Archive for the ‘Themes’ Category
Application for Admittance into the Stanford Dysphoria Program
Archive Entry Date: 1968-1980
Even though trans care existed, it wasn't easy to get
City Proclamation of NPO Day
Archive Entry Date: 5/7/1978
The NPO's fifth birthday was a cause for celebration
Rebop program on the OCS, with Huey Newton interviewed by a student
Archive Entry Date: 1978
Rare footage of OCS shows youth empowerment and joy, spiritual nourishment and critical thinking
Pacific Center Women’s Calendar (For Women Only)
Archive Entry Date: 4/78
A snapshot of Pacific Center's diverse range of programs -- and of its balancing act
Steve Dain Trial Outcome
Archive Entry Date: 1978
The disappointing outcome of Steve Dain's lawsuit against the Emeryville school district
Flyer for Racism Workshop
Archive Entry Date: 4/78
A call for discussion of racism within the lesbian community.
Olivia Records Advertisement for BWMC
Archive Entry Date: 04/78
The women in the BWMC describe their relationship with Olivia Records
Asian Community Library: First in the U.S.
Archive Entry Date: 03/1978
Judy Yung described the ACL's services in its first year of operation and its vision for the future
Back to the City
Archive Entry Date: 3/17/78
The Berkeley Barb devoted four pages to the new "Back to the City", or urban homesteading, movement — of which the IUH was a perfect examplar
Not Suitable for Livestock
Archive Entry Date: 3/10/1978
Finding safe hormones could be a huge challenge
The Black Panthers’ School
Archive Entry Date: 03/08/1978
Though shadowed by criminal charges brought against the Party, the OCS still thrived
Sex Work Ads 1978
Archive Entry Date: 1/20-26/1978
Trans people turn to sex work due to workplace exclusion
Project: Asian Community Library
Archive Entry Date: 1977
Just a year after its opening, the Asian Community Library was already a model
Arobateau Autobiography: Communism, Police, and Trans People
Archive Entry Date: 12/31/1977
Red Jordan Arobateau's ex questioned over communist ties
Asian Community Library LSCA Application
Archive Entry Date: 1977
The Asian Community Library took stock in this application for a third year of funding
City Lot a Test in Creative Living
Archive Entry Date: 12/08/1977
A local Illinois paper reported on the Integral Urban House, 2,000 miles away from Berkeley
The Talking Heads First National Tour Hit the Keystone Berkeley
Archive Entry Date: 12/7/77
First time The Talking Heads play Berkeley
Correspondence between Martin Paley, Gerald Leo and Carole Migden about United Way Funding
Archive Entry Date: 11/17/1977
Pacific Center battled hard to obtain United Way funding
Black Studies Loss Criticized at Berkeley High School
Archive Entry Date: 9/28/77
The head of Berkeley High's Af-Am program defended the integrity and openness of his program
Panther Party School Gets Commendation
Archive Entry Date: 09/11/77
Huey P. Newton, Ericka Huggins, and Elaine Brown accepted a commendation from the state legislature
School Desegregation in Berkeley
Archive Entry Date: 8/1977
From the US Commission on Civil Rights, an account and positive appraisal of Berkeley's desegregation efforts
Advertisement for “Lesbian Concentrate”
Archive Entry Date: 08/77
The members of the Collective speak to their off-center place on Olivia's roster of artists
200 Demonstrators Chant ‘Free Huey’
Archive Entry Date: 6/30/1977
Family and students of OCS, along with others, protest Newton's detainment in Canada on his way back from Cuba.
Lesbians of Color at 1977 SF Gay Freedom Day
Archive Entry Date: 6/25/77
Lesbians of Color represent Pacific Center at 1977 SF Gay Freedom Day
“We want to set examples for the little children”
Archive Entry Date: 6/18/1977
1977 OCS graduates share fond memories of school and hopes for the future
Open Letter To CETA Commissioners and Berkeley City Council
Archive Entry Date: 6/9/1977
Pacific Center's director skewered employment commissioners who had mocked him for being gay
Record Review
Archive Entry Date: 06/77
The band's first album is an "affirmation of the power of women together"