Home » Politics » War and Peace (Page 3)

• 

  [Disarmament Rally #55]

  War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Live coverage of The International March and Rally for a Freeze and Reduction of Nuclear Arms and a Transfer of Funds from the Military to Human Needs. On June 12, 1982, the largest antinuclear demonstration was held in New York City’s Central Park, while a simultaneous demonstration was held in San Francisco at its Civic Center. Estimates of over one million people attended the New York demonstration, making it the largest American political demonstration in history at that time.

• 

  [March for Disarmament, Master #1]

  War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Live coverage of large rally to support disarmament in Central Park. June 12th, 1982.

• 

  [March for Disarmament, Master #4]

  War and Peace

  Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. On June 12th, 1982, nearly 1 million people poured into Central Park in a march to support United Nations talks on nuclear disarmament. Independent producers, dozens from across the United States, gathered to broadcast the event, providing live news coverage for public stations as an alternative to network television.

• Some Messages From the Backs of Postcards

  Chuck Kleinhans, War and Peace

  Chuck Kleinhans’ reflections on the making of “Postales de Nicaragua Libre / Postcards From Nicaragua.”

• 

  72 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The Threat of Nuclear War Continues

  Blog, War and Peace

  The Brutality of Nuclear War and Humanity’s Struggles Against It Seventy-two years ago this month, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the people of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, killings hundreds of thousands and expanding the horizon of humanity’s capacity for destruction. Since the inception of nuclear weapons, individuals and social movements have fought to curtail the threat of nuclear war and denounce the inhumanity and absurdity of living under the constant threat of total annihilation. Especially now, as world leaders […]

• 

  Newshour: Guantanamo detainees to go to Michigan?

  War and Peace

  News story concerning the move of Guantanamo prisoners to a facility in Standish, MI. Includes interviews with citizens and town officials, as well as footage from a town meeting.

• 

  Newshour: Iraq Electricity Update

  Chicago, War and Peace

  Includes two news segments: “Iraq Electricity Update” and “Alsammarae May Update”. Touches upon the ongoing struggles for electricity in Iraq.

• 

  [Aiham Alsammarae reel]

  Chicago, War and Peace

  A collection of unfinished news clips covering Aiham Alsammarae and the Iraqi conflict. Includes some unnamed segments, “Chicago Iraqis”, “Alsammarae Profile”, “Iraq Electricity Update”, and “Alsammarae May Update”, as well as a segment from Chicago Tonight and camera original footage from an interview about Alsammarae’s return.