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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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 No. 49 - 50 Tricontinental No. 49 - 50
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaYear: 1976Call Number: Volume Number: No. 49 - 50 May - AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
"The Vietnamese Homeland Unified and Socialist" transcript of speech given by Le Duan, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Worker's Party, at the first session of the joint National Assembly of Viet Nam. Le Duan reports on the Vietnamese people's task of wiping out the scars of imperialist aggression in order to build a better society. "Bolivia's Outlet to the Sea: An Imperialist Way Out" reviews the history of The War of the Pacific and its implications in the contemporary politics of Bolivia, Chile and Peru. This article argues that Bolivia's desire to recover its outlet to the sea is backed by U.S. imperialistic designs. "NATO and South Africa" interview with the honorary Secretary of the British Apartheid Movement, Abdul S. Minty. Minty discusses relations between South Africa and western powers and the role of South Africa in NATO's plans. "Propaganda and Advertising: Two Sides of the Same Coin" analyzes the relationship between imperialist government, multinational enterprises, salesmen, scientists, the system's ideologues, and the mass media in the manipulation of consciences and bourgeois lifestyles. According to this article, these relationships invalidates arguments of journalistic neutrality. "East Timor: FRETILIN Speaks" statement from Abilio Araujo where he speaks about the heroic struggle the Timorese people are waging against the occupation troops of the Indonesian fascist regime. Araujo is a member of the National Department of Political Orientation and the Political-Military and Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor and is also the Minister of Economic and Social Affairs of the Government of East Timor. "Puerto Rico: Crisis and Repression" talk given by leaders of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, Carlos Gallisa and Alberto Perez, concerning the political and social situation in Puerto Rico, colony of United States imperialism. "Angola: An End to the Mercenaries' Myth" excerpt from a book written by Raul Valdes Vivo. This story shares the perspectives of a group of mercenaries who carried out attacks against natives with impunity. In Angola these mercenaries faced resistance from the Angolan people both on a field of battle or in the courts.
Tricontinental No. 31 Tricontinental No. 31
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL)Year: 1972Call Number: Volume Number: No. 31 July - AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
On the Reunification of Korea (Kim II Sung) - proposals for a solution for Korea's division / The White Plague (Edouard Bailby) - examines the hateful manner in which Apartheid functions / Conversations in the Northeast (Maria Esther Gilio) - examines poverty in Northeast Brazil / Bloody Democracy (Ibrahim Isa) - Focus on repression in Indonesia following the military coup / Endemic Disease (Giovanni Berlinguer) - Italian doctor evidences why imperialism and colonialism are the chief pestilences afflicting humanity / Fruits of Struggle (Amilcar Cabral) - Report on 8 months of struggle from Jan-Aug. 1971. / Soldiers Against the War (David Dorey) - interview with ex- US soldier about growth among GIs of a determined opposition to the Vietnam War / Definitions of a Battle (Nayif Hauatmeh) - interview with the leader of the DPFLP about principles of liberation in the Middle East / From Colony to Socialism (Juan Mari-Bras) - leader of the PSP sketches future perspectives for the independence struggle in Puerto Rico / News Behind the News
Tricontinental No. 29 - 30 Tricontinental No. 29 - 30
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1972Call Number: Volume Number: No. 29 / No. 30 March - JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Difficult Supremacy by Carlos Lamarca - the economic and political factors that prevent the crystallization of the imperialist intentions... The Decisive Way by Juan Mari-Bras - development of the revolutionary struggle since the upsurge of the MPI and the determining factors that led to the creation of the PSP Change of Clothing by Fred Halliday - exposes imperialist maneuvers to modernize the exploitation in order to protect the interests of the oil monopolies. From the Invisible World - concerning cynical US activities in the "struggle against crime" in Latin America Study Beneath the Bombs by Lara Lucio - the effects and experiences of the MPLA in the establishment of a truly national teaching system which, up until now, has been denied by colonial domination. Green in the Pine by Roque Dalton - materials gathered over a month long stay in Korea taken from interviews with leaders of cultural work, artists, writers, etc. With Viet Nam News Behind the News
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 101 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 101
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1976Call Number: Volume Number: Year XI No. 101Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Uruguay-South Africa: Elements in a fascist relationship / United States: The CIA, Washington and the transnationals / Chile: Our Faith is Unshakable / OAS: A History of Aggression / Puerto Rico: Letter from a hero / Brazil: A Challenge to Censorship / Democratic Kampuchea: Constitution / South Africa: Why Soweto / Uruguay: Liberty for Political Prisoners.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 74 - 75 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 74 - 75
Publisher: Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL)Year: 1972Call Number: Volume Number: Year VII (May - June)Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
Contents: The Lebanese and the War; The Assassins Go Free (Dominican Republic); The PSP and the Elections; The Pirate Piece (editorial from Nhan Dan); No to the Racists (Zimbabwe); Tricontinental News; Genaro: Life of a Revolutionary; Appeals and Messages.
Tricontinental No. 64 Tricontinental No. 64
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1979Call Number: Volume Number: No. 64Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
This issue focuses on the Arab struggle against Zionist occupation and apartheid, the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) and its goals, the case of Puerto Rico as an example of classical colonialism, and more. Articles include Fascism and its manifestations in Latin America; Puerto Rico: analysis of a resolution; Apartheid is not just a regional problem; and For Lebanese unity and Arabism.
Tricontinental Bulletin No. 86 Tricontinental Bulletin No. 86
Publisher: OSPAAALYear: 1973Call Number: Volume Number: No. 86 Bulletin, Year VIII - 1973Format: PeriodicalCollection: Tricontinental
This issue includes a commemoration of Che on the sixth anniversary of his death; an article on the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP) denouncement of environmental colonialism; an article on Monika Ertl, including excerpts from her diaries while participating in the Bolivian armed struggle; and more.