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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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International Women’s Day 1991 International Women’s Day 1991
Call Number: JG/ 077BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
In celebration of International Women's Day, 1991. Readings from Angela Bronstein's 'Triple Struggle: Latin American Peasant Women': an account of Rosa Dominga, a Bolivian peasant women's organizer, on hardships faced by her fellow women and their struggle for a national women's congress. "Hay una Mujer," a song by Ronnie Gilbert and Holly Near. Reading of a poem by a female Puerto Rican Revolutionary and of a poem, "Expectation," by Assada Shakur, imprisoned black revolutionary. Report of protests at prisons to commemorate International Women's Day. Speech by Linda Evans, female political prisoner, antiwar protester. Evans declares herself an anti-imperialist prisoner, supports women's and lesbian liberation, cries out against the Middle East war and against the unjust U.S. criminal justice system.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 8/30/1975Call Number: NI 079Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, with Mark Schwartz, Molly FrankelProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Program celebrates Vietnamese independence, with music, poetry, interviews. Includes Ho Chi Minh speaking in English, a poem by Janice Mirikitani, a speech by Dow of the Union of Vietnamese, and comments by Donna Futterman, a recent visitor to Vietnam at tha time. Also report on trial of the San Quentin 6.
Union of Vietnamese Interview and Event Union of Vietnamese Interview and Event
Date: 9/2/1975Call Number: KP 474Format: CassetteProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: Vietnam
Interview with representative of Union of Vietnamese Students in the US, on occasion of the first independence day after the victory over the US. Includes portion of speech from American Indian Movement (AIM), and live music by Holly Near at event celebrating the Vietnam victory.
Benefit Concert for Yvonne Wanrow Benefit Concert for Yvonne Wanrow
Date: 1/1/1979Call Number: KP 477AFormat: Cass ACollection: General materials
Introduction given by Wanrow. Singer-Songwriters, Holly Near and Cris Williamson, play an extensive set of politically charged songs. Concert interspersed with comments. Benefit for Wanrow's appeal in 1979.
4th of July Special - 2 4th of July Special - 2
Date: 7/6/1985Call Number: FI 174Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Marks the 4th of July with commentary and music on US intervention in Latin America.
Cultural Perspectives - 1 Cultural Perspectives - 1
Date: 11/21/1987Call Number: FI 212Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Nina Serrano, Chuy VarelaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Review of radical cultural contributions by Oakland women in dance, poetry, music.
Cultural Perspectives - 2 Cultural Perspectives - 2
Date: 10/17/1987Call Number: FI 213Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Nina SerranoProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Music and poetry mix, with announcements of upcoming events on Nicaragua, a review of a play about Pablo Neruda and Chile entitled "Burning Patience," and "Elegy for Pablo Neruda" written and recited by Nina Serrano.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 8/30/1975Call Number: CD 893Format: CDProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude Marks, with Mark Schwartz, Molly FrankelProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Vietnam
Program celebrates Vietnamese independence, with music, poetry, interviews. Includes Ho Chi Minh speaking in English, a poem by Janice Mirikitani, a speech by Dow of the Union of Vietnamese, and comments by Donna Futterman, a recent visitor to Vietnam at the time. Also report on trial of the San Quentin 6.
Union of Vietnamese Interview and Event Union of Vietnamese Interview and Event
Date: 9/2/1975Call Number: CD 895Format: CDProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: Vietnam
Interview with Dao, representative of Union of Vietnamese Students in the US, on occasion of the first independence day after the victory over the US. Includes portion of speech from American Indian Movement (AIM), and live music by Holly Near at event celebrating the Vietnam victory.