope.”
Fairey’s new work was released in collaboration with a nonprofit called Amplifier Foundation, as part of the “We the People” campaign that’s also…
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