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Poetry and Interview with Dorinda Moreno
Date: 3/1/1973Call Number: CAA 045Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview with and poems by Dorinda Moreno.
Same as CD 372.
Historical Perspectives
Date: 11/15/1991Call Number: PM 249Format: CassetteProducers: Prison Radio ProjectProgram: Can't Jail the Spirit #1Collection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Discussion of definitions of political prisoners and the US government's denial of their existence in the US. Readings from Harriet Jacob's "Diary of a Slave Girl", from Assata Shakur's "Assata", and from Emma Goldman, in addition to discussions from Dr. Chinasole from San Francisco State University, and a question and answer segment with Gloria Alonzo of the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners, Dr. Candace Falk, Dr. Jose Lopez from the Movimento de Revolucion Nacional, and former political prisoner Alvaro Luna Hernandez from the Jailhouse Conveyor.
Women in Prison
Call Number: PM 250Format: CassetteProducers: Prison Radio ProjectProgram: BrainstormCollection: Prisons - Women
America's prisons with a particular analysis of women prisons. It includes discussions of prisoner isolation, issues of overcrowding and poor health care, and mental illness. The program provides many statistics on the state of women prisoners and the growth of prisons in the United States.
Interview with Susan Rosenberg
Susan Rosenberg speaks from the Metropolitan Corretional Center in New York City about political prisoners and prisons. She describes the conditions in the control unit in Lexington women’s prison and the government’s reasons for selecting the women sent to Lexington.
Cuba’s new Family Law
Lincoln Bergman on fighting machismo and sexism in Cuba and the new Cuban Family Law
Commentary about the International Human Rights Tribunal on US war crimes in Vietnam and the struggle for Blacks in the US. Appeal to Black GIs encouraging them to refuse to fight in the Vietnam War.
US POW statements from captivity in Vietnam.
Les Chanteuses Africaines
Broadcasting from the Atlanta-based WFRG station, Alicia Banks hosts her weekly radio program "Les Chanteuses Africaines: The African Female Singers featuring the Musical & Literary Voices of Black Women". In this particular recording, the show at hand is part of a special marathon of gay and lesbian themed programming at WFRG. During the course of the show, Banks addresses the intersecting issues of race, homophobia and the AIDS crisis. She also critically examines contradictions of homophobia within racially oppressed communities, and dissects the notion of the need of a singular construct of closet and coming out. Included are clips of stand-up comedy from Lea Delaria, Whoopi Goldberg and Sam Kinison, There are also songs performed by and are about LGBT people. The songs “B.D. Woman Blues” by Lucille Bogen and “The Prove It To Me Blues” by Ma Rainey remain in good audio quality, while some of the other songs included are of a poorer recording quality.
Interview with Susan Rosenberg on KMUD
Susan Rosenberg speaks over the phone from a Washington DC jail. As political activists, Rosenberg and others were charged with conspiracy to influence foreign domestic policy by illegal violent means. With a right to have a necessity to resist, Rosenberg and others actively fought against US war crimes of injustice. While being charged for four DC bombings (Capital Bombings), multiple organizations claimed responsibility. Rosenberg was initially caught with explosives and was linked to the conspiracy. A usual sentence for explosives is 3 ½ years, however her situation is politically charged and she first received a 58-year sentence. With no evidence of her doing the bombings, she was charged by political association. With no direct evidence, Susan explains that involvement can mean responsibility and potential conviction.
Along with her explanation of past problems with the government, Rosenberg talks about her recent struggle with confinement in the Lexington Control Unit and her movement to shut it down. She speaks of the injustices of sending political prisoners to solitary confinement (Lexington Control Unit). Rosenberg also explains her experiences with being retried a second time with no new evidence. The second indictment was for bombing, while the first was conspiracy. These actions were illegal due to laws of double jeopardy. Eventually, a federal judge dismissed the case. As the struggle continues, Susan Rosenberg describes that she is gaining more opportunities to fight her case and political prisoners will have more rights as well.
Haydee Beltran Interview by Pilar
Political prisoner Haydee Beltran is interviewed about her roles and values as a woman in the Puerto Rican Independence struggle. Equality, freedom, and dignity are her main concepts when involving men and women in the struggle. Imperialistic powers that take advantage of Puerto Rico need to be fought by both men and women. When the government caught their organization, both men and women were captured. This shows that both sexes were equally involved in the resistance. Pilar also explains their position in referring themselves as a POW. With a long history of the US and PR at war, the US always attempts to remove anti-capitalist/imperialist opposition. As a result, organizations are forced to become clandestine movements. The tape ends with Pilar explaining their recent hunger strike for Alfredo Mendez.
Puerto Rico Workshop
In commemoration of imprisoned Puerto Rican women, a slideshow narrates the history of Puerto Rican independence and the contributions made by women. Beginning with a brief background of Spanish/Indian relations, the slideshow starts with the first rebellions involving Indian and African slaves. Up to the 1800s, many women leaders have attempted various struggles for independence. US colonized Puerto Rico, engaged in cultural genocide, forced sterilization, and discrimination against Puerto Ricans in the US. Explains contemporary Puerto Rican independence struggles and how women play their part.
Poetry by Ena Hernandez, Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz and Sandy Esteves
Date: 3/31/1973Call Number: CD 427Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Poetry by Ena Hernandez of 3rd World Communications. Puerto Rican poets: Pedro Pietri reads his own poems. Sandy Esteves poems read by Isabel Alegria and Nina Serrano.
Same as RP 070.1 and RP 062.1
