Exhibits


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Exhibition Copy University of California - Santa Cruz
Board of Councilors Meeting, Rare Flags Exhibit
Santa Cruz, CA
7 June 2012

Santa Cruz, CA, June 7, 2012: The Zaricor Flag Collection exhibited 34 flags and artifacts at the University of California Santa Cruz Campus for the Board of Councilors Meeting.


Socialism Saves Capitalism
Banner "Bail-Out" Wall Street
2008

Date: 2008

Media: Vinyl impregnated cotton with adhesive vinyl lettering.

Comment: This large green banner was produced for the Nader-Gonzales
Campaign. Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez, independent candidates in 2008,
for President and Vice President respectively, protested the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "Wall Street Bailout" or
the Stimulus. The banner features the ironic slogan 'Socialism saves Capitalism'.
The banner was prominently displayed at the Nader-Gonzales anti-bailout rally at
Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street in New York City, Thursday 16 October 2008.
Their opposition slogan to the Stimulus was "Jail Time Not Bail Time - Stop
the Bailout" and it became a key component of the Nader-Gonzales campaign,
in direct opposition to both the Republican and Democratic positions which
supported the Act.
Ephemeral topical political banners like this rarely survive, but images of
this banner and the 16 October 2008 rally were featured on the Nader-Gonzales
website.
Dramatic demonstrations and progressive slogans became hallmarks of the
Nader-Gonzales Campaign, which repeatedly came under fire during and after the
campaign for comments critical of Senators Barrack Obama and John McCain,
former President Bush and Democrats and Republicans in general. Ultimately
the Nader-Gonzales campaign was unsuccessful, garnering only 738,475 votes
nationwide or 0.56 percent of the popular vote.

Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC3186) in 2008 directly
from the Nader-Gonzales Campaign, Washington, D.C.

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