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Lumumba
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 226Format: DVDProducers: Raoul PeckCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This award-winning epic dramatizes the rise and fall of legendary African leader Patrice Lumumba. When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the newly independent state but would last just months in office before being brutally assassinated.
In Tzotzil
Poem describing the reactions of "Indians" to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States which makes clear that everywhere else in the world has suffered their own bombings and terror, so truly it is not that "the world will never be the same" so much as "the US will never be the same". Highlights how other countries see the US and the need for the US to reexamine how it relates to and perceives the rest of the world.
Sara Jane Olson event
A public appearance by Sara Jane Olson just prior to being sentenced to prison in which people discuss political prisoners and fighting state repression - both politically and through the courts.
Young Media Activists Crew
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 011Format: VHSProducers: SASSYCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
A fifteen year old girl tells her story about her involvement with drugs, her use of Marijuana and alcohol, and her involvement in fights at school. Another student discusses experiencing racism and stereotyping in his community. People judged him without even knowing him. Teens disagree with being called troublemakers for dressing “ghetto” and fight against discrimination.
Chinese for Affirmative action - Cameron House Poetry
Date: 8/20/2001Call Number: IH 042Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Meeting of Chinese for Affirmative Action.
Cameron House poetry reading.
Cameron House Poetry - Part 2
Date: 8/20/2001Call Number: IH 043Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Cameron House poetry reading.
The Silence of the Zapatistas/Walking Towards the Dawn
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 549Format: VHSProducers: Chiapas Media ProjectProgram: The Silence of the Zapatistas/Walking Towards the DawnCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents non-violent protests organized by Zapatista communities against the military presence. Walking Towards the Dawn presents the work of the Human Rights Center Fray Bartolome de las Casas, including interviews with Bishop Samuel Ruiz and staff, and workshops conducted with survivors of the Acteal massacre,
Born Underground
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 599Format: VHSProducers: Molly Sndyer-FinkCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
About Ray Levasseur, political activist/revolutionary and member of the Ohio 7. Interviews with his ex-wife Patricia Gros, and daughter Carmyn. Discusses what it was like starting and maintaining a family while underground.
What Really Killed Rosebud?
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 656Format: DVDProducers: Claire BurchCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Claire Burch's documentary investigates what really killed Rosebud Denovo, a 19 year old homeless girl killed by an Oakland police officer when she broke in to someone's house. Through interviews with her personal friends and images and video from hr life, we see what or who really killed this young homeless activist.
Memorial for Charisse Shumate #1
Date: 9/23/2001Call Number: SHU 043Format: DV CamCollection: Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives”
Memorial service for Charisse Shumate.
