This poster was entirely hand drawn and lettered in 1991. I got the idea from a little postcard I received from a friend who had an alternative school. The postcard had an alternative Pledge of Allegiance written in a child's hand. I asked my friend if he minded if I used that idea. Of course he didn't so I rewrote it to my taste. There are other variations out there.
I have been surprised at the continuing popularity of this image. It has been hung in many classrooms by teachers who wanted to give their students a larger view of what might be worth nurturing, protecting and upholding. It is not that nationalism is necessarily wrong or bad; there are many levels of allegiances that can co-exist. The message of the Earth Pledge poster is that the Earth itself is our home beyond the political and cultural boundaries of nations and other types of human division, and that it is in our own best interest to recognize this.
- Janina Lamb -copyright 1992 Janina Lamb - all rights reserved - Lamb & Lion Studio