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Cuauhtemoc Cardeñas speaks at UC Berkeley
Date: 11/16/1989Call Number: JG/ 139AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PDR) in Mexico speaks against US intervention in Central and Latin America. He addresses questions about the role of anti-imperialist actions in the US in support of Mexico, and discusses the creation of new, egalitarian trade relationships between North and South American economies.
Native Tongue
Date: 11/17/1989Call Number: V 471Format: UmaticProducers: LootersCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The Looters - Umatic sound backup from DAT. Band members: Mat Callahan, Joe Johnson, Jim Johnson, Ahaguna G and Fred Cirillo. Some of this material was used in Flashpoint.
Sylvester Monroe Interview
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: JG/ 143Format: Cass A & BProgram: Between the LinesCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Author of Brothers: Black & Poor, A True Story of Courage and Survival discusses his semi-autobiographical book. He examines larger media narratives of Black men and their “invisibility” in the 1980s, and debunks stereotypes by describing men’s personal experiences with poverty, social isolation, and institutional racism, following them from their youth in the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago through their adult lives.
John Henrik Clarke - WBAI Special Program
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: V 484Format: VHSProducers: WBAICollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Historian Dr. John Henrik Clarke is interviewed and discusses his life, work, and his opinions on the current state of history as a field of knowledge. Also discusses his contributions to the field of the world's history of African people and Clarke his work with CLR James.
Women in Nicaragua - Cultural Insurrection
Date: 1/1/1989Call Number: V 483Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Women organize to end violence against women and children in Nicaragua. They refer to this movement as the second revolution or the revolution from within.
The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez
Date: 7/27/1989Call Number: V 490Format: VHSProducers: Catherine Ryan, Gary WeimbergCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Traces the life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez/ Guillermo Morales, the son of FALN Prisoner of War Dylcia Pagan and exiled Puerto Rican independentista William Guillermo Morales. Guillermo’s early life with the Gomez Gomez family and the subsequent discovery of who his biological parents are and why they were in prison fighting for Puerto Rico’s independence lead him on a journey to reconnect with Dylcia while she was incarcerated in California. Dylcia recounts her history with the FALN, her charge of “seditious conspiracy,” and her life underground with Guillermo when he was a baby. Guillermo and Dylcia are interviewed extensively about the emotional ride that their reunion brings both of them.
Campanile Action
Date: 5/17/1989Call Number: V 495Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Bay Area Pledge of Resistance drops banner at Campanile Tower on UC Berkeley's campus. Interviewees seek to draw attention to the UC System's stake in the US intervention in El Salvador, exposing that the ROTC at UC Berkeley helps train the Death Squads in El Salvador.
Coit Tower Action
Date: 5/15/1989Call Number: V 496Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Bay Area Pledge of Resistance occupies Coit Tower and unfurls banner in order to draw attention to the election of the ARENA party in El Salvador, the party which organized the death squads that killed thousands of El Salvadorians. Members of Pledge are carrying out this action to do the work the mass media doesn't in their coverage of El Salvador.
Golden Gate Bridge Action
Date: 1/31/1989Call Number: V 505Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Stop AIDS Now or Else - SANOE’s first direct action protest blocks morning rush hour traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge disrupting business as usual. Protesters call for increased action as opposed to increased work with AIDS service organizations criticizing that little beyond care work is being done. When asked if any of the activists have AIDS a protester retorts, “We are all living with AIDS.” Most of the demonstrators are arrested and charged with being a public nuisance and trespassing. Some stalled motorists agree with SANOE tactics to bring attention to the AIDS/HIV pandemic.
Anti-Nazi Protest – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee
Date: 4/2/1989Call Number: V 511Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
An anti-Nazi and anti-Skinhead march through Napa to protest the growth of both Northern Californian groups. Other groups include ACT UP/SF, Rainbow Coalition, Women Against Racism, Rock Against Racism, Napans Against Prejudice, Women Against Imperialism, and CISPES. A heavy police presence leads the demonstrators to call for the police to point their weapons at the Nazi and Skinhead supporters and not at the anti-nazi protesters.
A forum held by the JBAKC a month after the Napa protest recounts the history of the United Racist Front and the stake the government has in protecting and nourishing fascist groups like the KKK. Discusses the new movement of anti-nazi and anti-racist skinhead groups like Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice and Skinheads for Racial Unity. Speakers call for the development of a coalition of Anti-racist groups on the left.
