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Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

Palestine

This collection includes a wide range of audio tapes and English publications about the Palestinian struggle for self determination, the colonization of Palestine and Zionism. Political journals and monographs from multiple viewpoints on topics such as Zionism, Israeli abuses of human rights and international law, the role of the US and Britain policy in shaping Palestine, as well as on the Middle East and the Arab world. Perspectives in this collection are drawn from international organizations in the West and the Middle East, Palestinian revolutionary organizations, academics, thinkers and students, and voices of everyday Palestinian resistance. The majority of the materials in this collection are paper documents; monographs, periodicals, articles and pamphlets; however it also includes a number of important and unique audio materials. The bulk of the collection focuses on Palestinian resistance between 1948 and the early 1990s.   

News and information about Palestine: Institute for Middle East Understanding; If Americans Knew; B’TSELEM (Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories);

Analysis on Palestine: ElectronicIntifada; Mondoweiss; +972 Magazine

Subcollections

  • Arab Perspectives on Palestine
    Arab Perspectives on Palestine
    Various publications concerning the Arab world produced by members of the Arab community both in the Middle East and within the diaspora.
  • Anti-Zionism
    Anti-Zionism
    Numerous publications challenging the Zionist ideology and the use of Zionism by the Israeli State to justify territorial claims.
  • Human Rights in Palestine
    Human Rights in Palestine
    Various publications about Israeli Human Rights abuses against Palestinians.
  • International Perspectives on Palestine
    International Perspectives on Palestine
    The following collection is comprised of sub-collections focusing on perspectives and information about Palestine from three non-Palestinian organizations.
  • Institute for Palestine Studies
    Institute for Palestine Studies
    The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) was established in Beirut in 1963 as an independent non-profit research institution, unaffiliated with any political organization or government.
  • Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
    Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
    Literature from revolutionary groups in struggle to liberate Palestine.

