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Critical Resistance: United Nation Investigates U.S. Prison for Women
Date: 9/26/1998Call Number: SS 027AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
The UN investigation on women in U.S. prisons.
Amilcar Cabral
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source."
Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973.
NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
International Women’s Day 1995
Date: 3/5/1995Call Number: JG/ 087BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Judy Siff of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee who speaks of the creation, destruction and recreation of International Women's Day. It is a day when women recognize women who are in struggle around the world. Siff advocates visiting women in prison and describes the situation of Laura Whitehorn, an anti-racist political prisoner accused of resistance conspiracy and sentenced to 15 years of prison.
Readings from Margaret Randall's 'Sandino's Daughters Revisited,' a book of interviews and commentary about Nicaraguan feminism following the defeat of the FSLN in 1990. The book describes how the Sandinista movement brought women into public leadership but within its male-dominated power structure. Following are excerpts of an interview with Michelle Nageles, a feminist activist at the University of Central America who envisions a newfound solidarity amongst women in Nicaragua.
Martha Reese on Southern Mexico and Guatemala
Date: 10/1/1995Call Number: JG/ 092AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Martha Reese, anthropology professor at Agnes Scott College in Georgia on her work in Southern Mexico and Central America. Reese describes her work in Guatemala with organizing women textile workers and describes the dangers that such women face. She notes that women have become increasingly bold despite attacks against them. Reese then describes the
Mexican crisis of legitimacy in Chiapas, including popular protest movements and the militarization of the region. She fears an army takeover of the Mexican government with the breakdown and bankruptcy of the PRI. She describes the poor economic situation in Mexico and describes local coping methods. She very harshly criticizes the U.S. state department. Not an objective interview.
Her Wits About Her Rebroadcast
Date: 8/3/1995Call Number: JG/ 094Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Rebroadcast of 'Her Wits About Her' from several years prior.
Marilyn Buck on women in prison
Marilyn Buck talks about the state of women in prison.
Amilcar Cabral, Part 1
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: CD 550Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source."
Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973.
NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Amilcar Cabral, Part 2
Date: 10/20/1972Call Number: CD 551Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC - Liberation Movement of Guinea-Bissau/Cape Verde Islands. speaks at a conference of African-American organizations and journalists in New York. Cabral’s portions of Cabral's comments are in his book “Return to the Source."
Cabral was assassinated by the CIA and Portuguese colonialists in 1973.
NOTE: an excerpt from this tape is on Roots of Resistance, Volume 1, highlights CD.
Al-Fateh Programs and Services
Date: 1/1/1968Call Number: CE 397Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with head of a school in Amman Jordan for daughters or sisters of martyrs in the Palestinian struggle or relatives of political prisoners. At time of interview there were 65 students.
Mahmoud Hijazi, President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, describes Israeli bombing and sniper fire against Jordanian civilians from across the border. Details work of the Red Crescent in refugee camps, the history of the organization, and their need for more doctors.
A Lion Cubs training camp where an ethnically diverse group of children between the ages of 6 and 14 train to become Freedom Fighters with al-Fateh. Also describes ethnic diversity in Palestine.
Women's Movement In Chile
Date: 1/5/1996Call Number: JG/ 160AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Judy Gerber is joined by Margaret Power, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois in Chicago in Latin American Studies, to talk about Chile. They talk about events at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women which focused on the global status of women. Furthermore they discussed the women’s movement in Chile where women are starting to question gender roles and as a result many young women and children are no longer accepting “normal” gender roles.
