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In the midst of struggle: Paul Robeson birthday show;  Promos for Paul Robeson Day; Here I Stand In the midst of struggle: Paul Robeson birthday show; Promos for Paul Robeson Day; Here I Stand
Date: 4/6/1985Call Number: CD 270Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant struggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Struggle against apartheid in South Africa and international solidarity; reads several poems; several Robeson songs. (Tape begins in middle of program and ends in middle of last song.) Same as PR 029 Promos for Paul Robeson Day, a 12-hour marathon broadcast on KPFA on March 16, 1976. Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5; same as PR 033 Here I Stand, readings by Karl Marx Yeargans Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Track 6 is incomplete. Same as PR 034
The Julian Theatre presents S'Kotiphola The Julian Theatre presents S'Kotiphola
Author: Selaelo MarediPublisher: The Julian TheatreDate: 6/15/1985Volume Number: 15-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Announcing new musical on South African Life at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, benefit for Campaign to Shut Down South African Airways
Queer in Cuba (Part 2) Queer in Cuba (Part 2)
Date: 10/25/1985Call Number: JG/ 103Format: CassetteCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
In Part 2, the question and answer portion of a moderated discussion continues. Members of the audience asked the speakers, Sonja De Vries and Jorge Cortinas, questions that called for a further exploration of the impact of race, class and colonialism on Cuba. De Vries and Cortinas talk about their experiences in Cuba and their observations on how HIV/AIDS and other LGBT issues are addressed in the country. De Vries spent six months in Cuba interviewing gay men and women. Cortinas spent a year in Havana, working for the National Center for Health Education. Several key topics continued from Part 1 include: how the Communist party in Cuba is dealing with HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues, the impact of U.S. foreign policy, and the effectiveness of sanatoriums.
Arraigment Statement Arraigment Statement
Author: Dr. Alan BerkmanDate: 7/1/1985Volume Number: 1-JulFormat: StatementCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Reproduction of the arraignment statement from Anti-imperialist Dr. Alan Berkman.
The Sugar Cain Manong: Rapping with 20,00 Carabaos in the Dark.  Maurice Passion. The Sugar Cain Manong: Rapping with 20,00 Carabaos in the Dark. Maurice Passion.
Date: 5/10/1985Call Number: CD 478Producers: Al RoblesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Maurice Passion talks of many subjects that a usual Manilatown manong has gone through in his life. Maurice begins with telling Al Robles about how when he was young there were no Filipino women in San Francisco. Maurice explained his experience dating white women and how white men were suspicious of him and often threaten to beat him up. He also described Filipino men of the time having big hearts and they would buy and offer many presents to their women. This often attracted many white women of San Francisco. Maurice says love was dangerous and worth the gamble. He then goes into explaining love in the Islands. Maurice explains arranged marriages and trends of infidelity with Filipino men. Towards the end of the interview, Maurice describes vanishing Filipino businesses in Manilatown and the hardship after the eviction. Seven years after the eviction it is still a hole in the ground.
The Sugar Cain Manong: Rapping with 20,00 Carabaos in the Dark, Maurice Passion. The Sugar Cain Manong: Rapping with 20,00 Carabaos in the Dark, Maurice Passion.
Date: 5/10/1985Call Number: IH 053Producers: Al RoblesCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Maurice Passion talks of many subjects that a usual Manilatown manong has gone through in his life. Maurice begins with telling Al Robles about how when he was young there were no Filipina women in San Francisco. Maurice explained his experience dating white women and how white men were suspicious of him and often threaten to beat him up. He further discusses the dynamics and dangers of inter-racial dating during that time. He also contrasts relationships in America with relationships in the Philippines. Maurice explains arranged marriages and trends of infidelity with Filipino men. Towards the end of the interview, Maurice describes vanishing Filipino businesses in Manilatown and the hardship after the eviction. Seven years after the eviction it is still a hole in the ground.
Nicaragua bebop Nicaragua bebop
Date: 10/28/1985Call Number: CD 517Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Unedited recording session of Rosario Murillo’s poem “I’ve had to tear up all the daily papers” read by Nina Serrano, accompanied by Stephen Herrick on sax. Rosario Murillo is the director of the association of Sandanista Cultural workers. The poem is dedicated to her husband, Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua.
League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 2 of 6 League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 2 of 6
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: V 207Format: UmaticCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
There exists no Tape 1 of 6 in our collection. Video footage of activities of the League of Socialist Puerto Ricans. Footage includes statement from Don Juan Antonio Corretjer regarding FBI's arrest and murder of Angel Cristobal in Vieques in 1976; poetry; information on the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; an analysis of the FALN in the US; conditions in US prisons; the story of Victor Urena; an analysis of the history of the US sedition law and the international legality of the Puerto Rican national liberation struggle; singing of the Puerto Rican national anthem; andinterviews with activists about different aspects of the Puerto Rican national liberation movement.
League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 3 of 6 League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 3 of 6
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: V 208Format: UmaticCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Video footage of activities of the League of Socialist Puerto Ricans. Footage includes statement from Don Juan Antonio Corretjer regarding FBI's arrest and murder of Angel Cristobal in Vieques in 1976; poetry; information on the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; an analysis of the FALN in the US; conditions in US prisons; the story of Victor Urena; an analysis of the history of the US sedition law and the international legality of the Puerto Rican national liberation struggle; singing of the Puerto Rican national anthem; andinterviews with activists about different aspects of the Puerto Rican national liberation movement.
League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 4 of 6 League of Socialist Puerto Ricans Tape 4 of 6
Date: 1/1/1985Call Number: V 209Format: UmaticCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Video footage of activities of the League of Socialist Puerto Ricans. Footage includes statement from Don Juan Antonio Corretjer regarding FBI's arrest and murder of Angel Cristobal in Vieques in 1976; poetry; information on the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; an analysis of the FALN in the US; conditions in US prisons; the story of Victor Urena; an analysis of the history of the US sedition law and the international legality of the Puerto Rican national liberation struggle; singing of the Puerto Rican national anthem; andinterviews with activists about different aspects of the Puerto Rican national liberation movement.