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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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.

Tricontinental

This collection contains issues of Tricontinental, founded in 1967 by the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) following the first Tricontinental conference. These periodicals, published in Havana, Cuba, cover a wide range of topics, from national liberation movements to the capitalistic exploitation of natural resources in various countries. The goal of this publication is to expose imperialistic policies and create international solidarity with leftist political movements. These articles focus on the struggles of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and include interviews with revolutionaries, cultural pieces such as poetry, analysis, and more.

Please schedule a research visit to access the non-digitized papers in their entirety. Unfortunately, at this time we do not have the resources to scan articles / individual issues by demand.

*All the art works are the right of the artists who created them. They are to be used for personal research purposes only and should not be reproduced for any other purpose without permission from the artist(s).

Documents

Tricontinental No. 3 [North American Edition] Tricontinental No. 3 [North American Edition]
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaCall Number: Volume Number: No. 3Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
"Unity Without Boundaries" is Fidel's speech on the 10th anniversary of the first defeat of US imperialism in the Americas at The Bay of Pigs. "Viet Nam, 1971" summarizes the present civilian and military aspect of South Viet Nam, including life in the liberated zones. "Unique Ireland" is a historical analysis of the movement in Northern Ireland. "Parenthesis" is a historical and economic analysis of Guinea. In 1970 mercenaries attempted to overthrow Sekou Toure in a mission that was plotted by Portugal and other western powers. This article aims to promote an understanding of why imperialism conspires against the Guinean road to socialism. "Brazil: The 30 Hour Plan" details Brazil's plan to militarily intervene in Latin American countries where there were efforts to establish a socialist government, especially in Uruguay. In return, the U.S. would grant Brazil a total monopoly of power in this area. "Colombian Guerrilla" details the resurgence of rural Colombian guerrilla activity, making the movement one of the most advanced rural guerrilla struggles in Latin America. "News behind the News - Okinawa" details the explosion that took place at the US Air Force Base, Kadena. This B-52 bomber was taking off for the Viet Nam war zone when it crashed and all of its deadly cargo exploded. The crash site was located near the Chibana munitions depot and had the course of the B-52 bomber varied slightly, an entire population would have been wiped out. "Boomerang for Israel" describes the arrest, imprisonment and trial, in Israel, of Taisir Kubaa, president of the Palestinian's Student's Union. Kubaa was tortured and charged with participating of the sabotage of an Israeli airliner. "Notes on the Cultural Life of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam" is an excerpt of two chapters from Peter Weiss' book on the history, poetry and culture of the Vietnamese people.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 76 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 76
Publisher: OSPAAALDate: 7/1972Call Number: Volume Number: Year VII No. 76Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Summary - South Africa: 60 years of struggle. Tricontinental Scene - Bolivia: FRA Declaration; Puerto Rico: The UN on trial; Cuba: II Declaration of Havana; Nkrumah's death; The "return" of Okinawa; Blood Traffic Guerrilla Fronts - Mexico: the ACNR continues on a war footing.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 27 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 27
Publisher: OSPAAALDate: 6/1968Call Number: Volume Number: Year III No. 27Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Weapons, Money and Equipment for the Liberation Struggle in Latin America; Apartheid's Prisons / Tricontinental Scene / From the Executive Secretariat of the OSPAAAL / Appeals and Messages.
Tricontinental No. 7 Tricontinental No. 7
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1968Call Number: Volume Number: No. 7 July-August 1968Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Sudisman against treason; the exposure of a strategy; Walt Whitman Rostow: Ode to underdevelopment; Okinawa: Archipelago in crisis; Underdevelopment and revolution in Latin America; Laos: Caves of resistance; SEventh National Seminary of MPI leaders; Art and compromise; Survey on Viet-Nam; Old world. new ideas; Declarations and activities of OSPAAAL; Interview with Paul Jorge from the MPLA