Under the motto — adapted from the commemorative silkscreen print for 25 April 1974, series #1 of 2026, by Francisco Elias — “One Carnation at a Time | 25 April Forever”, CD25A-UC kicks off the celebrations marking the 52nd anniversary of the April Revolution and the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Portuguese Constitution.
The initiative promotes the sharing of scientific and cultural content, with the aim of enhancing and broadening access to its documentary and photographic collections.
This April, we reflect on two essential dimensions of the freedom we have won: freedom on the streets and freedom under the law.
The first is expressed through the digital presentation of two previously unpublished photographic archives, one of which was donated by Lieve Meersschaert, offering a unique account of the work carried out in the struggle for the rights of domestic workers in Portugal, within the Domestic Workers’ Union and Cooperserdo – the Domestic Workers’ Workers’ Cooperative.
Lieve Meersschaert, co-founder of the Moinho da Juventude Cultural Association, worked at the Domestic Workers’ Workers’ Cooperative (Cooperserdo) and the Domestic Workers’ Union between the late 1970s and early 1980s, leaving behind an important documentary and photographic archive that is now being brought to light.