Freedom Archives Productions
These materials were used in various Freedom Archives productions released between 2000 and 2013.
Subcollections
- Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle
The Freedom Is A Constant Struggle collection extends from February 1976 to August 1995. It continues the weekly summary of international, national, and local struggles on many fronts, interspersed with poetry and music. - General materials
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La Lucha Continua: a talking mural in San Francisco
"La Lucha Continua/The Struggle Continues" is the result of a 3 year collaboration between Susan Greene and Freedom Archives. -
Materials Recorded and Gathered for "Wild Poppies"
Poetry and spoken word by activists, poets, and political prisoners. - Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Charisse Shumate: Fighting for our Lives”
- Materials shot and gathered for the making of “Legacy of Torture”
- Paul Robeson recordings
- Video materials shot and collected in the making of Cointelpro 101
- COINTELPRO 101 Raw Materials
Documents
![From Native America to Palestine](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 9/25/1993Call Number: FI 237Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poem to autumn leaves frames an interview with Native-American activist, Lee Sprague, who describes the US as "the greatest beneficiary of ethnic cleansing." Followed by poetic comment on Palestine, "peace can only be lasting and great, when Palestine becomes an independent state."
![In the Midst of Struggle 17](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 3/27/1993Call Number: FI 236Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Anti-capitalist commentary, alluding to Bill Clinton, Haiti, and Cuba with diverse music. that includes song on the Cuban missile crisis, and a rare recording of a "patriotic" song praising the US invasions of Mexico in the early part of the 20th century.
![Cesar Chavez and Poem to Spring](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 4/24/1993Call Number: FI 235Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Tribute produced the day after the death of Cesar Chavez, with musical selections from and about the struggle of farmworkers to unionize. Extended poem by Lincpln Bergman, "Spring Done Sprung" which summarizes news in US and internationally. Program also pays tribute to Oliver Tambo, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.
![The Victimization of Women](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Michael Parenti speaks of the long-standing victimization of women in United States; gender oppression has been inherently linked to the United States' history as a exploitative, capitalist class system. This talk underscores the political economy of gender oppression.
![Mrs. Dela Cruz (1) [Part 1] (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 3/8/1993Call Number: CD 504Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Informal oral history interview of Mrs. de la Cruz conducted by Estella Habal. During the interview, Mrs. de la Cruz recalls her family history and her experience living in the I-Hotel. Part 1 of the interview contains Mrs. de la Cruz recollecting her family history, which includes their experience during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Mrs. de la Cruz also recalls how she became involved with the I-Hotel and the relations amongst the tenants and the volunteers or activists of the I-Hotel. One highlight of the interview is her recollection of the fire that broke out at the I-Hotel.
![Elizabeth Martinez; Maquila Workers](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/6/1993Call Number: CD 824Format: CDProducers: KPFAProgram: La onda BajitaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interview by Chuy Varela with Elizabeth Martinez in 1993 about her book "500 Years of Chicano History In Pictures." They discuss
Latino and Chicano identity and politics. Varela goes on to interview workers from maquilas in Tijuana, Mexico about their struggles to unionize, and the working conditions in the factories.
![Elizabeth Martinez; Maquila Workers](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/6/1993Call Number: CD 825Format: CDProducers: KPFAProgram: La onda BajitaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interview by Chuy Varela with Elizabeth Martinez in 1993 about her book "500 Years of Chicano History In Pictures." They discuss
Latino and Chicano identity and politics. Varela goes on to interview workers from maquilas in Tijuana, Mexico about their struggles to unionize, and the working conditions in the factories.
![Mario Bauza Tribute](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 7/24/1993Call Number: FI 249Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Memorial tribute, with comments and discussion by Mario Bauza, the great Cuban musician, trumpet player, band leader, close associate of Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Puentr, many others. Major role in connecting Afro-Cuban music to modern jazz. Bauza died on July 11, 1993.
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![Steve Turre Interview](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 11/1/1993Call Number: AS 296Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Art SatoProgram: In Your EarCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Aired 11-7-1993; has notes attached
![Charles Gayle Interview II](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 12/19/1993Call Number: AS 265Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Art SatoProgram: In Your EarCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
HAS NOTES ATTACHED