Word: bannered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...about 12 o'clock on May 1st a Dudley House resident and I walked into Dudley House carrying a large banner connected to a long plank of wood. As we entered, the security guard could not have missed...
What occurred between the noontime rally and the "loss" of the banner is a classic example of the abuse of bureaucratic power and systematic harassment of revolutionaries. The fact that the banner was hand-painted on a delicate cloth and worth $500 is not as important as the implicit message delivered by the Harvard Administration to leftist activists...
Once upstairs we put the banner outside a window facing Harvard Square. The security guard came upstairs and asked us if he could help us with anything. We politely indicated that we did not need any help. We were standing right in front of the banner, which was plainly visible. The guard said nothing and we left...
However, as soon as we got back to Holyoke Center we could see the guard taking down the banner as did about 50 other people at the rally at that time Dismayed, we went back to Dudley House to confront the guard. He informed us that we needed permission to put up the banner and that since it was Sunday we could not obtain permission. We pointed out that people put up banners all the time in the Yard Still, he insisted and we gave way. Then, when we asked for the banner oack he refused. When no reason...
What did the guard want' Did he want to steal the banner for himself Was his harassing us motivated by a widespread bureaucratic attitude against political activism, particularly of a revolutionary nature Taking no chances, we called and explained the incident to the Harvard Crimson and Harvard Independent while the rally was still going on. Both papers had reporters pass by the rally...