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  [The 90’s raw: John Parker]

  American Way, Outside Agitators, Skip Blumberg, THE 90's

  Raw footage for the award-winning TV series “The 90’s.” In New Haven, Connecticut, ex-addict John Parker of the National AIDS Brigade illegally distributes clean needles to intravenous drug users to prevent the spread of AIDS. Parker is in thousands of dollars of debt, paying for the program entirely himself. He feels that his program empowers people to feel like they can make a difference in their own lives, which is the first step towards treatment. On the day when videomaker Skip Blumberg is shooting, Parker is also being interviewed by an ABC news crew. Blumberg’s shooting style contrasts greatly with that of the ABC crew, who prefer to set up artificial situations rather than shoot events as they unfold. After they leave the park where he is distributing the needles, they go to the “shooting gallery” where IV drug addicts inject themselves. We learn that the health department has cut off his support and Parker has competition from gay organizations.

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  [Full Circle promo]

  Asian American, Black, Communities, Latinx, Native American, Outside Agitators

  A taping of a dinner at Chicago’s Hull House, in which many prominent feminists and female activists come together to honor the memory and achievements of Jane Addams, the prominent social activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Guests include: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Cheryl Carolus, Hyun-Kyung Chung, Johnnetta Cole, Mirna Cunningham, Nawal El Saadawi, Susan Faludi, Susan Grode, Anita Hill, Dolores Huerta, Devaki Jain, Wilma Mankiller, Gloria Steinem, & Addie Wyatt.

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  [Chicago Slices raw : Marc Smith]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Outside Agitators

  Raw footage for Chicago Slices, featuring Marc Smith, founder of the Poetry Slam, at the Green Mill. Brigid Murphy interviews Smith inside the Green Mill, followed by Smith performing two poems.

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  [Media Burn on Nightwatch]

  Ant Farm, Chicago, Outside Agitators

  A partial episode of the show Nightwatch, a show where Gene Siskel presents samples of independent film and video and discusses them with callers. Tom Weinberg is a guest on the show, presenting Media Burn.

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  The 90’s, episode 218: Global Warring

  Andrew Jones, Black, Communities, International, THE 90's, War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Episode 218 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “GLOBAL WARRING” and features the following segments:

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  Vietnam Navy

  International, Viewers Choice, War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. A series of silent 8mm films made by Jim Metzger during his year long tour on a River Boat Patrol in Vietnam in 1968. 

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  Palestinian Diaries

  International, War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. For this documentary, a group of videomakers trained three Palestinians to document their lives for a six-month period. These people speak of everyday hardships under Israeli rule and family and friends lost in the conflict.

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  [Jane Byrne spots]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Politics

  Ten 30-second mayoral campaign spots for the 1983 incumbent Jane Byrne.