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- Title
- 160* Trade union leaders ask your support to end the war
- Date
- 1971
- Description
- Flier, created by the National Peace Action Coalition in 1971, that publicizes the Moratorium Day on October 13, 1971 and the November 6 anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. and urges trade unionists to participate.
- Subject
- Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Economic aspects -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0151
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- Collection
- Patrick Frazier Political and Social Movements Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70847
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- text
- Title
- Aaron Terry Interview, March 7, 2020
- Date
- March 7, 2020
- Creator
- Aaron Terry; Kai Walther
- Description
- Kai Walther interviews Aaron Terry about his experience living with HIV and how it impacted his service in the United States Air Force.
- Subject
- Washington, DC; Air Force; LGBTQ; activism; London, England; Coronavirus; Italy; aging; senior; Wilford Hall Hospital; GRID
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS Activism in DC Oral Histories
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2298
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- mixed material
- Title
- Abhayam Kaln Interview, September 22, 2019
- Date
- September 22, 2019
- Creator
- Sierra Solomon; Person responsible unknown
- Subject
- Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; drum circle; music; gentrification; spirituality
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- September 22, 2019
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1702
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- still image
- Title
- AC Interview, March 21, 2016
- Date
- March 21, 2016
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Description SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW: AC moved to the United States in 1990 to find work in Connecticut then Massachusetts then DC. He worked as a taxi driver for a couple years before finding a permanent position as a security guard for commercial buildings within DC. As soon as he moved to the United States he began English classes and now takes computer classes to increase his skills. He retired in 2015 and began receiving Social Security and also withdrew his 401k. He is currently unemployed and focusing on his health because he was unable to do so when he was working. He has plans to learn Microsoft PowerPoint take his skills back to his homeland to teach children the application as well as English. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
- Subject
- Thrive DC: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church; Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op’s DC Employment Justice Research Project; homeles
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1515
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- sound recording
- Title
- Adam Canaday Interview, October 30, 2020
- Date
- October 30, 2020
- Creator
- Adam Canaday; HopeLily Van Duyne; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- Adam Canaday is a Journeyman Coachman with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation that runs the museums and historic houses and sites in Williamsburg, Virginia. Adam talks about his experiences working at Colonial Williamsburg since he was a small child. He addresses some of the issues that people of color face working at Colonial Williamsburg, especially when working as historical interpreters. This interview was conducted as part of class requirements for HIST:667 Oral History with Dr. Anna Kaplan in fall 2020.
- Subject
- Colonial Williamsburg; Native Americans; Chickahominy; enslaved people; African Americans; costumed interpreters
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- African American Historical Interpreters: The Experience of Working in the Past
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2577
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- sound recording
- Title
- Adrian Ferguson Interview
- Date
- November 16, 2022
- Creator
- Daley, Sherrell; Ferguson, Adrian
- Description
- An oral history interview with Adrian Ferguson conducted by Sherrell Daley.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Artists in DC Oral History Project
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4372
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- still image
- Title
- Adriene Lim, Oral History, Lunar New Year, February 11, 2024
- Date
- February 11, 2024
- Creator
- Tsumagari, Daiki; Lim, Adriene
- Description
- Daiki Tsumagari interviews Lunar New Year event goer Adriene Lim on Chinatown, Lunar New Year, and the Year of the Dragon.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Lunar New Year 2024
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- still image
- Title
- Aida Basnight-Peery Interview, March 25, 2015
- Date
- March 25, 2015
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW: Aida Basnight-Peery was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Chicago, Illionois. After getting her Bachelors and Masters degrees, Basnight-Peery split most of her time between Chicago and D.C. While in Chicago, she had two kids, a daughter and a son, now 20 and 23-years-old, respectively. Although she has had several different jobs, she has worked most of her life as a secretary, but now, she is working part-time with Street Sense, although it is still difficult to make ends meet. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
- Subject
- Church of the Epiphany; Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op’s DC Employment Justice Research Project; homelessness
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1517
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Aionna Butler and Mykia Charles Interview, August 24, 2019
- Date
- August 24, 2019
- Creator
- Dan Kerr; Aionna Butler; Mykia Charles
- Description
- Middle schoolers and cousins Mykia Charles and Aionna Butler discuss their experiences in Anacostia Park. Mykia has been coming to the park for a long time; for Aionna, it's her first time. Both of them enjoy skating and meeting up with family in the Park. They remember falling down while skating. "This is a fun park ... but bring some kneepads!"
