'Free Namibia' badge
Object
Badge
Production date
c. 1980-1987
Object number
2024.43
Physical Description
Yellow circular badge, with red capital letters reading 'Free Namibia Britain's Nuclear Colony'. At the centre, there is the face of a man wearing a mining hat, and behind him the nuclear trefoil.
Object history
This badge was owned and worn by Hackney activist Ian Rathbone. During the 1970s-1980s Britain imported Namibian uranium from Rio Tinto Zinc's Rossing mine in contravention of UN resolutions stating that the country's natural resources should only be sold with the consent of the UN Council for Namibia. The country was under the occupation of apartheid South African, and both the UN and the Namibian liberation movement SWAPO had called for the cancellation of the contract.
The Campaign Against the Namibian Uranium Contract was founded in 1977 and linked to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. During early 1981 the Hackney Anti Nuclear Group focussed campaigning of uranium mining, including picketing Rio Tinto Zinc's London headquarters, supporting the tribunal of the company at Conway Hall, and organising film viewings and a slide show on the topic.
The Campaign Against the Namibian Uranium Contract was founded in 1977 and linked to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. During early 1981 the Hackney Anti Nuclear Group focussed campaigning of uranium mining, including picketing Rio Tinto Zinc's London headquarters, supporting the tribunal of the company at Conway Hall, and organising film viewings and a slide show on the topic.
Associated Place
Namibia (Place)
Material
Metal
Plastics
Dimension
Diameter (Front): 32mm
On display?
No
Inscription
Free Namibia Britain's Nuclear Colony
CANUC [Campaign Against Namibian Uranium Contracts]
CANUC [Campaign Against Namibian Uranium Contracts]
