Colin Edwards Collection
The Freedom
Archives is
honored to contain hundreds of programs on many topics produced by
Colin
Edwards. Colin Edwards (1924–1994) was an outstanding internationalist
journalist and writer who created a huge body of work. Colin came from
Wales
and was a fervent Welsh nationalist. Following service in WW II, he became a combat correspondent in Malaya, then in
Burma, Indochina
and Korea. Later, as an independent journalist with Canadian Broadcasting, the BBC and Pacifica Radio among others. He
did important on-the-scene interviews and documentaries on
anti-imperialist national
liberation struggles in the Middle East, especially Palestine, on Asia,
particularly Vietnam, and on many other struggles, including the civil
rights, Black
Power, and student antiwar movements in the US. Edwards also worked
closely with Moshe Menuhin—a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist (and the
father of
world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin).
The interviews with Moshe Menuhin are in the Archives collection, as is
all of the audio work of Colin Edwards, with the exception of
interviews and
writings on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, which reside in the National
Library of
Wales. The collection was
entrusted to the Freedom Archives by Mary Edwards, his widow, who lives
in
Oakland.
Documents
2 Documents Found
![Middle East Panel](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 6/10/1970Call Number: CE 354Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A panel of Zionists and Palestinians heatedly debate Israeli torture of Palestinians in Israeli jails since 1967. Guests claim Edwards is biased against Israel despite his use of reputable and credible sources and well-documented reports of torture of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
![Colin Edwards KPFA Debate on Torture in Israeli Occupied Territories](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
During the previous week, a program that Colin produced about Israeli torture aired with much controversy. KPFA convened a panel to debate aspects of the program a week later. Lincoln Bergman moderates. The program contains general discussion of conflict in the Middle East, reports of alleged torture in areas occupied by Israel since 1967, refugees, displacement, the historical facts surrounding the foundation of Israel, the UN’s role in the foundation of Israel and different revolutionary movements opposing Israel.
2 Documents Found