Documents

Birzeit University Conference - Struggles for Freedom Birzeit University Conference - Struggles for Freedom
Date: 3/2016Call Number: V 826Format: DVDProducers: Institute of Women's Studies at Birzeit University, Arab, Muslim Ethnicities, Diasporas InitiativeCollection: Palestine
San Francisco State and Birzeit University team up for conference: Dimensions of the Palestinian, Indigenous and third world liberation struggles and resistance were marked at the 7th annual conference of "Struggles for Freedom" organized by the Institute of Women's Studies at Birzeit University and San Francisco State University's Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative. The conference provided a comparative approach of the Indigenous, Black and Puerto Rican Liberation movements in the United States and anti-colonial resistance movement in Palestine, exploring the dynamics of subjugation employed by colonial/racist powers as well as acts of resistance deployed by Natives, Blacks, Latino and Palestinians in their freedom struggles. http://mondoweiss.net/2016/04/creating-an-alternative-world-thru-solidarity-and-collectivity-sf-state-univ-and-birzeit-team-up-for-conference/
Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly
Publisher: Al FajrDate: 4/3/1988Volume Number: Vol. XI - 411Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Periodical publishing updates on Palestinian Liberation Movements and other related news from occupied Palestine. a. New Restrictions in Areas; b. Palestinian Press Service Closed; c. Shultz Meets Arab Press; d. Said, Abu Lughod Discuss Meeting with Schultz; e. Academics Refute Israeli Claims; f. What does Schultz want?; g. Shamir: No to Shultz Plan; h. Land Day Marked; i. Pre-Land Day j. Berkeley Twins Jabalia; k. Women in Black; l. Land Day, Reema Hammami; m. The Price of Success, Ibrahim Kara’een
Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ) Study Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ) Study
Date: 1/1/1980Call Number: KP 213Format: CassetteProducers: JAAZCollection: Anti-Zionism
JAAZ members' educational workshop on Middle Eastern culture within the broader context of Israel. Covers the strategic history of oil economics in relations to U.S. policy. In-depth examination of women historically in Islamic culture plus current issues and movement. Includes discussion of genital mutilation. Part 1 of 2 - see KP 214.
Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ) Study Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ) Study
Date: 1/1/1980Call Number: KP 214Format: CassetteProducers: JAAZCollection: Anti-Zionism
JAAZ members' educational workshop on Middle Eastern culture within the broader context of Israel. In-depth feminist analysis and the roles of women in both Israel and Palestine-also includes other discussion of class struggles and racism within that context. Some of the early history of Jewish and Islamic relations. Part 2 of 2 - see KP 213.
Not in Our Name Not in Our Name
Call Number: KP 272AFormat: Cass AProducers: Susan RivoCollection: Anti-Zionism
Partial air check of program about Jewish women expressing support for Palestine and the Intifada. Includes interviews with Miranda Bergman, Marsha Friedman, Penny Rosenwasser, Naomi Seidman, Barbara Lubin and Bracha Serri. Hosted by Susan Rivo.
For the Children of Palestine For the Children of Palestine
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: KP 051Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFACollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Poets and writers express support for Palestine through spoken word, poetry, stories, and songs. Gloria Emerson reads a poem about the experiences of children living under war in Palestine. Sarah Diamond discusses attacks against the Middle East Children's Alliance by the UC 17, a group of University of California academics who censored information about the Palestine-Israel conflict under the banner of political correctness. Susan Griffin reads "On the Attitude Towards Children in Wartime," a poem by Dahlia Ravikovitch; she also reads her own poems, "On the Path of Ideal," which considers the Persian Gulf War, gender, sexuality, and patriarchy, and "Hunger" written about photographs of post-atomic Chernobyl. [poet] reads a poem by Mahmoud Darwish on the poet's connection to Palestinian land. [poet] also reads his own poems which touch on Jewish ceremonial traditions and advocates for Jewish and Palestinian solidarity. June Jordan reads "Apologies to All the People of Lebanon," dedicated to the 600,000 men, women, and children who lived in Lebanon from 1948-1983, "To Sing a Song for Palestine," "Nightline," "Intifada," "Moving Towards Home," and others. Allen Ginsberg reads poems from 1973-1971, accompanied by an accordion.
Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression
Publisher: Palestinian Aid Society of AmericaYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Accounts from American delegates who visited Occupied Palestine. Details Israeli abuses against Palestinians, as well as general tensions between Palestine and Israel. a. Introduction b. The Reality of the Occupation, Bernard McFall, human rights activist, New York c. Bringing the Lessons Home, Betsy Barlow, Episcopalian, peace and human rights activist, Ann Arbor Michigan d. A Place to Belong, Boulos Catafago, journalism student, New York e. A Jew in Palestine, Gene Bruskin, union organizer, Boston f. Nation Building in a Prison, Mark Solomon, university professor, and Pauline Solomon, member of the Boston peace council and Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, Boston g. A Life with the Rhythm of the Earth, Najat Rahman, Palestine Aid Society, New York h. On the Other Side of Fear, Rachel Krantz, tenant organizer, New York i. Back Home, Steps Toward Palestine, David Thomas, healthcare planner, Louisville Kentucky j. Seeing the New Palestine, Jeff Cooper, high school teacher, Los Angeles k. On Israel and Palestine, Reverend Paul Washington, clergyman, Philadelphia l. How the Eighties Went Out in Jerusalem, Jane Power, labor journalist, Washington DC
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987) Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastDate: 6/1987Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
a. UN Symposium, June 24-26, New York b. United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) response to the Six Day War in 1967 c. Data from an opinion poll conducted in the Occupied Territories d. Sameeha S. Khalil, A Mother’s Plea e. Audrey Shabbas, “Shootout at the M.E.S.A. Corral” f. Palestinian Women’s Conference a Success!
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (Sept/Oct 1987) Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (Sept/Oct 1987)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastYear: 1987Call Number: Volume Number: September - OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Includes articles on the U.S. policy of not engaging in discussion with the PLO, the representation of Arabs in U.S. school curriculum, the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, the repression of some progressive Israeli Jews, and the involvement of Israel in the Iran-Contra affair. a. First Amendment Rights Under Attack b. Key to Peace or Future Conflict? c. Progressives Face Repression (Hilton Obenzinger) d. A Two Way Street (Maher Abukhater) e. Dial Country Number One (Jane Hunter) f. Shades of the Prison House (Phil Auserwald) g. PLO Structure Chart h. Peace Conference Sought (NGO Symposium Report) i. Women’s Constituency Workshop ii. Final Declaration
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned About the Middle East (Summer 1990) Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned About the Middle East (Summer 1990)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastYear: 1994Call Number: Volume Number: 34-4 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Features articles detailing the environmental impacts of Israeli occupation, including the degradation of land, exploitation of water resources, and pollution from agricultural chemicals. Newsletter also includes short reports on homelessness in Jerusalem and Palestinian women political prisoners. a. Marla Schrader, “Environmental Degredation and Conflict in Palestine” i. Land degredation and desertification ii. Water resources iii. Agrochemical pollution iv. Waste water pollution v. Palestinian efforts b. homelessness in Jerusalem c. Book Reviews i. Fragments of Memory: A Story of a Syrian Family (Hanna Mina) ii. Daughter of Damascus (Siham Tergeman)