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New Deal WPA Art
Now on one DVD! New Deal WPA Art!
WPA Murals in San Francisco.
An overview of the WPA murals in Rincon Annex, Coit Tower and Beach Chalet. These murals are frescoes by prominent artists created in the 1930's under the New Deal Works Progress Administration.
Shown are Anton Refugier's work in Rincon Annex on the History of San Francisco, the many artists who worked at Coit Tower, and Lucien Labaudt's work at Beach Chalet--all with music from the era. 15 Minutes.View the video here
The WPA Murals of Bernard Zakheim.Bernard Zakheim was born in Poland in 1896 and came to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1918. He was well known for his many murals, financed in part by the Works Progress Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1930s New Deal. Murals shown here include
- The Library at Coit Tower
- The Jewish Wedding, San Francisco Jewish Community Center,
- The History of Medicine in California at Toland Hall,UCSF
Nathan and Masha Zakheim, Bernard's son and daughter tell of their father's early work in Poland, and the story of the Coit Tower murals. Bernard Zakheim was a prolific artist whose work has been shown in many galleries and museums. 25 Minutes.View the video here
New Deal Public Art: The Works Progress Administration.A Works Progress Administration (WPA) movie made during the New Deal in the 1930s showing the extent of federal programs funding the arts throughout the nation. 8 Minutes.View the video here
Bernard Zakheim's Living Art.Bernard Zakheim was born in Poland in 1896 and came to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1918. He was well known for his many murals-- frescos financed in part by the Works Progress Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1930s New Deal. Murals shown here include
- The Library at Coit Tower
- The Jewish Wedding at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center
- The History of Medicine in California at University of California San Francisco
- Memorial to the Holocaust in Los Angeles
Nathan and Masha Zakheim, Bernard's son and daughter, tell of their father’s early work in Poland, the story of the Coit Tower murals, of his Holocaust paintings and his later work celebrating Jewish history and life. Bernard Zakheim was a prolific artist whose work has been shown in many galleries and museums.
Zakheim's family in Poland was victim to the Holocaust, and he was profoundly affected by his loss. His Memorial to the Holocaust is located at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles. 45 Minutes.View the video here
Democracy in the Workplace.Worker-owners of three San Francisco Bay Area Businesses--The Cheeseboard, Rainbow Grocery and Inkworks--show how they as collectives operate as true workplace democracies. Award winning documentary shown on PBS. 28 Minutes.View the video here
The Mondragon Experiment.A 1982 BBC visit to Mondragon, Spain. Describes the cooperatives founded by Father Arizmende, how they are governed and organized. 50 Minutes.
Listen to Iran's People: A Call for Peace Peace delegates from the Fellowship of Reconciliation visited Iran in March, 2007. The 23 were welcomed by Iran's vice president, and were told by students, professors and imams, and people on the street that they all want peace. The delegates heard about religious diversity, the Holocaust Conference, and the desire for nuclear power. Iranians sent a message to the United States: They are for peace. The delegation visited Persepolis and shrines to imams and poets--Iran is considered the cradle of civilization. 28 Minutes.View the video here
A Tour of the Mar’ashi Library Qom, Iran In Farsi and English Fellowship of Reconciliation delegates from the U.S. were guided on a tour of the Mar’ashi Library in Iran’s religious center, Qom, by Dr. Awsati, curator. He shows many of the rare handwritten books and manuscripts that the library is famous for, and its book restoration facility. Delegates conversed with the son of the library’s founder, Dr. Mahmood Mar’ashi. Filmed in Iran in March, 2007. The life and sacrifices of the library founder is described as well as his dedication to the collection. Handwritten and rare manuscripts that range in age from 1300 years old to the present day are shown. 45 Minutes.View the video here
Bolshevik Cafe -Songs of the Left.Twice a year, old lefties and young activists come together for community and fun. They celebrate their causes, their victories and challenges at the Bolshevik Cafe, held at Finn Hall in Berkeley, CA with old and new songs of the left that help empower them to continue in the struggle. Singers of the Bolshevik Cafe are Jon Fromer, Pat Wynne, Mary Davis, Andrea joyce Turner, Alex Bagwell, George Faulk, and the Labor Chorus. The event ends with the singing of the Internationale. May, 1999. 28 Minutes.View the video here
The Conspiracy Against Black Youth.
