AID Thus the Poster Workshop has a political existence of its own. People become involved in the posters of others, and so learn more about the struggle as a whole. To a certain extent, this cuts across the unnecessary sectarian bickering which generally plagues the Left.
The workshop is financed by donations, as there is no charge for the posters. The question of money is regarded as secondary: the most important thing to decide is a political question - whether or not to print the poster. If the answer is in the affirmative, the poster will be printed; it is then hoped that those who can afford to pay will give the workshop a donation.
This has been criticised as "unrealistic and idealistic": there is some truth in posters; it belongs to all who use it. This this. We often get money from those who cannot really afford it, and those who should be able to pay us often don't. This problem seems to depend upon which groups have the best organisation. Students and the New The workshop is not a group making Left' are hopeless. Workers' groups such as Trade Unions and Tenant Associations are much more reliable. Anyway, the workshop has existed for almost one year and shows no signs of collapsing. We have about the same amount of money in the bank as in the beginning - not enough! and prevents us from becoming romantic.
In order to stimulate ideas for the desig of posters, there is a "slogan room paper stuck on the wall, so that people can demonstrate their ideas for all to see This still sometimes provides usefu suggestions and was originally intended to aid the synthesis of ideas it was hoped would emerge from meetings. In a country saturated with commercial advertising, and where education and WE ARE