Independent Collections
These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.
Subcollections
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Colin Edwards Collection
Materials representing the life-work and journalism of a Welsh radio correspondent and journalist who worked for Pacifica stations, the BBC and many other broadcasters. -
Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This collection is produced by journalist Colin Edwards and represent a comprehensive account of the Free Speech Movement and its effect on the political climate of UC Berkeley. -
Programs produced by Kiilu Nyasha
Kiilu Nyasha is a revolutionary journalist and former member of the Black Panther Party. Kiilu still hosts Freedom Is A Constant Struggle, which now appears as a TV program. -
“Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
KPFA weekly news program running from 1973-1976 featuring in-depth coverage of liberation struggles around the world. -
“The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Real Dragon was a radio program broadcast on KPFA from 1971-1973. This news show focused on issues of national liberation, political prisoners, Vietnam and other major national and international topics.
Documents
4 Documents Found
![Arab League View](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 6/1/1970Call Number: CE 337Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Farouk Mawlawi of the Arab League discusses the Arab League position on Israeli occupation of Arab lands. Criticizes Israeli non-compliance with UN Resolutions that demand an end to occupation of Palestine, The United Arab Republic (Egypt), Jordan, and Syria. Mawlawi also discusses support for human rights and the Arab League support for the Palestinian Revolutionary Movement. Stresses how youth across the Arab world are non-compromising in their support for Palestine. Also discusses the USSR and US support of Zionism. Includes analysis of the role of oil and arms trade, and other countries such as China and Venezuela.
![Black September](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 339Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Jordanian government position on the Palestinian Resistance Movement in Jordan. Admits that the Jordanian government used heavy armament against Palestinian Guerillas during the Black September Massacre in 1970. Claims that the price paid to maintain law and order was low despite massive deaths and injuries. Since Black September, Palestinian Resistance fighters carry out operations against the occupation from within the Israeli occupied West Bank. The official stance of the Jordanian government with respect to the Palestinians is that they support their right to resist the occupation but they prevent actions from Jordan.
Interview with Michael Adams, British correspondent successful in negotiating the release of hostages from a plane hijacking by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Adams criticizes the Jordanian repression of Palestinians during Black September. Confirms that the US provided weapons to the Jordanian government for their attacks against the Palestinian guerillas in Jordan and that the US trained Jordanian Special Forces.
![Yasser Arafat in Damascus Syria (in arabic)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 10/20/1969Call Number: CE 343 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A press conference with Fatah leader Yasser Arafat in Damscus, Syria (in Arabic). Arafat affirms the righteousness of the Palestinian Resistance movement to resist the Zionist colonization of Palestine and the necessity for it to be supported by other Arab states.
![Yasser Arafat in Damascus Syria (in arabic)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 10/20/1969Call Number: CE 343 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A press conference with Fatah leader Yasser Arafat in Damscus, Syria (in Arabic). Arafat affirms the righteousness of the Palestinian Resistance movement to resist the Zionist colonization of Palestine and the necessity for it to be supported by other Arab states.
4 Documents Found