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Assata Shakur - Eyes of the Rainbow (1997)

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Release Date: 10/01/2025

International Tribune of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in The USA - USA On Trial (1992) show art International Tribune of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in The USA - USA On Trial (1992)

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1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA, held in San Francisco as part of the Quincentennial 500 years of Resistance. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

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This week, we’re airing a presentation by Mark Cook from Burning Books bookstore in Buffalo, NY. This was recorded on February 18th, 2016. From the announcement on Kersplebedeb.com for the event: “Mark Cook is a former Black Panther, member of the George Jackson Brigade, and political prisoner. Twenty four years in prison could not break his spirit or commitment to Black liberation and Mark Cook is as active an organizer now as ever. These events will be worth traveling for, as Cook will only be speaking on these two dates while on the east coast, before heading back to the Pacific...

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Author Nawal Saadawi has written over 50 books and has been translated into more than 32 languages. She is a novelist, human activist and social reformer. More than any other figure in modern-day times, she has continued to influence generations for the past 50 years. She is a medical doctor by profession and started writing about her clinical cases in order to educate men and women about gender. This talk examines the impact of Nawal’s work and the benefit her work has to students, faculty and outside guests. Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian Feminist Writer, Activist, Physician and Psychiatrist...

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Official Film website Watch feature length Gene Sharp documentary As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

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Farid Esack - Apartheid South Africa and Israel Today, Parallels (2007) show art Farid Esack - Apartheid South Africa and Israel Today, Parallels (2007)

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Apartheid South Africa and Israel Today: The Parallels with PROFESSOR FARID ESACK Prof.   Esack is a South African Muslim theologian, currently a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School. He has taught at several universities, including Union Theological Seminary in New York.   As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

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Leith Mullings - New Social Movements In The African Diaspora and The Role of Black Women (2014) show art Leith Mullings - New Social Movements In The African Diaspora and The Role of Black Women (2014)

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Soffiyah Elijah - The Struggle to Close Attica (2017) show art Soffiyah Elijah - The Struggle to Close Attica (2017)

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Last September, the Alliance of Families for Justice led a 19-day protest and marched from Harlem to Albany on the anniversary of the devastating 1971 Attica Prison riots. During the March for Justice, marchers were greeted and joined in solidarity by communities throughout the state, culminating in a rally in the state capital. In this program, participants and organizers discuss their continued commitment to criminal justice reform and the ongoing struggle to close Attica Correctional Facility. Following a screening of a documentary short about the March for Justice, Soffiyah Elijah,...

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Assata Shakur - Interview in Havana (1992) show art Assata Shakur - Interview in Havana (1992)

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by Robert Gold, Mitchel Cohen, Assata Shakur Publication date 1992-06-14 As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com

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Assata Shakur - Eyes of the Rainbow (1997) show art Assata Shakur - Eyes of the Rainbow (1997)

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"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 33 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow. "In the struggle of the African American people, many women's voices in the past and the present have always called for social...

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Sara Roy - Dispossessing Palestine (2013) show art Sara Roy - Dispossessing Palestine (2013)

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Dr. Sara Roy is a Senior Research at the Center for Middle East Studies, Harvard University. As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com  

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"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 33 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.

"In the struggle of the African American people, many women's voices in the past and the present have always called for social justice, women who throughout the years have shown integrity and firmness in their principles. For this reason, "The Eyes of the Rainbow" is dedicated to all women who struggle for a better world. ~ Gloria Rolando

As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at: antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com