At a protest, it's easy to feel as if the event is just a short moment in time, especially when the government ignores your demands. However, Guy Atkins, a Goldsmith University graduate, has found a way to tackle the transience of protests with his "Save Our Placards" projects. .
On March 26, 2011, the "March for the Alternative" took place in London. It was the largest demonstration in the country since the Iraq War.
With the "Save Our Placards" projects, Atkins has managed to get a selection of the most unique placards off the streets and into the permanent collection at The Museum of London. At the museum this coming Monday, they'll be holding a discussion on the topic of Occupation and Protest and the documentation of Social Unrest. The panel will include Turner Prize winner, Jeremy Deller, Kurt Barling of BBC London, Morning Star journalist, Rory Mackinnon, and Dr. Cathy Ross, The Museum of London's Director of Collection's. .
Held on the anniversary of the anti-cuts protest, the event will document the duty of the museum to document social unrest while also drawing attention to the fact that more demonstrations should be expected as some important issues have not been resolved.
"The Museum has a long history of collecting protest material, from the Suffragettes in the early 20th century to the anti-road No M11 protests in the 1990's. It's a collecting area that raises interesting theoretical and practical issues for us as a city museum, and is particularly topical at the moment, given the debate around Occupy"," says Cathy Ross, Museum of London Director of Collection.
1) Etymological Analysis of English Words.
Table 1.
Word.
Part of Speech.
1. Source.
2. Origin.
3. Original Meaning.
Current Meaning.
museum.
Noun, singular.
Latin from Greek "mouseon' " "seat of the Muses ".
A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
the.
article, definite .