Peace Sign Footage

A video about the iconic Missoula Peace sign. In 1983, folks from the north side of Missoula, who called themselves the Northside Liberation Front decided to paint a peace symbol on the face of an enormous communications panel that sat at the crest of the North Hills overlooking Missoula. Over the years, it was painted over by the Communications Company and re-painted by its avid fans many times. It sparked both love and admiration from the peace community as well as negative comments from those concerned with open space, with veterans opposed to the peace sign and others concerned about its nature as graffiti. In the end, the Communications Company removed it in May of 2001 because the technology was outdated and there were many concerns over liability by them and the city of Missoula (circa 1997).