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Save This Historic San Francisco Mural

Help restore this Balmy Alley mural, "Culture Contains the Seed of Resistance that Blossoms Into the Flower of Liberation."

Save This Historic San Francisco Mural

Help restore this Balmy Alley mural, "Culture Contains the Seed of Resistance that Blossoms Into the Flower of Liberation."

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San Francisco, United States

$11,377 USD 152 backers

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HELP SAVE AN HISTORIC SAN FRANCISCO MURAL

In 1984, more than 30 artists and activists came together to form the project PLACA, to demonstrate - in visual terms - our opposition to our government's wars of intervention in Central America and our solidarity and respect for the people from these nations, who were arriving in San Francisco's Mission District by the thousands as exiles from these wars.

PLACA transformed the neglected Balmy Alley, in the heart of the Mission, into an incredible outdoor art environment. Our mural, "Culture Contains the Seed of Resistance that Blossoms into the Flower of Liberation," is the LAST REMAINING COMPLETE MURAL from 1984. Here is what the mural looked like shortly after it was completed nearly 30 years ago:

Each year the mural is viewed by thousands of people from around the world, and photos of it have been published in many books and magazines. But it is in desperate need of restoration. Here is what it looks like today:

We are preparing to restore the mural, otherwise it will have to be removed. We can't let that happen. We will be using new materials that will preserve it for much longer than was previously possible, but we need your help to cover our expenses. Please donate if you can, and/or get the word out to your friends.

Thank you! ¡Gracias!

$750 USD

Large poster print of mural, 25 postcards, personal tour of Balmy Alley and the Women's Building mural, Maestrapeace. Plus lunch or dinner with the muralists.

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