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Annette Hayn reads her poems.

Poet Annette Hayn, a winner of the New School's 1969 Bernice Kavinoky Isaacson Award, reads her poems and a selection of her play, a modern fairy-tale called Hansel and Gretel set in Greenwich Village. She is assisted by two members of the Queens Village Players Paula Pluska[sp?] and Al Oscar[sp?], and her daughter Cathy. Program was recorded at WBAI[?] and broadcast there on 12-5-69.

Jane Fonda and the airmen at the gates of Travis Air Force Base / reported by Denny Smithson.

On the morning of September 11th, 1971, actress Jane Fonda and members of her troupe, who had been scheduled to put on a show in Fairfield that weekend, held a press conference at the main gate of Travis Air Force Base to tell the public why their show had to be cancelled.

Wife swapping / Albert Ellis (Episode 3 of 4)

Albert Ellis gives a lecture at Le Metro Cafe on 2nd Avenue in the Lower East Side, NY on January 19, 1965, sponsored by The League for Sexual Freedom. Dr. Ellis outlines a number of different forms of "civilized adultery" or the trading sexual partners. There is a Q&A at the end. First broadcast on WBAI February 16, 1965.

The Last Poets : live at the Harding Theatre

This recording of the Last Poets performing live at the Harding Theatre in San Francisco on March 12, 1971 is a stunning display of poetic fireworks. Featuring Jalal Nuriddin, Umar Bin Hassan, and Nilaja. Produced by Larry Scott. Contains sensitive language.

Soundtrack from "The Woman's Film"

The audio portion of "The Woman's Film," a documentary film about the economic and psychological oppression of poor women, and their developing consciousness of women's liberation. Produced by women for San Francisco Newsreel. Contains sensitive language.

Poet Karen Stanley reads her work.

Karen Stanley, 23-year-old Bay Area poet, reads selections of her work. Stanley was born and raised in Michigan and started writing at the age of 7. She resides in Oakland and works part-time as a mail carrier, and is also involved with the Good Earth Commune.

U.C. art museum opening : poetry reading / Gary Snyder.

Poet reads selections from his Regarding wave and EarthHousehold.

Radio free Alcatraz

From November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971, a group called Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, California. The Alcatraz takeover was done to protest federal laws that contradicted historic land treaties with the Indians and aimed to destroy American Indian cultures, including the right of tribes to self-govern.

Besides the reels in this series, episodes of Radio free Alcatraz can be found in BB5414 and BB5415. BB5457.39-.40 are currently unavailable.

Radio free Alcatraz - January 13, 1970

In this episode of Radio Free Alcatraz, John Trudell opens by sharing articles from the Native Alliance for Red Power newsletter from Vancouver, British Columbia, to show similarities between Native People in the United States and Canada.

Institutional strategies against prejudice

"Institutional Strategies Against Prejudice" is the topic for this concluding session of U.C.'s centennial symposium on March 26, 1968.

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