Sticker - 'I Am, You Are', Australians Against Racism & Discrimination, 2008

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Summary:: Sticker with the slogan 'I Am, You Are' produced by Australians Against Racism and Discrimination in Sydney in 2008. The sticker was produced to counteract racism in Australian society, and was sold through the social networking sites of MySpace and Facebook in 2008 and 2009, and from 2009 at the website ozstickers.com. The slogan 'I am You Are' refers to the song "I am Australian", written by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers in 1987.
Description:: White sticker on white backing paper. Slogan is in the centre in green "I am, you are" and above and below this are the Torres Strait, Aboriginal, Australian and United Nations flags. Just below the slogan in red is: "myspace.com/ozstickers".

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	54 mm (Height), 205 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	national identity, racism, nationalism, stickers
Themes this item is part of:	Clothing & Textiles Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection
Primary Classification:	POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST
Secondary Classification:	Anti-Racism
Tertiary Classification:	promotional materials
Inscriptions:	Printed: "I am, you are / myspace.com/ozstickers".
Issued By:	Australians Against Racism & Discrimination, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2008
Place & Date Used:	Australia, 2008
References:	http://ozstraya.com/aard/Home.html http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33035913111&;ref=ts&nctrct=1239600787945 http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/facebook-under-fire-for-racist-rants/2008/12/12/1228585086888.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/ugly-side-of-facebook-call-for-action/2008/12/15/1229189500951.html?page=fullpage http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/facebook-turns-a-blind-eye-to-racist-rants/2009/05/07/1241289297544.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1