- Subject
- Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Basketball courts; School children in Washington, D.C.; Schools in Washington, D.C.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Late Skate, August 24, 2019
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2045
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- mixed material
- Title
- Akuke Ndoromo Interview, March 21, 2016
- Date
- March 21, 2016
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW: Akube Ndoromo is currently homeless and unemployed in the city of Washington, DC. He is originally from Kenya, but has lived in the capital since 1996. According to Ndoromo, he became a multimillionaire through two small business ventures. After a scandal involving fraud at his latest business he was imprisoned. He maintained his innocence, which helped him in the fight for his early release. Ndoromo claims during this time he lost his wife through divorce and has found comfort in the community of Columbia Heights. In the interview, Ndoromo recalls his professional life and higher education, the racism and xenophobia he has experienced as an immigrant, and his homeless status. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
- Subject
- homelessness; Kenya; racism
- Country
- United States; United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1518
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- still image
- Title
- Alan Seto, Oral History, Lunar New Year, February 11, 2024
- Date
- February 11, 2024
- Creator
- Ellie; Seto, Alan
- Description
- Ellie interviews Lunar New Year event goer Alan Seto on Lunar New Year, Chinatown, and the Year of the Dragon.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Lunar New Year 2024
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- software, multimedia
- Title
- Alexander Mejia Interview, September 7, 2021
- Date
- September 7, 2021
- Creator
- Martinez, William
- Subject
- Mobilizing Against Homelessness, Alexander Mejia, William Martinez
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Alexander Mejia
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4936
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- mixed material
- Title
- Alexes Haggins Interview, April 29, 2023
- Date
- April 29, 2023
- Creator
- Dan Kerr; Alexes Haggins
- Description
- Interview with Alexes Haggins, conducted by Dan Kerr on 4/29/23
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Paul Robeson 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- software, multimedia
- Title
- Alexi Maria, Oral History, Celebrate Petworth, November 18, 2023
- Date
- November 18, 2023
- Creator
- Rivera, Inaya; Maria, Alexi
- Description
- Inaya Rivera interviews Alexi Maria at Celebrate Petworth Day 2023 on the Petworth neighborhood, what the community is like, how the neighborhood has changed over the years, and what Maria thinks the neighborhood will look like in the future.
- Subject
- Neighborhood, culture, Petworth, D.C., arts, Upshur, community
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Celebrate Petworth 2023
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- software, multimedia
- Title
- Alexis Lindsay Interview, October 30, 2013
- Date
- October 30, 2013
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW: In this interview, Claire Davis talks with Alexis Lindsay, the Special Events and Communications Manager at Covenant House Washington. Ms. Lindsay talks about why youth come to Covenant House and the demographics of the homeless youth population in Washington, DC. Ms. Lindsay also reflects on how to end youth homelessness and the types of services that Covenant House Washington provides for youth. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The interviews conducted as part of the DC Oral History and Social Justice Project record how unhoused residents of the greater DC area view the history of homelessness – how did homelessness become such an entrenched part of the city. The interviews will be used to create critical dialogue among people who are currently unhoused in Washington, DC, and then they may be used to assist future advocacy efforts.
- Subject
- Covenant House Washington; DC Oral History and Social Justice Project; homelessness; youth homelessness
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1519
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- A'lice Myers-Hall Interview, October 17, 2020
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Indigenous Peoples' Day 2020
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2316
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Alisa Hill Interview, March 05, 2013
- Date
- March 05, 2013
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY: In this interview, Washington, D.C. native Alisa Hill speaks about the phenomenon of homelessness in the city. Alisa shares her personal experiences with homelessness, including her efforts to find shelter and how being homeless has affected her relationships with others. Alisa also discusses her advocacy efforts to bring attention to the issue of homelessness and her outreach with homeless children. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The interviews conducted as part of the DC Oral History and Social Justice Project record how unhoused residents of the greater DC area view the history of homelessness – how did homelessness become such an entrenched part of the city. The interviews will be used to create critical dialogue among people who are currently unhoused in Washington, DC, and then they may be used to assist future advocacy efforts.
- Subject
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; DC Oral History and Social Justice Project; homelessness; homelessness advocacy
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1520
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Alison Politziner Interview
- Date
- October 27, 2022
- Creator
- Friedman, Rafer; Politziner, Alison
- Description
- The first oral history interview conducted by Rafer Friedman for his project focusing on refugee resettlement.
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Refugee Resettlement Oral History Project
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4348
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image
- Title
- Ama Interview, September 12, 2021
- Date
- September 12, 2021
- Creator
- Alexis Zilen; Ama
- Description
- The Humanities Truck participated in the 2021 “Adams Morgan Day” Festival, which focuses on the neighborhood of Adams Morgan and its culture, diversity, and history. Oral history interviews were conducted to gauge festival-goers' relationship to Adams Morgan, meaningful spaces in the neighborhood, and how those spaces may have changed over time. In this interview, Ama talks about enjoying Adams Morgan coffee shops and grading papers there before the pandemic. She also speaks about the changing city and gentrification.
- Subject
- Adams Morgan Day; coffee shops; Adams Morgan; Adams Morgan Day 2021; Covid-19; online teaching; pandemic; gentrification
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Adams Morgan Day 2021
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2970
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- moving image
- Title
- Amanda Barry Moilanen Interview, May 03, 2013
- Date
- May 03, 2013
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY: This interview with Amanda Barry Moilanen is about being the daughter of a same-sex lesbian couple. Barry Moilanen discusses her moms and the obstacles they faced as a same-sex family unit. Barry Moilanen talks about her membership to the LGBT community as the daughter of a same-sex household. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
- Subject
- American University, Ward Circle; Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op’s DC Employment Justice Research Project; homelessness; LG
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Homeless Voices Amplification Coop
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1521
- mods_typeOfResource_mt
- still image