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Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 8/25/1973Call Number: RD 060 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
This is the LAST Real Dragon program and has an explanation of the change to the next iteration of the program--Nothing Is More Precious Than...
Amilcar Cabral Amilcar Cabral
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: KP 044 R1Format: Reel 1Collection: African liberation movements
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Amilcar Cabral: Return to the Source Amilcar Cabral: Return to the Source
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: CD 034Format: CDProgram: AIS conferenceCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Portions of Cabral’s comments are in his book “Return to the Source." Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973. NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance Partial sessions from Roots of Resistance
Call Number: CD 084Format: ProTools CDProducers: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Pro Tools audio materials from Africa mix, prison mix, Chicano mix, women mix for Roots of Resistance
Interview with Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League Interview with Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League
Date: 2/10/1980Call Number: AFR 007AFormat: Cass ACollection: Zimbabwe
A representative from the New York Material Aid Campaign for ZANU interviews Joyce Kangai, Publicity Secretary of the ZANU Women’s League. Kangai talks about how the Zimbabwean elections are being discredited and attacked by outside, imperialist forces such as Britain, Ian Smith of Rhodesia, Rhodesian armed forces, and South Africa. She states that these armed forces are all harrassing ZANU, attempting to forcibly keep the organization from the polls, and trying to eliminate democratic elections by claiming ZANU violated the ceasefire and by attacking ZANU leaders and supporters & their families, and homes. She also speaks about the increased participation of ZANU women in the struggle against the oppressors, the conditions of life for women under the whites and the goals and needs of the women of ZANU.
ZANU Women’s League Rally and speech by Mrs. Robert Mugabe on ZANU - PF (Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front) ZANU Women’s League Rally and speech by Mrs. Robert Mugabe on ZANU - PF (Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front)
Call Number: AFR 008AFormat: Cass ACollection: Zimbabwe
Mrs. Robert Mugabe gives a speech on the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League. Speech in a Zimbabwean language (possibly Shona or Ndebele languages).
PAC Chairman  Nyati Pokela  interview (Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa) PAC Chairman Nyati Pokela interview (Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa)
Date: 11/13/1982Call Number: AFR 009AFormat: Cass AProgram: Songs of FreedomCollection: South Africa
Judy Jensen of the Material Aid Campaign for ZANU interviews the Chairman of South Africa’s PAC (Pan Africanist Congress). Nyati Pokela speaks about the history and purpose of the PAC and explains what Bantustans are and why they were created. He explains why the PAC and the ANC (African National Congress) deem it necessary to engage in armed struggle against the Apartheid government, and how the PAC’s leaders lead by example by taking risks for the cause. Pokelu details the role of women in the struggle and the conditions of the black population of South Africa, and explains the unequal development of different African countries toward independence. He talks about the similarities between the struggles in South Africa and the US, and calls for solidarity with the PAC and Africa’s cause.
Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League
Date: 1/11/1980Call Number: AFR 010AFormat: Cass ACollection: Zimbabwe
Joyce Kangai of the ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) Women’s League speaks about the Zimbabwean people losing their land, outside forces imposing their power, and the oppressive nature of colonialism on language and culture. She calls the women to fight for liberation, and explains how they can be part of the struggle.
Teurai Ropa Nonor of Zimbabwe Teurai Ropa Nonor of Zimbabwe
Date: 7/28/1982Call Number: AFR 016Format: Cass A & BCollection: Zimbabwe
Minister Teurai Ropa Nonor of Zimbabwe speaks about the women’s role in the struggle against imperialism and plans for the redistribution of land to all people, creating a three year education program funded by the government and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), and how the women of Zimbabwe can get involved in projects, leadership training, and jobs.
Nangula Hamutenya and Aaron Mushimba of SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) Women’s Council Nangula Hamutenya and Aaron Mushimba of SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) Women’s Council
Date: 9/15/1981Call Number: AFR 024Format: Cass A & BCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Nangula Hamutenya, Department officer and Regional secretary for information and political orientation for SWAPO (South West African People’s Organization) Women’s Council, speaks about the creation of the women’s council as one of SWAPO’s wings to reflect all of Zambia. She stresses that the SWAPO women’s council is against inequality, and for the active participation of women in the struggle for liberation. She talks about the council’s goals to organize the women of Namibia and to take care of the refugee women and children. She calls on women all over the world to fight with other women for their rights. Aaron Mushimba, chief representative for SWAPO at the Lusaka, Zambia office, talks about the attacks by the South African government on liberation struggles in Namibia, Zambia, and Angola. He emphasizes that SWAPO freedom fighters receive ideological and military training in helping the Namibian struggle, and also mentions that women freedom fighters are equal in all respects, except some of the tougher military training.