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![Political Prisoner Installation - International Women's Day](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 10/21/1991Call Number: V 492Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Street celebrations of International Women’s Day include the Women Against Imperialism Quilt, a political prisoner and prisoner of war street installation and street theater. Activists portray various figures like Linda Evans, Alejandrina Torres, Ricardo Flores Magon as well as pay tribute to the indigenous peoples of California, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. The performance is part of the International Women’s Day theme of 500 Years of Resistance.
![Chasky Quilt](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 10/1/1991Call Number: V 527Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Close up shots of quilt made for International Women's Day to honor 500 years of resistance through women's eyes. Panels on quilt commemorate North American indigenous struggle, the end of US occupations across the globe, and the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of war.
![Chasky Quilt - 500 years of resistance](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 10/12/1991Call Number: V 528Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The quilt is displayed at International Women's Day march. The progressive women of color drum performance group Sistah Boom also performs.
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