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Interview about ecological devastation in El Salvador Interview about ecological devastation in El Salvador
Date: 9/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 028BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Daniel Faber, the research director at the Environmental Project on Central America (EPOCA). He discusses the ecological devastation in El Salvador.
Interview with Joan Lohman Interview with Joan Lohman
Call Number: SS 013BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Joan Lohman speaks about "CAPACITAR," an organization working in Central America to promote wellness activities and education.
Last interview with Archbishop Oscar Romero Last interview with Archbishop Oscar Romero
Date: 3/22/1980Call Number: LA 029Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: John Clemente, Arnaldo RamosCollection: Struggles in Latin America
The last interview done with Archbishop Oscar Romero, recorded the day before his assassination. Interviewed by John Clemente & Arnaldo Ramos. English translation by Andres Alegria. Same as CD183.
El Salvador in Focus El Salvador in Focus
Date: 10/1/1989Call Number: LA 111Format: CassetteProgram: El Salvador in FocusCollection: El Salvador
Arena Government escalates repression targeting civilians as well as the FMLN. Aerial bombings and ground troop attacks on villages increase in frequency and severity. The FMLN lift their voluntary cease fire in response to the government and military violence. On September 18 the National trade Union of Salvadoran Workers (FINASTRAS) held a protest march in San Salvador demanding the release of union organizers in government custody. Police attacked the protesters with tear gas and beatings. Those arrested reported being tortured. Eight women reported being raped by the police in jail. Meanwhile, In Washington D.C. The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to increase military aid to El Salvador.
Interview with Paul Fitch Interview with Paul Fitch
Call Number: LA 158Format: CassetteCollection: El Salvador
Paul Finch, a former Co-Administrator from the Lutheran church in El Salvador, talks about his experience during the war in El Salvador in the 1970s. Finch worked for the children who were displaced after the war, organizing activities for children who were in their shelter with his wife. The Church had open doors for whoever needed help, even when the Army of El Salvador began to settle in the church. He mentions how in the beginning of the war, the Guerillas and the Salvadorian Army used different tactics to attack one another, some more drastic than others. Citizens and anyone who were against the Salvadorian government were being tortured to death. He also discusses how he managed to get out of jail before being killed.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 10/7/1971Call Number: RD 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
One-on-one interview with Ernesto "Che" Guevara from 1964. During the interview, Che speaks about some necessary elements for the seizure of power for revolution. He reveals that each movement depends on the people and cannot be an imitation of another movement such as the one that took place in Cuba. He uses the case of Puerto Rico as an example and also feels that in order for a revolution of the people to happen in the U.S- the considerations would be much more complex and need to take on a character of its own.
Filmacion Esteli Heroico 1/16/90  Ediciones Tisey Filmacion Esteli Heroico 1/16/90 Ediciones Tisey
Date: 1/16/1990Call Number: V 242Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews with female workers of Community-run Women's Day Care Center Collective in Nicaragua serving infants to children 6 years old.
Judy Gerber's Report on El Salvador Judy Gerber's Report on El Salvador
Date: 3/29/1992Call Number: JG/ 112Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: slide show presentationCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Audio recording of a slide show presentation. Gerber describes the country two months after the Feb. 1st cease-fire, particularly in terms of women's conditions and rights. Issues of health care, land ownership, sexual and domestic abuse, single female heads of households, illiteracy, and women-as-property are addressed amid discussion of El Salvador's path to reconstruction.
Ben Linder Memorial
Herbst Hall, San Francisco May 4, 1987 Ben Linder Memorial Herbst Hall, San Francisco May 4, 1987
Date: 5/4/1987Call Number: LA 174Format: Cass A & BCollection: Nicaragua
Ben Linder Memorial service held at Herbst Hall, San Francisco California May 4, 1987. Engineer building hydro electric plants in Nicaragua from 1983 until he was killed by Contras April 28, 1987. Includes speakers and songs and short interview of Ben Linder in 1986 in which talks about Contra attacks.
Assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria Assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria
Date: 10/26/1987Call Number: CV 012AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
At a press conference held on October 26, 1987 Kate Bancroft and Carolina Castaneda answer questions concerning the recent assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria. Bancroft summarizes Sanabria's efforts to end human rights violations in El Salvador, while both women discuss the corruption of the El Salvadorian government. During the conference a video is shown, created by Sanabria, disclosing testimonies given by prisoners in La Esperanza of tortures they've received.