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Interview with Lolita Lebron
Lolita Lebron on Puerto Rican independence speaks in San Francisco, date unknown. Subjects include abortion, forced sterlization of Puerto Rican women, and genocide. Draws from her own experience as a political prisoner and discusses their feelings of abandonment, isolation and obscurity. Makes parallels between Vietnam's victory over the US (in which the American people were complicit) and Puerto Rico's own liberation.
El Despertarde Ameroiberica II:De Bolivar a Chavez (From Bolivar to Chavez)
Call Number: V 705Format: DVDCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This documentary presents the struggle of the Venezuelan people for independence during the 18th century and also the continued struggle in the 21st century against U.S. imperialism. Spanish only. (Este documental presenta la lucha del pueblo Venezolano para la independencia durante el siglo 18 y tambien la lucha continua en el siglo 21 contra la intervencion Norteamericana y el sentimiento antiimperialista del pueblo Latinoamericano.)
Women in Latin music
Call Number: FI 221Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Latin music featuring well-known women singers, with detailed herstoric background on each singer.
Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 10/6/1973Call Number: CD 888Format: CDProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Vietnam
This is the first "Nothing Is More Precious Than" (Freedom and Independence) program. Begins with a report from the Union of Vietnamese, commentary on political prisoners. States that under the Thieu regime, huge numbers of people in concentration camps and prisons—more prisons have been built than schools and churches combined. The Union demands that all political prisoners be released, all US aid cut off, and implementation of the agreement take place. Update on Chile, actions against the fascist coup, reports on bomb explosions at ITT and ATT. Weather Underground communiqué read in full. News roundup of events and protests throughout Latin America, October 8th, the Day of the Heroic Guerrilla-- international week of solidarity with Chile.
The Spiral (La spirale)
Date: 4/28/1976Call Number: V 714Format: DVDCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documenting a turbulent period of Chilean history, The Spiral presents a step-by-step analysis of the rise of the Popular Unity government and the unrelenting US-backed campaign to oust President Salvador Allende by any means possible.
Grand Jury Repression and the Puerto Rican Independence Movement
Two lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild and their activist clients join radio host to discuss issues in Puerto Rico and especially the efforts of the F.B.I. to stop the Puerto Rican independence
movement. Guests, Elizabeth Finkel and Bob Bloom are lawyers whose clients are activists and often subject to grand juries. Julio
Rosado, another guest, was a member of Comite Unitario Contra la Represion y Para la Defensa de los Presos Politicos (CUCRE) and former political prisoner incarcerated for civil contempt. They discussed prison conditions and independentista Carlos
Noya, member of Movimiento Liberacion Nacional (MLN) joins the general conversation about economic, health, environmental, and political problems in
Puerto Rico caused by the U.S.
MLN program at May 19th communist organization office
Daniel Solis, as a part of the MLN (Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional), gives an in depth history on anti-imperialist movements in Mexico, including, the 1910 revolution and information on Ricardo Flores Magon. He goes on to connect this history to the creation and purpose of “la migra” and border patrol, establishing them not just as a government organization, but an oppressive force made to suppress the indigenous Mexican people. He includes factual information on the migra’s budget, weapons, immigration process, and connection to the FBI and CIA. Tape includes English translator summarizing Daniel’s points.
MLN program at May 19th communist office
Continuation of previous tape. MLN representative, Daniel Solis, asks for live questions from the audience. Topics from questions asked include, leftist tendencies in Mexico, differences from reform and revolution, gaining international support for Mexican struggle, and the Mexican governments role in the revolution.
Pablo Menendez Interview
Date: 7/25/1981Call Number: FI 233Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Tribute to Moncada Barracks in Cuba, featuring interview with Cuban/North American musician Pablo Menendez (son of Barbara Dane), also promoting an upcoming Berkeley event with noted singers and musicians to mark Moncada and express solidarity with El Salvador.Pablo speaks of the Nueva Trova, the new song movement in Cuba. One of the songs, by Barbara Dane and Pablo Menendez, is in memory of Cuban woman revolutionary Celia Sanchez, who had recently died of cancer.
Karen Wald on Cuba 1
Date: 8/5/1986Call Number: FI 255Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Interview with Karen Wald, who has lived and worked in Cuba. She discusses how she thinks Cuba has changed, problems, possible plans for invasion of Cuba. In-depth discussion of health care system and her response to charges that Cuba tortures political prisoners, the Armando Valladares case, juvenile delinquency, and prison conditions in general.
