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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

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Documents

Tricontinental Bulletin No. 32 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 32
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaDate: 11/1968Call Number: Volume Number: Year III No. 32Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
"Colonialism and Population in Latin America" discusses the discrepancies between initial indigenous populations in Latin America prior to contact compared to the populations throughout the process of colonization. This article also discusses the millions of Africans brought to replace the diminishing indigenous populations. "Black Power and the Revolutionary Struggle" interview with Huey Newton discussing the Black Panther Party, cultural nationalism and white revolutionaries. "Racists Must Go" a call to liberate Zimbabwe from the racist minority dictatorship. "Under the Banner of Struggle" details efforts of revolutionaries in South Korea (Unified Revolutionary Party) to end their state of colonial slavery and reach national liberation. "Imperialist Penetration Through Comics" analyzes the technical and ideological development of comics. "Mexican-Americans and Land Claims" statements from Mexican-American leader Reyes Lopez Tijerina who argues that militants within the U.S. must begin making land claims in order to bring about fundamental changes in society. "Juan Pablo Chang -- Latin American Revolutionary" Jorge Turner's analysis of the condition of the revolutionary and combatant. This article is a report about "Chino", a Peruvian guerrilla who was assassinated alongside Che. "Pop Art -- Guerrilla Warfare" discusses various tactics for handling police and police agencies connected to agencies dedicated to struggle. The purpose of this article is to make these tactics known to movement organizations and organizers. "For Viet Nam, until Victory or Death" this is an address of the delegation of the Executive Secretariat of the OSPAAAL before the "Extraordinary Conference in Support of and Solidarity with the Vietnamese People in Their Struggle Against Imperialist Aggression" held in Cairo. "'Information on Colonialism and Imperialism,' 'Ideals and Earnest Desires,' 'Not Only to 'Admire' but also to 'Do Something'" are all letters to OSPAAAL. "Asia: a Just Endeavor to Liberate Their Peoples" is an appeal from the Executive of OSPAAAL highlighting International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Asia. "The Revolutionary Line of Independence" a letter of congratulations to Kim Il Sung on the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "The Laotian Revolution and its High Combative Spirit" celebrates the 22nd anniversary of the proclamation of independence of Laos after the Laotian Revolution. "To Graduate as Men" highlights Bolivian guerrilla efforts to undermine the U.S. backed Bolivian regime and pays tribute to Che Guevara.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 84 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 84
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1973Call Number: Volume Number: Year VIII No. 84Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Summaries - Mona: World Oil Center; Saigon: the policy of slow death. Tricontinental Scene - The socialist constitution of the PDRK; Panama: the small country with the giant voice; Cuba: the doors of history; Guinea Bissau: the struggle has taken root; San Salvador: culture behind bars; Bolivia: flight from hell. Appeals and Messages - US-Saigon sabotage the Paris agreements.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 72 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 72
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL)Date: 3/1972Call Number: Volume Number: Year VIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Panama Canal: Sociological Experiment; Viet Nam Will Win; The Christian Commitment - Christian participation in the struggle for peace; The Palestinian Drama; The People Against Fascism (Guinea-Bissau); The Pentagon in Paraguay; North and South Will Unite.
Tri-continental Information Center [Sept-Oct 1967] Tri-continental Information Center [Sept-Oct 1967]
Publisher: Tri-continental Information CenterYear: 1967Call Number: Volume Number: Vol. 1, No. 5, Sept-OctFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
This issue includes the political program of the South Vietnam National Liberation Front, with commitments to combating U.S. aggressors and building an independent, prosperous country; a report on why the African National Congress takes up arms with a statement of support from SNCC on the South African struggle against apartheid; Greek prisoners held without charges or trial report on conditions inside; and more.
Tricontinental No. 82 Tricontinental No. 82
Publisher: OSPAAALCall Number: Volume Number: No. 82; 4-82Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
This issue includes a speech by Romesh Chandra delivered in solidarity with Cuba in which he recounts a story about the water lily and revolution, reprinted in honor of the 29th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks; a summary of the founding unity statement issued by the Guatemalan revolutionary organizations including the Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP), the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR), the Organization of the People in Arms (ORPA) and the Guatemalan Workers Party Leadership Nucleus (PGT); an article on Beijings policies in Latin America; an article on the Tenth World Trade Union Congress; coverage of the International conference on problems in the Middle East; and more.