Damu Smith (1952-2006)of Black Voices for Peace speaks to youth. He objected to the way that the media exploits the young and promotes sexuality and violence instead of peace and character. He told of life experiences that made him a leader. August 15, 2003. Common Bond Peace Camp, Oakland, CA. 30 Minutes.View the video here
Eduardo Galeano Reads Voices of Time:
A Life in Stories The Uruguayan essayist, journalist and historian reads from his works, including his latest, Voices of Time, a work which has been translated into some 20 languages. His works transcend orthodox genres, combining documentary, fiction, journalism, political analysis, and history. The author himself says "I'm a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America above all and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia." June 2, 2006. Oakland, CA. 55 Minutes.
Welcome Home, Father Louis Vitale!Father Vitale talks about his experiences engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the School of the Americas Watch at Fort Benning, Georgia, and his time in prison. Speakers include Dolores Perez Priem; Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink; Renee Saucedo, La Raza Centro Legal; and Carlos Mauricio, School of the Americas Watch-West. Our immigrant and civil rights are under challenge, and we must act now to protest torture and the war in Iraq, and close down the School of the Americas. May 6, 2006, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco. 50 minutes.View the video here
We Won't Get Neo-CONNED Again...A citizen response to lying, spying and dying for the "War on Terror". With Scott Ritter, Former U. N. Weapons Inspector, Ray McGovern, Former CIA Analyst, Faiza Al-Araji, Iraqi Women's Call for Peace, and Medea Benjamin of Code Pink and Global Exchange. An impassioned exchange on ways to stop the Iraq war. (Some minor radio interference on the sound track) Oakland, CA. March 24, 2006. 48 Minutes.
Cindy Sheehan Speaks Out
Against the War in Iraq.In her first speech after the death of her son in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan movingly questions Bush about the war, why her son was sent there, and the effects of the war and her son's death on her family. Illustrated with pictures from her web site. November, 2004, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian/Universalists, Berkeley, CA. 21 Minutes.View the video here
Actions Against the School of the Americas.A Conversation with Father Louis Vitale and Dolores Huerta. Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and Fr. Louis Vitale of St. Benefice Catholic Church converse about their protests at the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, GA, the horrors that the school perpetrates throughout Latin America and the need to shut it down. Illustrated with pictures of the protests. Hosted by Francisco Herrera. November 4, 2005. St. Joseph the Worker Church, Berkeley, CA. 30 minutes.
Declaration of Peace Press Conference.with Father Louis Vitale, and representatives of the Peace community, including Methodists, Unitarians, Labor, Gray Panthers, Military Families Against the War, Code Pink , Pace e Bene. It gives justifications and strategies for ending the Iraq war, to start with a mass rally on International Peace Day, September 21, 2006 in Washington DC. June 29, 2006, San Francisco Federal Building, 38 Minutes.
An Evening with Kathy Kelly, Founder,
Voices in the Wilderness.She movingly describes her experiences in Iraq, and decries U.S. policies there. Introduced by Barbara Lubin Confounder, Middle East Children's Alliance. Hosted by Dennis Bernstein of Pacifica Radio Flashpoints. May 20, 2003. First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA. 90 Minutes.
Make Headlines! with Street Theater.A workshop for Activists. A lively workshop with Mary Bull of Save the Redwoods / Boycott the Gap. She shows how she gets ongoing major press, TV and other media coverage for her causes. With clips of her actions and press. 30 Minutes.
U. S. Intervention in Venezuela.with Eva Golinger, She exposes U.S. intervention in the internal politics of Venezuela through the use of the U. S. Freedom of Information Act. She describes U.S. support of the 1994 Coup, the U. S. funding of the opposition to President Hugo Chavez, and U.S propaganda to undermine Chavez. February 3, 2006, Caracas, Venezuela. 30 Minutes.View the video here
The Social Policies of Hugo Chavez,
Venezuela's President.with Gregory Wilpert of Venezuealanalysis.com. Sociologist Wilpert describes the grassroots organizing and social policies that empower the poor of Venezuela, and how the oil industry moneys are used to provide health, education and housing services under the Chavez regime. January 23, 2006, Caracas, Venezuela. 30 Minutes.View the video here
U.S. Campaign against Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's President.with Deborah James of Global Exchange. She describes the ongoing campaign by the U. S. to overthrow President Chavez, and actions we must take to counter them. The U.S. goal, of course, is oil. January 23, 2006, Caracas, Venezuela. 30 minutes.
