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Wales Poem and Middle East Inserts Wales Poem and Middle East Inserts
Date: 1/6/1973Call Number: CE 548Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Wales Poem and Mideast InsertsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Poem on Wales followed by excerpts of longer interview with Mike Rubin, US citizen who spent time in Israel but returned to US disillusioned.
Chile: Cantos Para La Resistencia; Pablo Neruda poetry Chile: Cantos Para La Resistencia; Pablo Neruda poetry
Call Number: LA 211Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chile
Side A: Chile: Cantos Para La Resistencia (Chile: Songs for the Resistance) Protest/political music from 1974 by the Chilean band, Karaxú and other various Chilean exiled artists from the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Side B: Pablo Neruda reading and commenting upon his poetry. Poems recited include “Nuevo canto de amor a Stalingrado,” “Lautaro,” “Americas,” “Oda a la Poesia,” etc. Some hissing.
A Defiant Heart: International Women's Day 1996 A Defiant Heart: International Women's Day 1996
Date: 3/1/1996Call Number: JG/ 157AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
A Defiant Heart’s International Women’s Day Show (March 1, 1996). Judy Gerber and Judy Siff read poetry dedicated to Mumia Abu Jamal and Assata Shakur written by various political prisoners including Kathy Boudin, Laura Whitehorn, Marylin Buck, and Tim Blunk.
Race is the Place Race is the Place
Date: 11/1/2005Call Number: V 669Format: DVDProducers: Ray Telles, Rick Tejada-FloresCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Funny, angry and profound. A visual and verbal riff on race in America from a wide variety of artists, poets, rappers, performance artists and stand-up comics. Combines racially charged clips from old movies with interviews and performances. These pieces dare to examine one of the most emotionally explosive issues in American life, busting stereotypes by using humor and poetry to say things traditionally left unsaid.
Music and Poetry of Nicaragua Music and Poetry of Nicaragua
Date: 3/24/1984Call Number: FI 164Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Music and poetry of revolutionary Nicaragua, including live recording of poetry by the then-Minister of Culture Ernesto Cardenal.
Moncada Anniversary Moncada Anniversary
Date: 7/27/1985Call Number: FI 166Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Nina Serrano, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Marks anniversary of July 26, 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks, with original poetry ("The Night Before Moncada" by Lincoln Bergman; International Women's Day poem by Nina Serrano; and others); Cuban revolutionary music, tribute to "Raul, El Poeta" who was killed trying to escape Batista's troops, reading of reflections of Haydee Santamaria on the attack.
In the Midst of Struggle - 2 In the Midst of Struggle - 2
Date: 3/30/1985Call Number: FI 171Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
History, in narrative, poetry, and music of the Spanish Civil War and its significance in the anti-fascist struggle preceding World War II. Part 1.
In the Midst of Struggle - 3 In the Midst of Struggle - 3
Date: 3/30/1985Call Number: FI 172Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
History, in narrative, poetry, and music of the Spanish Civil War and its significance in the anti-fascist struggle preceding World War II. Part 2.
Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry Roberto Vargas Speech and Poetry
Date: 3/22/1986Call Number: FI 186Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Speech with several poems by Roberto Vargas on the situation in Nicaragua. He is a noted San Francisco poet and community activist who fought with the Sandinista revolution and then became cultural attache for the Sandinista government.
In the Midst of Struggle - 10 In the Midst of Struggle - 10
Date: 4/26/1986Call Number: FI 189Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emilkiano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War of the mid-1930s. Includes commentary, historical narrative, poetry, and several of the famous songs. Also a brilliant Langston Hughes poem "Letter from Spain" recited by Lincoln Bergman and a brief "Children of the Spanish Civil War" read by then 8-year old Anna Bergman.