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Title: Anthony Rivera-Rosa Interview, March 21, 2016
Date: March 21, 2016
Creator: Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
Description: SUMMARY: Anthony is a recovering drug addict who has mainly worked as a carpenter. He is fifty-nine years old and was born in Manhattan before moving to Puerto Rico and then back to the United States. He said he was a functioning addict for most of his life and always been able to make ends meet, until developing an addiction to crack-cocaine in the late 2000s. He has been in recovery and not working for the past two years but feels confident his skills will get him back into the workforce when he feels ready to move on. 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; Manhattan; drug abuse
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1522
Rights statement: The document is freely shared under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Title: Barbara Lewis Interview, October 26, 2019
Date: October 26, 2019
Creator: Cameron Sandlin; Barbara Lewis
Description: Barbara Lewis, Physician Assistant at Whitman-Walker Health, reflects on her experiences working and advocating for LGBTQ+ health. She talks about working at Whitman-Walker for 40 years, and remembers founding the first lesbian health clinic in 1979. She remembers promoting safe sex, and talking about safe sex between women in particular in the 90s. She defines safe sex as protecting yourself against giving/recieving an STI. Barbara reflects on her first time learning about AIDS at Whitman-Walker in 1981, and chronicles the steps the clinic has taken since. She hopes the next generation will take charge of their health and bodies, including practicing safe sex.
Subject: Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); Barriers for safer sex; HIV (‎human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; LGBTQ activism; Safe sex; Sex education; STIs (sexually transmitted infections); Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV; Bacterial vaginosis; HPV (human papillomavirus); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power); AIDS buyers clubs
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1991
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Bogota Colombia's Stately Capital
Date: 2000-08-22
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A street vendor shows off his wares in Plaza Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, August 22, 2000.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0015_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Buddy Moore Interview, November 9, 2019
Date: November 9, 2019
Creator: Carmen Bolt; Buddy Moore
Description: Buddy Moore, former Park View resident, talks about his time living in the neighborhood. Born and raised in the Cardozo area, Buddy moved to Park View to raise his family. He reflects on the drug epidemic that hit in the neighborhood in the 1980s, and discusses forming an Orange Hat group to educate those in the neighborhood doing "negative things." He feels that this group made a difference in cutting down the violence in the neighborhood. Buddy talks about the "great positive" changes he's seen in Petworth/Park View regarding new businesses, redevelopment, and gentrification. To long time residents, he encourages them to "hang on" as the city government works on housing.
Subject: It's a Small World After All: Art Wraps on Historic Georgia Avenue event (2019); Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Park View (Washington, D.C.); Georgia Avenue (Washington, D.C.); Affordable housing; Gentrification; Orange Hats (Citizens patrol group); Community crime prevention programs; Citizen patrol groups; Urban decay; Illegal drug activity
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1976
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Catherine Hargrove Interview, September 14, 2019
Date: September 14, 2019
Creator: Carmen Bolt; Catherine Hargrove
Description: Catherine Hargrove relocated to Petworth in the mid-1980s from Boston where she attended law school. She recalls it being incredibly family-oriented at the time she moved, but that the city did not maintain the urban landscape well. When asked about the change in the neighborhood overtime, Hargrove mentions that while still community-oriented, the neighborhood is largely gentrified. While this has resulted in greater municipal upkeep of the neighborhood, she notes several individuals that have been forced out of the community due to rising costs. She expresses that more conversations need to be held around the topic of gentrification and believes that individuals moving into new neighborhoods should make a point to learn the history and norms of the community that already exists.
Subject: 2019 Celebrate Petworth Festival; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Neighborhood festivals; Gentrification; Community crime prevention programs; Illegal drug activity; Public transportation
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2004
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Weapon that Saves Lives"
Description: Written by Arthur Arent and stars Edmund Lowe. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Bud Collyer, announcer. The story of the search for an discovery of the Sulfa drugs, which have saved countless lives on the field of battle. Special guest is Brig. Gen. G.F. Lull, Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Sulfa drugs
Local Identifier: program_no:345
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101904
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Colombian Drug Smuggling Flight Routes
Date: 2000-08-19
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Colombian Defense Minister Luis Fernando Ramirez points out routes of drug flights from Colombia to the United States on his computer in his office in Bogota, Colombia, August 19, 2000. The drug flights usually fly a route over Venezuela and Haiti on the way to the U.S.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Subject -- Personal Name: Luis Fernando Ramirez
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0014_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Cynthia Burwell Interview, February 28, 2016
Date: February 28, 2016
Creator: Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
Description: SUMMARY: Cynthia Burwell is a woman in her fifties who has lived in Washington, DC her whole life. Growing up her parents were addicted to drugs and alcohol, and she and her siblings spent time in children’s homes and living with relatives. After graduating high school while homeless, she worked a series of manual labor jobs, including general maintenance, security, and day labor/construction. She tried to gain computer skills but claimed she was consistently cheated by trade schools. She has been out of work for around twenty years now and says her biggest concern is getting her own place. 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: drug abuse; alcohol abuse
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1527

