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There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
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Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Carlos Muñoz Columbus Day "90" Carlos Muñoz Columbus Day "90"
Call Number: CV 109BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Carlos Muñoz about the 1990 Columbus Day celebrations. Muñoz reflects on the importance of Columbus Day for Chicanos and Latinos, and their systematic miseducation or "colonization of the mind" that alienates them from their indigeneity.
Massacre Rally Massacre Rally
Date: 1/11/1998Call Number: CV 118Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rally on 24th and Mission in San Francisco commemorating indigenous people massacared in Acteal, Chiapas.
Gloria Cordoba Gloria Cordoba
Call Number: CV 181BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Gloria Cordoba discusses a transcontinental spiritual run of indigenous people from North and South, meeting halfway - in Mexico City. The run will be months-long and is an indigenous alternative to the celebration of the Columbus quincentenary in 1992.
Chiapas and the EZLN Chiapas and the EZLN
Date: 2/16/1994Call Number: CV 188Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
About the Zapatista's declaration of war against the Mexican State in 1994 and the military and political actions that follow.
Third Committee - Rigoberta Menchu Third Committee - Rigoberta Menchu
Date: 11/19/1993Call Number: CV 193AFormat: Cass AProducers: United NationsProgram: United NationsCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rigoberta Menchu addresses the Third Committee of the United Nations on indigenous issues.
Indian Chronicles Indian Chronicles
Date: 9/10/1993Call Number: CV 202BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Author Jose Barriero discusses indigenous issues and his upcoming book "Indian Chronicles."
Panama Kuna Indians and Michael Donnely Panama Kuna Indians and Michael Donnely
Call Number: CV 212AFormat: Cass ACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Pupska from the Panama Kuna speaks about the threats posed by tourism in marine habitats to the ecosystems and the indigenous people whose livelihood and cultures depend on the maintenance of those environments. Also about Kuna autonomy and strategies for defending culture and indigenous rights. Michael Donnely, UCLA professor, speaks about the Mexican cinema collection at the Pacific Film Archives.
Zapatistas-Subcomandante Marcos (side A) Zapatistas-Subcomandante Marcos (side A)
Call Number: CD 607Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Press conference held by Zapatista leaders between Jan 1, 1994 and March 23rd, 1994 (before assassination of Colosio). Subcomandante Marcos and Comandanta Ramona, as well as other soldiers in the campaign answer questions from Mexican and North American radio journalists about the Zapatista demands, ideology, role of women, feelings towards US.
Zapatistas-Subcomandante Marcos (side B) Zapatistas-Subcomandante Marcos (side B)
Call Number: CD 608Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Press conference held by Zapatista leaders between Jan 1, 1994 and March 23rd, 1994 (before assassination of Colosio). Subcomandante Marcos and Comandanta Ramona, as well as other soldiers in the campaign answer questions from Mexican and North American radio journalists about the Zapatista demands, ideology, role of women, feelings towards US.
Cecilia Rodriquez on EZLN Cecilia Rodriquez on EZLN
Date: 2/14/1995Call Number: CD 609Format: CDProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Zapatista solidarity event put on by the Peralta Latino Association and the Raza Student Union at Laney College. Cecilia Rodriquez, the US spokesperson for the Zapatistas, talks about repression against the Zapatistas after the 94 uprising, democracy in Mexico and NAFTA, globalization, peso devaluation.