Canada's Single Payer Health System:
A Model for Reform.Introduced by the late Senator Paul Wellstone. Canadian physicians, economists and consumers tell Americans about their National Health Program and their universal coverage, problems and satisfaction with the system. For the general public and grass roots organizations. (1994) 16 Minutes.View the video here
Medical Practice in Canada:
The Single Payer System in Action.Introduced by Kevin Grumbach, M.D., of Physicians for a National Health Program. Canadian physicians tell about how Single Payer medicine works in Canada. Topics include choice of MD, governance, income, cost of care, malpractice insurance, and problems. Filmed in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. Designed for professional audiences. Shown at the American Public Heath Association Film Festival, Washington, D.C.(1994) 16 Minutes.
Towards a National Heath Program:
75 Years of Progress.Rashi Fein, Ph.D., Harvard School of Medicine lectures on past support for a National Health Program and legislative attempts in the US since 1913. Covers much of his material published in Scientific American. For students and speaker training. (1989) 30 Minutes.
They Are So Sweet, Sir. A moving tragicomedy on the international trafficking of women performed by Filipino women who experienced it. Video taped live at the performance at the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995. In English, Tagalog and Taglish. Made in cooperation with the San Francisco Mime Troupe. 30 Minutes.
Slides of Huairou and Beijing.
September, 1995.Slides on video for presentations on the Fourth World United Nations Conference on Women. Because people liked our slides and asked to borrow them, we put 90 of them on DVD, with a brief narration and music from the conference. 8 Minutes.
Honoring Women Veterans.March 23, 2005--Women's History Month. Nine women veterans who served from 1936 and the Spanish Civil War, WWII, Korea and Vietnam tell about their fascinating experiences as young women in the military. By the Berkeley Gray Panthers, Berkeley, CA. 30 Minutes.
Women of the Middle Eastwith Minoo Moallem, Ph. D., Women's Studies, San Francisco State University. She describes how women activists in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries work to improve the status of women. A talk at the Women for Peace Annual luncheon, February 29, 2004. 45 Minutes.
Touring Egypt.February, 2003 A fun tourist trip to the pyramids, Aswan, Luxor, floating down the Nile,a visit to Cairo's National Museum and El Kabib market. Music audio. 30 Minutes.
Interviews in the Canyons.The Chiapas Support Committee's 4th Delegation to Chiapas, Mexico, March 2003. Interviews are with civilian Zapatista leaders in two autonomous rebel communities, San Manuel and Francisco Gomez. In Spanish with English subtitles. 40 Minutes.
Hunger and Globalization.with Judith Lewis of the United Nations World Food Programme. Sponsored by the East Bay United Nations Association. Lewis describes the work of the World Food Programme throughout the world. Illustrated with video and pictures of their international distribution of food to remote areas. A speech at International House, UC Berkeley. October 9, 2003. 30 Minutes.
Report from Afghanistan.with Samantha Reynolds of the U.N. Habitat project in Afghanistan. Filmed in Beijing in 1995. A wonderful interview. Samantha Reynolds is very intense and speaks rapidly, but you really have a sense of the situation in Afghanistan before the Taliban takeover. She talks about how she organizes Muslim women under very difficult circumstances. 45 Minutes.
A Summer Peace Camp for High School Girls.African American girls from McClymonds, Oakland Tech and other local high schools use games and exercises to learn non-violent responses to everyday situations. Sponsored by Common Bond, Oakland, CA. Summer, 2002. 25 Minutes.
The Children Left Behind:
An Educational Support Program.by Common Bond. With Congressman George Miller. Concord, CA. Middle school children from Hispanic bilingual families are tutored to improve their academic performance in a special program that includes families, children and teacher. it shows the sessions, games, program and activities that lead to the children's improvement. Produced by Laura Santina. 14 Minutes.
