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Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Color video. A documentary about the “Peace Walk” that took place in Chicago on April 10, 1982 to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The tape features interviews with the participants and footage of the official speakers at Federal Plaza.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Color video. A documentary featuring current interviews and stock footage highlighting the persecution of Assyrian people throughout the Middle East, including Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and Turkey; and advocating for a separate Assyrian state.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Through narration over still photographs, this tape pays tribute to the 40,000 Nicaraguans who gave their lives in the revolution against the Samoza dictatorship. It was provided by the The Instituto de Cine Nicaraguense in celebration of the first Christmas in 45 years free from the Samoza dynasty.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. A brief insight into the life of a C.I.A. officer, John “Bob” Stockwell. Interviews with family members and Stockwell himself describe the career as simply another job, but undercurrents of more troubling aspects of the job occasionally bubble to the surface.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. John Schuchardt, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, recounts his story of speaking up against the Gulf War. Schuchart attempted to catch President George H.W. Bush’s attention while he attended church in Kennebunkport, Maine.