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Press conference: Crusade for Justice Press conference: Crusade for Justice
Date: 3/18/1974Call Number: LA 025Format: CassetteCollection: Xican@
Corky Gonzales and the Crusade for Justice at a solidarity protest for the Chilean people after the murder of Salvador Allende. Mrs. Navarro the exec. secretary to Allende spoke and expressed gratitude for Chicano solidarity, and spoke of the common struggle, Chicanos and Chilenos face in the struggle for liberation. Also CD 275
Memorial for SLA members Memorial for SLA members
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: KP 143Format: CassetteCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Memorial service for six Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) members killed in shootout with Los Angeles police. Recorded one week after shooting. Popeye Jackson, Kathleen Ann Soliah and community members discuss the movement and government infiltration.
Puerto Rican Solidarity Day Puerto Rican Solidarity Day
Date: 10/27/1974Call Number: LA 157Format: CassetteCollection: Puerto Rico
This bilingual broadcast of Puerto Rican Solidarity Day features Bay Area and international activists shedding light on the history of US and Spanish domination of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican resistance, the movement for independence, and the connections of those struggles with the struggles of oppressed people throughout the world. The event begins with the comical, yet serious play by Bay Area Grupo Claridad and Mexican Grupo Zapilote portraying how indigenous Puerto Ricans have been exploited and manipulated in the past by the colonial Spanish conquerors and in the present by United States politicians and oil, coffee, and sugar tycoons. The groups convey the message that in spite of this foreign domination, Puerto Ricans have maintained a rich tradition of spiritual, cultural, and political resistance that will continue until Puerto Rico is free. A quick interlude showcases the Puerto Rican National Anthem sung by Lolado Rodriguez, followed by an introductory political and economic history lesson and statement of solidarity with the Puerto Rican Independence Movement by organizer Ruth Rodriguez. Rodriguez highlights the industrialization of Latin America, Puerto Rican unemployment, militarism, cultural genocide, and the struggle of Puerto Rican political prisoners. Enrique Valle Ester of Sopelote then sings two Mexican folk songs illustrating Latin American resistance to U.S. imperialism. The event is concluded with a speech on the connections of the American Indian Movement to the Puerto Rican freedom movement, by one of the original founders of the American Indian Movement, the Red School House, and the Freedom School for Native American Children, Eddie Sounding Voice Benton.
Voices of Vietnam excerpt Voices of Vietnam excerpt
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: KP 222Format: CassetteProgram: Voices of VietnamCollection: Vietnam
Program on President Nixon's actions during the war, as well as the United States' continued involvement in Vietnam after the war had ended. Also discussed is the role of the antiwar movement within the US and around the world, encouraging 'American friends' to intensify their struggle and force the US government to adhere to the Paris Agreement.
Rally in San Francisco for fallen members of Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Rally in San Francisco for fallen members of Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Date: 5/23/1974Call Number: KP 267Format: CassetteCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Rally held in San Francisco commemorating SLA members killed in shootout with police in Los Angeles on May 17, 1974.
KPFA Memorial Show for the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) KPFA Memorial Show for the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Date: 5/25/1974Call Number: KP 268Format: CassetteCollection: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
KPFA tribute show to SLA featuring an audio collage of community members responding to the police attack on the SLA which left 6 members dead.
The Battle of Karameh The Battle of Karameh
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CE 002Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Battle of KaramehCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary on battle between Palestinian guerrillas and Israeli forces at town of Karameh in Jordan on March 28, 1968, that established reputation of PLO as a fighting force and brought thousands of volunteers to its ranks. Includes accounts by two journalists. Produced in 1974.
Conscience of Israel: Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, Imperialism Conscience of Israel: Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, Imperialism
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CE 006Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Conscience of IsraelCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Noted Israeli human rights activist and scientist, Israel Shahak, talks with Colin Edwards about his life, early years in Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi concentration camps, then the experiences in Israel that led him to lead the Israeli League of Human and Civil Rights. Draws parallels between Zionism, Nazism, Apartheid, and Imperialism.
From Anschluss to Kibbutz From Anschluss to Kibbutz
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CE 008Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: From Anschluss to KibbutzCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Mike Rubin, whose parents fled the Nazis to come to the US, who then served in US Army in WW 2, then with Palmach commandos of the Jewish agency in 1948 and 1949 in Palestine, then worked on kibbutz, in oil fields, and merchant marine in Israel, explains his disillusionment with and reasons for leaving Israel in 1967 when he returned to the US.