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Latino Gang Conference Part 4
Date: 9/28/1993Call Number: CV 166Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Daniel Vasquez, warden of San Quentin, and Lt Richard Mandeville, correctional Lt at San Quentin talk about prison gangs, prison violence and the Northern vs Southern California rivalry.
Latino Gang Conference Part 5
Date: 9/29/1993Call Number: CV 167Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
State Attorney General Daniel Lungrun gives law enforcement perspective on general statistics and possible solutions for gangs and crime in California. Followed by public interviews about the conference.
Sanyika Shakur on "60 Minutes" and home video
Date: 10/21/1995Call Number: V 335Format: VHSProducers: CBS, Sanyika ShakurProgram: 60 minutesCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Former LA gang member Sanyika Shakur is interviewed in prison by "60 Minutes" following the release of his autobiography, Monster. Shakur discusses at length his political transformation from “Crip” to revolutionary, his citizenship in the Peoples Republic of New Afrika, political education and the influence of other political prisoner writings. He also discusses why politically conscious prisoners are isolated in Pelican Bay, where he was held.
Carmen y Cecilia: Gangs in the Mission
Date: 1/8/1993Call Number: CV 218BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Both women work for social justice organizations in the Mission neighborhood in San Francisco and discuss the dangers, causes and consequences of young Latinos joining gangs. The underrepresenation of Latino voices in the school districts, the closing of schools in the area, and the lack of recreational space for young people are discussed. They also talk about parents who are less literate than their children, warning signs of gang-related activity and workshops that groups like Padres Unidos hold to better educate parents.
Immigration and Crime
Date: 10/31/1994Call Number: CV 262AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Protest of Proposition 187. John Marquez (Richmond City Council) speaks on 'operation crackdown' in the city of Richmond. Speakers address the increase in violent crime and the city's new measures to counter it.
Sanyika Shakur - 60 Minutes and home video
Date: 10/21/1995Call Number: V 478Format: VHSProducers: CBS, Sanyika ShakurProgram: 60 MinutesCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Former LA gang member Sanyika Shakur is interviewed in prison by "60 Minutes" following the release of his autobiography, Monster. Shakur discusses at length his political transformation from “Crip” to revolutionary, his citizenship in the Peoples Republic of New Afrika, political education and the influence of other political prisoner writings. He also discusses why politically conscious prisoners are isolated in Pelican Bay, where he was held.
Raul Izaguirre
Date: 2/14/1992Call Number: CV 290AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Raul Izaguirre the president of the National Council of La Raza speaks on issues facing the Chicano community - a failing education system, electoral representation. He also discusses Chicano contributions to communities.
Raul Izaguirre
Date: 2/14/1992Call Number: CD 770Format: CDProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Raul Izaguirre the president of the National Council of La Raza speaks on issues facing the Chicano community - a failing education system, electoral representation. He also discusses Chicano contributions to communities.
Pelican Bay Program (1 of 2)
Date: 10/1/1991Call Number: CD 781Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Corey Weinstein and Catherine Campbell discuss their trip to Pelican Bay Prison as part of a legal delegation affiliated with the Real Dragon Prison Project. Included are descriptions of Control Units and the infamous "SHU de-briefing” techniques, as well as the prison system’s use of informants and the effects of the psychological torture used against prisoners. Weinstein and Campbell also dispel some of the myths surrounding the "worst of the worst" label put on many prisoners housed in Pelican Bay and expose the roundup of antiauthoritarian and prisoner with organizing and leadership potential.
Pelican Bay Program (2 of 2)
Date: 10/1/1991Call Number: CD 782Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
CONTINUED FROM PM 220: Corey Weinstein and Catherine Campbell continue their discussion of the conditions within the Pelican Bay Prison. Weinstein and Campbell elaborate on the relationships between different prison groups, guard torture and brutality, and the economic condition and opinions of the communities surrounding Pelican Bay Prison.
