“Paper Bullets” 50 (Ukraine) Euromaidan protests, 2013-2014

The Euromaidan (Євромайдан, Yevromaidan, “Eurosquare”) was formed through continuous acts of civil disobedience by Ukrainian citizens and began on the night of November 21, 2013, in Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) is the central square in Kiev and the primary location for the Revolution of Dignity. Demonstrations and civil unrest called for the resignation of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, and for closer European integration.  Many Ukrainians identify with the European Union, not Russia. The blue stickers with stars mirror the logo for the European Union, and the two in the center feature a play…

“Paper Bullets” 49 (Egypt) Arab Spring, 2010-11

The Arab Spring revolution in Egypt fought against the thirty-year regime of President Hosni Mubarak through anti-government and pro-democracy protests. Inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia weeks beforehand, the Egyptian protests began in January 2011. The blue sticker, written in Egyptian colloquial Arabic, is one in a series of four with colorful political messages. The empowering slogan at the top of each sticker من دلوقتي حاعرف حقي means, “Starting this moment, I know my right.” In the center of the sticker, the phrase العملية الانتخابية translates to “the electoral process.” At the bottom, the text يعني صوتي أنا يعيّن…