The War Heads

This placard was made by the sculptor, artist and photographer Rita Ruggeri and carried by her on the March for the Alternative demonstration held in London on 26 March 2011. The demonstration was organised by the Trade Union Congress as a protest at the government's public spending cuts and attracted around half a million marchers. Rita describes the creation of her placard: 'This protest placard is made from discarded plywood that was thrown out with the rubbish. It is a simple design - the shape cut out using an electric hand saw and the whole thing held together with a single bolt through the middle. The whole thing took roughly an hour to make; a simple design with a complex message...The creation of this placard just fell into place rather naturally; I believe in social change and the power of the people's voice to create social change. When I heard about the 26 March protests, the idea grew from a sketch I drew and the placard just happened!'