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![Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 1 of 2)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
A program to honor Rigoberta Menchu and raise funds for the Menchu Foundation that helps the indigenous people in Guatemala and other parts of Latin America. Includes speeches and performances by various indigenious activists. Bilingual.
![Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 2 of 2)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Rigoberta Menchu speaks about the peace she hopes to bring to Guatemala. The program ends with the music video by Watchfire Production and a performance by "All Nations Drum." Bilingual.
![Rigoberta Menchu at Riverside Church](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Rigoberta Menchu delivers a speech in which she asserts that her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize gives recognition to all indigenous people and contends that solving concrete problems are integral to human rights.
![Rigoberta Menchu Press Conference at the UN](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Rigoberta Menchu delivers a speech and answers questions at a press conference on the U.N. declaration of 1993. She also speaks about the year of indigenous people, human rights and the peace process in Guatemala.
![Rigoberta Menchu at U.C. Berkeley](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Rigoberta Menchu speaks about the Vincente Menchu Foundation and the importance of indigenous culture and struggle.
![Press Conference on Human Rights - Rigoberta Menchu](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 11/19/1993Call Number: CV 029Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
In a press conference on November 19, 1993 Rigoberta Menchu, a human rights activist, speaks about creating a better future for indigenous peoples. While some indigenous groups have begun to regain their rights, others still have not. Menchu explains the struggles which confront indigenous peoples and ways to improve their conditions. Lastly, Menchu encourages civil society and citizens of the world to play a greater role in this struggle.
![Interview with Jennifer Harbury](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Jennifer Harbury talks about her book, "Bridge of Courage: Life Stories of the Guatemalan Companeros and Companeras," which records the life stories of Guatemalans facing repressive conditions and genocide due to the ongoing civil war. Discussed are the Guatemalan Civil War and the torture tactics used by the army on the prisoners of war, returning refugees and civilians.
![Third Committee - Rigoberta Menchu](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 11/19/1993Call Number: CV 193AFormat: Cass AProducers: United NationsProgram: United NationsCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rigoberta Menchu addresses the Third Committee of the United Nations on indigenous issues.
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