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The two Evitas / Nancy Hollander ; interviewed by Clare Spark.

Historian and filmmaker Nancy Hollander critiques the musical Evita, describing how Eva Peron's life and historic role have been distorted. Hollander is a member of LUCHA, a film collective whose documentary "Communique from Argentina" won first prize in a German film festival in 1978. Produced by Clare Spark.

Barbara Nestor / interviewed by Dorothy Healey.

Laurie Alexandre introduces Dorothy Healey (1914 - 2006), former chair of the Southern California chapter of the Communist Party, interviewing her mother, Barbara Nestor, on her activities as an anti-war and anti-capitalist activist. Nestor joined the Socialist party in 1915 and then later helped establish the Colorado chapter of the Communist Party.

Therapy and revolution

Dorothy Healey presents this special program: a recording made at a New American Movement sponsored forum on therapy and revolution held on July 23, 1977 in Los Angeles. Three panelists make presentations on the relationship between therapy and radical politics: Russell Jacoby, UCLA professor; Terry Kupers, psychiatrist; Shevy Healy (January 29, 1922-December 8, 2001), feminist psychologist.

Growing old Chicano

Aurelia Morris visits the Maravilla old people's home in East Los Angeles for this documentary on aging in the Chicano community, with the assistance of José Cuellar, Professor of Anthropology at the Claremont College Chicano Studies Center.

A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark

Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf," is interviewed by Clare Spark on The Sour Apple Tree. Shange discusses reactions to her work and emphasizes how the poems are misperceived by many critics.

Los Angeles integration rally

Highlights from the February 12th, 1977 March and Rally for Integration from Downtown Los Angeles to the Board of Education building to bring about a realistic integration program to Los Angeles schools. The rally occurred after the integration plan submitted by the Citizens Advisory Committee on School Integration (CACSI) to the Board of Education was drastically modified before its adoption.

Women and poetry / Velene Campbell-Kesler and Erika Horn

In this program, Carlos Hagen presents the visionary and prophetic art of two young women poets, Velene Campbell Keslar/Kessler from Los Angeles and Erika Horn from San Francisco. Besides reading some of their poems, they also discuss their poetry and their feelings as young, creative women interacting with their contemporary environment.
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