California Audiovisual Preservation Project

  • The moving center : Isla Vista (Part 2 of 2)

    A documentary about the riots in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in late February 1970. After the first night of rioting, the Bank of America building in Isla Vista was burned to the ground. This program, which was recorded by KPFK’s music director William Malloch, documents the events of the…

  • Rapid transit : when, where, and how? (Episode 2 of 2)

    Barry Siegel, Los Angeles Urban Coalition Transportation Consultant; Margot Feuer, member of the South Coast Regional Commission and Land Use Planning Advocate for Los Angeles County; and Tad Widby, Transportation and Land Use Planner for the Southern California Association of Governments talk about land use and transportation in Southern California. Moderated by Ellen Stern Harris.

  • Garment workers in Los Angeles (Part 2 of 2)

    This documentary examines working conditions, alleged abuses, the role of the unions, the plight of undocumented workers, and other problems facing the garment industry in Los Angeles. Program features Mario Vazquez, international organizer for the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU); Bernard Brown, vice president of Koret of California; James Quillin, Labor Commissioner for the…

  • The battle for People’s Park revisited (Episode 8 of 8, Part 2 of 2)

    On May 30, 1969 there was a massive, peaceful march through Berkeley in which people from all over California and from other states as well participated to show their support for the user-developed People’s Park. This program examines the last two weeks of May 1969 and asks “Why did it happen?”and “Where are we one…

  • National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 2 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. Reel 2 features a speech by Setsuko Yoshimura in Japanese, which is followed by an English translation by actor George Takei, and a…

  • National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 3 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. Reel 3 features a speech by Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic. Tape 3 content begins around 00:01:43.

  • National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 4 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. Reel 4 features speeches by actors Sarah Cunningham, Georg Stanford Brown (who reads a message from Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda and the USSF…

  • Freedom summer in Los Angeles (Part 2 of 2)

    An audio mosaic of people and sounds which tells the events of the integration struggles of the summer of 1963 in Los Angeles. It represents the four areas of concern as they are met locally by Negro leaders: housing, education, employment and police practices. The sources of the material run the full range of diversity…

  • The San Francisco mime troupe (Part 2 of 2)

    The first of two programs presenting the history of the San Francisco Mime Troupe during its first ten years. The programs document the new publication on the troupe’s history by its founder, R.G. Davis. The first program covers the period from 1959 to 1966 and deals with the transition from the San Francisco Actors Workshop…

  • From the Mission to Mill Valley: the history of the Irish in San Francisco (Part 1 of 2)

    Documentary on the history of Irish immigration and assimilation in San Francisco. Part 1 examines the first wave of Irish immigration to the area, the Irish involvement in the building trade and politics, and their key role in the development of the city’s religious, social and political life. |