Dobson Road Advice Office, Know Your Rights, c. 1981. Silkscreen poster produced and printed at CAP, Cape Town. Artist(s) unknown. Advice Offices sprang up in the early 1980s. Their main function was to provide advice and support in regard to housing, evictions, rent, disability grants, unemployment benefits, child maintenance, legal aid and pensions. The Dobson Road Advice Office had its origins in the Federation of Cape Civic Associations and operated from central Athlone, Cape Town. Collection: CHR/UWC-Robben Island Museum Mayibuye Archives

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