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Alfonso Cano (1948-2011), a former anthropology professor and now number three in the FARC rebel command, speaks with Tim McGirk, a Time magazine reporter at the FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas, more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was the commander of the militant group and succeeded founder Manuel Marulanda in March 2008.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Subject -- Personal Name: Alfonso Cano; Tim McGirk
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0017_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Two FARC soldiers converse at FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The Los Pozos compound is the seat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, government. The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0018_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A coca farmer looks over the condition of the coca plants on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0005_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0003_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Alfonso Cano (1948-2011), a former anthropology professor and now number three in the FARC rebel command, speaks with a reporter at the FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000.The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Subject -- Personal Name: Alfonso Cano
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0019_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A FARC officer speaks with fellow rebel soldiers at FARC headquarters in Los Pozos, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The Los Pozos compound is the seat of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, government. The FARC maintains a force of 15,000 soldiers, and currently controls 40% of Colombian territory.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0020_web.tif

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0004_web.tif

Title: Inside FARC Country In Colombia
Date: 2000-08-25
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A coca farmer looks over the leaves of the coca plant on his land in the Puerto Rico region of Cagyuan River Valley, Colombia, August 25, 2000. The FARC rebels who control the valley rely on taxes from the drug trade to maintain their 15,000 person army and their power in the region.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0002_web.tif

Title: Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
Date: 2000-08-20
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Two children swim in the Magdalena River in the industrial city of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 20, 2000. On the horizon is the home to the largest oil refinery in Colombia.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0016_web.tif

Title: Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
Date: 2000-08-21
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A Federal Police officer takes a break while patrolling a FARC-controlled, barrio, or slum, of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 21, 2000. Barrancabermeja has the highest murder rate of any town in the Western Hemisphere, averaging three murders a day. The FARC and ELN rebels, as well as right-wing paramilitaries, fight for control of the area.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0006_web.tif

Title: Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
Date: 2000-08-21
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A Federal Police officer patrols a FARC-controlled barrio, or slum, of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 21, 2000. Barrancabermeja has the highest murder rate of any town in the Western Hemisphere, averaging three murders a day. The FARC and ELN rebels, as well as right-wing paramilitaries, fight for control of the area.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0013_web.tif

Title: Inside Of The World's Murder Capital, Barrancabermeja
Date: 2000-08-21
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Federal Police officers prepare to go on patrol in a FARC controlled barrio of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, August 21, 2000. Barrancabermeja has the highest murder rate of any town in the Western Hemisphere, averaging three murders a day. The FARC and ELN rebels, as well as right-wing paramilitaries fight for control of the area.
Subject: Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
Country: Colombia
Local Identifier: colombia_ct_0007_web.tif

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