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Trial of the AVCO Plowshares
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: V 332Format: VHSProducers: John Reilly, Julie GustafsonCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
In July of 1983, seven Americans entered AVCO Systems Division, a manufacturing plant for MX and Pershing II missiles in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and damaged weapon parts in a protest against the build-up of nuclear arms. This work documents the ensuing trial. With minimal commentary, Reilly and Gustafson examine the American judicial system, the tradition of non-violent civil disobedience, and the question of a higher moral imperative, beyond the letter of the law.
Red Dragons protest war toys - Geronimo Pratt Parade and Press Conference
Date: 12/1/1986Call Number: V 529Format: Hi-8Producers: David SternCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Red Dragons, a children's group, protest against the selling of war toys like Rambo and GI Joe because they promote war as normal and fun. They attempt to go into a toy store to show the owners their petition and the owners then call San Francisco police to break up the demonstration.
The Committee to Free Geronimo Pratt picket outside San Francisco's World Trade Center where the California Parole Board hears cases. Press conference held afterwards features actor Danny Glover, Pratt's attorney Stuart Hanlon, Pratt's wife Ashaki Pratt, and various activists from prisoner rights organizations, all calling for the release of Geronimo.
The Archives of Freedom - 3
Date: 7/12/1986Call Number: FI 193Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Rebroadcast with new introduction of the August 4, 1973 program (The Real Dragon with Lincoln Bergman and Claude Marks) with news and actuality on Hiroshima, Indochina, Watergate break-in, prison rebellions, GI resistance, and repeated theme of Richard Helms on "breaking and entering." Revolutionary song by active-duty GIs closes the show.
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