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Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Struggle for Peace in Guatemala (part 1 of 2)
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)
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.
Press Conference on Human Rights - Rigoberta Menchu
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
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.
Guatemala, Brazil, Carlos Muñoz
Date: 7/29/1993Call Number: CV 120Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Caius Brandaõ and Jose de Souza from the National Street Children Movement in Brazil talk about the death squad killings of street children in Brazil's cities and the movements in the new "civil society" to counter violence. Amilcar Mendez, founder of The Council of Ethnic Communities Runujel Junam, talks about the violence and deprivation of civil and human rights in Guatemala. Carlos Muñoz talks about the importance of KPFA and Pacifica Radio as a voice standing in the face of "new McCarthyism."
Third Committee - Rigoberta Menchu
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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