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Mario Cuellar of the FMLN
Mario Cuellar, of the FMLN youth component, discusses the direction of El Salvador and the FMLN in the aftermath of the civil war. Cuellar optimistically reflects on the moment of peace, openness, and reconciliation that he awaits in the coming years also the importance of progressive politics improving life for the youth.
Maria Morales Speech
Maria Morales speaks on women’s issues and her role in founding the women’s movement in El Salvador. Morales provides an introduction to the political situation in El Salvador, details the living and social conditions of women in El Salvador, and discusses her own personal history. Morales touches on a variety of issues, specifically mentioning the lacks of laws governing women’s rights, women’s lack of access to education and the importance of women securing leadership positions in the upcoming elections. Her speech, given in Spanish and translated in English, is followed by a question and answer session.
Indigenous Stories
Date: 8/18/1993Call Number: V 607Format: VHSProducers: Global Vision, WNET-ThirteenProgram: Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights TelevisionCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Discusses the rights of indigenous people to protect their land and culture.
History of US annexation of Hawaii and impact of displacement of native Hawaiians. Discusses the dispute between the US government and the people of Hawaii over land rights - Hawaiians displaced from their hometown of Papakolea. Homeless Hawaiians peaceful demonstration broken up by police.
The impact of the gold rush on the Philippines. Current state of the Tasaday people and the media hoax about them in the 1970s and 1980s. Discusses the unregulated use of mercury in gold mining and its damaging effects.
The UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, informally called the Earth Summit. Various indigenous groups perform.
Judy Gerber and The School of the Americas
Date: 5/21/1993Call Number: JG/ 154Format: CassetteProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The radio broadcast by Judy Gerber illustrates the dangers of the School of the Americas and its graduates. Many of the criminals of war who incited multiple killings and massacres in Central and South America graduated from The College of the Americas.
Judy Gerber and The School of the Americas
Date: 5/21/1993Call Number: CD 907Format: CDProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
The radio broadcast by Judy Gerber illustrates the dangers of the School of the Americas and its graduates. Many of the criminals of war who incited mutiple killings and massacres in Central and South America graduated from The College of the Americas.
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