Textiles have long been part of the fabric of disabled peoples lives and history. In common with banners of the womens suffrage movement and trade unions, disabled activists have embraced banners as a form of protest and resistance, communicating messages about identity, pride, unity and justice.Rights Not Charitytells the stories of these banners.

Curator Gill Crawshaw explores this history through the protest banners and political artwork of disabled peoples rights movements, taking in political responses to charity, accessibility, and government cuts, among other causes.

Edited byLaura MoseleyandMarisa Clements, designed byChris Shorttand illustrated byAlice Bigsby-Bye.

Paperback | Common Threads Press