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Henry Cisneros Speech
Date: 5/2/1990Call Number: CV 018Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Henry Cisneros delivers a speech on the merging of Latin and American culture for immigrant populations and how that merging will prepare people for positions of leadership. *Note: This tape contains only part 2 of speech.
Zapatista Support Rally
Date: 5/20/1994Call Number: CV 019Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
This rally in SF is part of a tour to support the EZLN approx. Five months after their Jan 1 uprising. Zapatista representatives Manuel Miron and Pedro Castillo give speeches and answer questions on the necessity of the Zapatistas' movement and their purpose, especially in response to structural violence against Chiapas, indigenous peoples and campesinos in the form of undemocratic rule since the 1910 revolution and neoliberal policies like NAFTA. Other poetry and music is also performed, including a statement issued by Leonard Peltier to the EZLN (05/09/94) in solidarity with their struggles.
Mexico and the Zapatistas
John Ross and Cecilla Rodriguez on the on-going situtation occurring in 1995 between the Mexican government and the Zapatistas. They spoke about the role of the Mexican government, the U.S., the EZLN and the media, as well as the effects of globalization. Bilingual.
Zapatista Support Rally (Part 2 of 2)
Part two of the Q & A session. Audience brought up issues regarding women's right, land holdings, standard of living, future expectations, government corruption, military actions, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) 34 Demands, and the movement toward solidarity in Mexico. Bilingual.
Jesse Jackson @ AFL-CIO
Jesse Jackson delivers a speech at an AFL-CIO meeting calling for a strong and independent labor movement to create a climate for leaders to enact change.
Chiapas A Cry For Democracy at the National Lawyer Guild (part 1 of 2)
National Lawyer Guild convention focused on government corruption and democratizing Mexico. Two speakers: Manuel and Carmello Perez stress the need for democracy in Mexico in order to have a fair election. Followed by a session of Q & A. Bilingual.
Chiapas A Cry For Democracy at the National Lawyer Guild (part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of Q & A session focusing on the origins of CNOC and bringing in aids and donations to the people of Chiapas.
Indigenous Vioces of Amazonia and Chiapas
Representatives from Chiapas spoke about the land issues between the Mexican government and the indigenous people as a result of NAFTA and Article 27 of Mexico's Constitution. The Ecuadorian representatives focused on the exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest and it's negative effects on their people. In both counties, the indigenous people are frustrated because they are not included in these land decisions that have social, environmental and economic impact on their communities.
The Braceros: A U.S. Mexico Saga
Date: 1/1/1995Call Number: CV 035Format: Cass A & BProducers: KUMNCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A mini documentry about migrant farm workers from Mexico and the cotton industry in the southwest.
A Question of Democracy in Mexico by Cuatemoc Cardenas
In Cuatemoc Cardenas Speech on the question of democracy in Mexico, he discusses the political and economic issues in Mexico as a result of its government corruption, election fraud, foreign debt, privatization of market and a decline in standard of living. He also focuses on the counteraction of political parties and organizations advocating for political, economic and social reforms in order to modernize and democratize Mexico. Speech is followed by a Q and A session.
