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Freedom Archives Productions

These materials were used in various Freedom Archives productions released between 2000 and 2013.

Subcollections

Documents

Reports from Mexico during Quinto Festival - 6/24 to 7/7, 1974 - Part 1 Reports from Mexico during Quinto Festival - 6/24 to 7/7, 1974 - Part 1
Date: 6/28/1974Call Number: CD 357Format: CDProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
CAP 092 Comunicacion Aztlan reports from Mexico El Manifesto del Arbol de la Noche Triste. Spanish by phone CAP 094 News from Mexico - Lucio Cabañas statement, United Fruit, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina. English by phone CAP 095.1 Festival. Opening of Festival (6/24 to 7/7 1974) with actuality. English/Spanish by phone CAP 095.1 News from Mexico, Festival. Unidos Todos (6/28), Las Norteñas (6/29), poem to Ché, Teatro los Niños, Teatro Ambulante (6/30), song. English/Spanish by phone CAP 096.1 Festival. Starts midsentence, El Grupo Santuche, music, teatro, interviews. English/Spanish by phone CAP 096.2 News. Same as news in CAP 096.1English by phone
Reports from Mexico during Quinto Festival - 6/24 to 7/7, 1974 - Part 2 Reports from Mexico during Quinto Festival - 6/24 to 7/7, 1974 - Part 2
Date: 6/28/1974Call Number: CD 358Format: CDProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
CAP 097 News. Lucio Cabañas, Chile, Guatemala. English by phone CAP 099 News. Lucio Cabañas & Poor People's Party English by phone CAP 100 Interview with Mexican student about Lucio Cabañas & events in Mexico Spanish
Corky Gonzales speech at Bay Area Cinqo de Mayo Conference Corky Gonzales speech at Bay Area Cinqo de Mayo Conference
Call Number: CD 369Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Bay Area Cinco de Mayo conference speech ending in a great reading of his poem “Mis hijos guerrilleros” from his book “Message to Aztlan.”
Poetry and Music by Ruben Ruyal & Phil Serrano; Audio from the documentary "Nueva Havana’" neighborhood in Chile Poetry and Music by Ruben Ruyal & Phil Serrano; Audio from the documentary "Nueva Havana’" neighborhood in Chile
Call Number: CD 411Format: CDProducers: Communicacion AztlanProgram: Communicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This tape begins with a poem by Ruben Ruyal called ‘Cat in the Mission Nights’ about the conditions in San Francisco’s Mission district and how they connect to the larger US society. Ruben then reads one of his poems about about the conditions and struggles prisoners go through. Both poems are read while Phil Serrano plays guitar in the background. Phil then sings a song he wrote called ‘Graciano’ which is about a young man in college who was killed by police while he was protesting at Wounded Knee. The CD ends with audio from a Chilean film shown that night called ‘Nueva Havana’ about a neighborhood in Chile created by peasants and workers. It includes individual stories and some Chilean political history. Same as CAA 067
Raza Unida Convention - Post Election Interview with Jose Angel Gutierrez (Press Conference) Raza Unida Convention - Post Election Interview with Jose Angel Gutierrez (Press Conference)
Date: 9/3/1972Call Number: CD 828Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
This is an interview with Jose Angel Gutierrez from the Raza Unida Convention after the election. The questions posed focus on: What was the reason for not endorsing a Presidential or Vice presidential candidate? According to Gutierrez, the idea was proposed by two Chicano delegates who refused to be bought or sold. “We like ourselves much better! We have the beginning of a structure, we got this far unorganized, now we’re united. The Congress will give power to any issues which will come up. We will not accept concessions, we are in resistance even if our movement may be undetected. “