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  • All Stravinsky concert (Episode 5 of 33)

    The first part of an evening devoted to performance of works by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) held at WBAI’s Free Music Store on December 18, 1971 (cf. PRA# BC0709.06 for part two). WBAI’S Barbara Oka opens the evening and introduces Eric Salzman, who delivers some historical background about Stravinsky. The ensemble includes Henry Schuman, conductor; Margaret…

  • National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 1 of 4)

    Actuality of a National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) rally held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Los Angeles in April, 1971. The emcee for the evening is actor Georg Stanford Brown. On Reel 1, Brown introduces a film, “Hiroshima & Nagasaki”, the audio of which can be heard on the recording, and introduces Hiroshima…

  • Krishnamurti at Santa Cruz. (Episode 1 of 4, Part 1 of 2)

    Series of talks expressing various aspects of his philosophy. |pt.1. Nature of pleasure and pain (2 reels : 77 min.) — pt.2. Fear leads to conflict (2 reels : 81 min.) — pt.3. Thought, love, and death (2 reels : 85 min.) — pt.4. Religion and meditation (2 reels : 78 min.).

  • The Sheraton Palace Hotel demonstrations

    Report on the Ad Hoc Committee Against Discrimination’s demonstration against racist hiring practices at the Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Features audio of Joseph Sullivan, President of the Hotel Employers of San Francisco at a press conference; comedian and activist Dick Gregory addressing the protesters; Tracy Sims (now Tamam Tracy Moncur), organizer and spokesperson for…

  • Polaris into ploughshares

    Reports on a demonstration at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. Burton White and Alex Hoffman cover events at Vallejo, the conclusion of a 600 mile peace march organized by CNVA (Committee for Non-Violent Action) West. Twelve protesters declare their intention to go onto the base and talk with shipyard workers. The program…

  • The Family : a speech / by Dr. Don Jackson. (Part 1 of 3)

    Speech on the interpersonal psychology of the family.

  • Angolan music / recorded by Robert Kramer (Part 1 of 3)

    Musical performance. Recorded in Luanda, Angola in the Spring of 1976.

  • Wounded Knee actualities

    Raw actuality clips from the documentary “Why Wounded Knee.”

  • Remembering Richard Nixon (Part 1 of 2)

    Retrospective documentary on the life and actions of Richard Nixon, mixed with live actuality from the Yorba Linda memorial service. Moderated by Larry Bensky. |Part 1 of this program contains: Funeral service described ; My personal experiences with Nixon / Frank Mankiewicz ; The Rise of an American politician / Roger Morris ; Janice Lieber…

  • New York, capitol of the 20th century (Part 2 of 2): demolition / Elizabeth Hardwick

    New York Capitol of the 20th Century was a lecture given by Elizabeth Hardwick. In this second of the two-part essay, “Demolitions,” novelist and critic Hardwick discusses the contemporary “Manhattanism” of a life totally fabricated by man- a culture of instability- in which the ideal of consumption unites, tragically, the rich and the poor. Delivered…