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Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
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You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
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The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
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You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Her Wits About Her: Women’s Self Defense Her Wits About Her: Women’s Self Defense
Date: 1/28/1979Call Number: JG/ 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
"Her Wits About Her" Dale Groves and Denise Kannin read from their book of stories about "women who resist, successful self defense stories"
Resistance Conspiracy Resistance Conspiracy
Call Number: JG/ 012Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Tim Blunk, Susan Rosenberg, Marilyn Buck, Linda Evans, Laura Whitehorn, Alan Berkman on trial for capitol bombing in 1983, two military bases between 1983 and 1984.
El Salvador FMLN El Salvador FMLN
Call Number: JG/ 014Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Paul Fitch, a Lutheran church worker who was exiled from El Salvador after setting up a refugee center in San Salvador during the Nov-Dec '89 FMLN offensive to help folks in the face of the governments indiscriminate counter attack.
FENASTRAS in El Salvador FENASTRAS in El Salvador
Date: 12/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 017Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Julio Cristalis (?) about FENASTRAS (Federation of Workers) about the repression from the ARENA government. Discusses support of the FMLN, and the most recent bombings by ARENA of FENASTRAS' offices
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference
Date: 11/1/1993Call Number: JG/ 030Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference in Durham, NC. Various speakers present on the Right and its agenda, violence, rhetoric and organizing tactics against it. Speakers include Jean Barstown from political research associates in Boston which does oppositional research about the right.
Bolivia: Drug War Bolivia: Drug War
Date: 8/25/1989Call Number: JG/ 033AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
ACLA (Atlantic Committee on Latin America) show. Covers Bolivia following the murder of 2 Mormon missionaries the crackdown on left wing guerilla organizations and the US War on Drugs , FBI involvement and $11 million for War on Drugs in 1989. Uruguay from a article in the "Guardian" on massive unemployment, the exodus of youth and youth withdrawal from activism. El Salvador on the ARENA party and Salvadorian refugees in the US and the repression they face when trying to organize against right wing ARENA. Vieques: 4 month stand off between Puerto Rican residents and the US Navy, history of resistance on Vieques and the living/environmental conditions.
El Salvador: Guadalupe Gonzales from the FMLN/ FDR speaks El Salvador: Guadalupe Gonzales from the FMLN/ FDR speaks
Date: 9/8/1989Call Number: JG/ 036AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Guadalupe Gonzales from the FMLN/ FDR speaks on the 9/7/'89 announcement that the FMLN wants to sit down with ARENA Pres. Cristiani for peace negotiations. Judy Gerber reads a NACLA interview w/ ARENA Colonel Juan Zapata, Zapata in ARENA's vice minister of defense, he defines the FMLN as terrorists.
Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: JG/ 051Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman At La Pena Cultural CenterCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Palestinian struggle, Jewish revolt, Siege of Warsaw Ghetto, Uprising at the Palestinian refugee camp of “Tal Al-Zaatar,” reading of poems, testimonials, and commentaries from Palestinian Resistance. Singing of “The International”.
W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report
Call Number: JG/ 038AFormat: Cass AProducers: Frida Warden, Kathleen DavenportCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
1989: the first news story, “Abortion goes to court in Canada” is about the latest attack on womyn’s rights in Quebec, Canada regarding a new anti- abortion law. the second story, “U.S womyn organized against Rape” covers the 11th annual National Coalition against Sexual Assault conference in Philadelphia. The third story discusses the leadership of African womyn in “response to disasters.” the fourth story is on a conference, the national assembly of religious women held, titled “risk and resistance in the south.” The fifth story is about the Israeli court of justice ruling that the homes of Palestinians can not be demolished. The last story on this segment, talks about corporate backers taking control of 3 womyn magazines such as MS and sassy.
Resistance Conspiracy Resistance Conspiracy
Call Number: JG/ 058Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interviews with Laura Whitehorn, Marilyn Buck, Linda Evans, Tim Blunk, Susan Lisa Rosenberg, and Alan Berkman part of the Resistance Conspiracy case of the late 80s. Charged with "conspiracy to protest and alter government policies through use of violence," these prisoners discuss their sentences, prison conditions, life on the outside, movement strategy, the U.S. justice system, and the need for continued struggle.