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El Enemigo Común (The Common Enemy)
Date: 1/1/2005Call Number: CD 614Format: DVDProducers: Simón Sedillo, Austin IndymediaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An exposé of repression and resistance in Oaxaca, Mexico which documents paramilitary activity against indigenous communities in Oaxaca from 2002 through 2005. Also provides historical context for the expansion of capitalism and empire in Oaxaca. It is a call to action for international civil society to stand in solidarity against state sponsored repression and for human peace, dignity and justice, in Oaxaca.
The Flickering Flame
Date: 1/1/1999Call Number: CD 623Format: DVDProducers: Jason Corwin, Janet CavalloCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
The Life and Legacy of Chief Turkey Tayac
Family members recall Chief Turkey Tayac, 27th hereditary sagamore (chief) of the Piscataway Indian Nation, who fought for protection of an ancestral burial ground, now Maryland's Piscataway National Park.
Native American Stories from 1975
Call Number: CD 638Format: CDProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real Dragon, Nothing is More...Collection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Richard Oakes shot and killed by Michael Morgan. He was active in the native American Resistance whereby the "Proclamation of Alcatraz" reads that the Indians will purchase Alcatraz for $24- the same price whites paid when they bought Manhattan.
Dino Butler, Bob Robideau, James Eagle, and Leonard Peltier indicted in death of FBI agents. Alcatraz occupation anniversary tribute, with Richard Oakes, John Trudell. Shooting death of Richard Oakes.
Great Native American actuality!
"Let the People Speak!"
Date: 12/1/1990Call Number: V 351Format: VHSProducers: Trella LaughlinCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interview with Leonard Peltier about his life story, activism and the shootout on Pine Ridge which led to his serving two life sentences for the death of two FBI agents.
Women's Congress for a healthy planet - 3
Date: 2/1/1992Call Number: V 385Format: VHSProducers: Trella LaughlinCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
The Women's Action Agenda was organized to demand global gender balance and to build an international solidarity network of women on the environment and development.
Winona La Duke, Carrie Dann, and Marilyn Manibusan defend indigenous people’s values and their rights to live in harmony with nature. They denounce the massive and widespread devastation of the eco-system by the US and Canadian governments.
Ben Clarke & Clifton Ross on EZLN
Date: 1/1/1994Call Number: LA 186Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: KPFACollection: Struggles in Latin America
The editors of "Voice of Fire: Communiques & Interviews from the Zapatista National Liberation Army" describe their involvement with the movement and the popular support in Mexico for the Zapatistas. They discuss the international impact of the EZLN vision, the importance of global alliances and media technology, the “poetry of the communiqués,” and how EZLN politics arise from daily indigenous struggles in Chiapas.
Cherokee Nation Press Conference at World Series
Date: 10/19/1991Call Number: JG/ 138Format: Cass A & BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Members of the Cherokee Nation protest the Atlanta “Braves” and other Major League teams’ representation of Native Americans. Demand respect of living indigenous cultures and recognition of racism in mascot rituals.
Chicano Moratorium Commemoration - Part 2
Date: 8/29/1987Call Number: CV 268Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Community members gather to honor the Chicano moratorium and ancestors struggles for freedom. Speakers demand more community control over the education system. Speakers also address US genocidal actions against African and Indigenous communities and resistance to US imperialism.
Political Prisoner Installation - International Women's Day
Date: 10/21/1991Call Number: V 492Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Street celebrations of International Women’s Day include the Women Against Imperialism Quilt, a political prisoner and prisoner of war street installation and street theater. Activists portray various figures like Linda Evans, Alejandrina Torres, Ricardo Flores Magon as well as pay tribute to the indigenous peoples of California, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. The performance is part of the International Women’s Day theme of 500 Years of Resistance.
Guatemala 1
Jose Ortiz , a former Guatemalan guerrilla fighter, describes the civil war. He recounts the origins of the conflict from Nov 13, 1960, the history of the war which would last over thirty years, to the conclusion of the fighting in 1996.
