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Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

Que Ondee Sola

Que Ondee Sola was established in 1972 and remains the oldest Puerto Rican/Latina/o university student publication in print. Their mission is to provide the Northeast Illinois University (NEIU) community with a relevant and engaging publication that deals with student issues with a focus on Puerto Ricans and Latinas/os, their communities, and their patrias. Que Ondee Sola played an active role in the campaign to free the five Puerto Rican patriots Lolita Lebron, Oscar Collazo, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Irving Flores, and Andres Figueroa Cordero. The periodical continues to affirm the right of Puerto Rican self-determination, freedom for all political prisoners, and support for a truly participatory democracy.


You can learn more and access the paper's digital archives - https://queondeesola.org/

Documents

Que Ondee Sola [Vol. 4 No. 2] Que Ondee Sola [Vol. 4 No. 2]
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaDate: 10/1974Volume Number: Vol. 4-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
Bilingual Materials. Cover Story: Solidarity Day! The cover story informs readers of solidarity event at Madison Square Garden meant to unify the American left around the question of Puerto Rico and call attention to five Puerto Rican Nationalist prisoners. Additional content covers a guest lecture by Ramon Arbona, first Secretary of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party of the United States Branch (PSP) and editor of the bi-lingual issue of Claridad newspaper, at Northeastern Illinois University; a narrative by a foreign exchange student who studied in Puerto Rico; poetry in English and Spanish; an explanation of the meaning behind "Que Ondee Sola"; student struggles against racism at Northeastern (with photos); a list of courses offered by Latin Faculty at NIU; and editorials.
Que Ondee Sola [September 1976] Que Ondee Sola [September 1976]
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaDate: 9/1976Format: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
Bilingual Materials. Cover Story:"Todos a El Grito de Lares y El Grito de Dolores. The cover story discusses an upcoming event commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Puerto Rico and the proclamation of Mexico Independence from Spain. "September 12, 1891..." commemorates the 85th birthday of Dr. Albizu Campos. Additional content on the Chicano Student Union at Northeastern Illinois University and the Federacion Universitaria Socialista Puertorriqueria, and Freedom of Speech at UNI.
Que Ondee Sola [Special Edition, Sep 1977] Que Ondee Sola [Special Edition, Sep 1977]
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaDate: 9/1977Volume Number: Special EditionFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
Bilingual Materials. Special Edition. Cover Story: No Crime! No Trial! UNI Professor Jailed! This issue contains information about the arrests of Puerto Rican activists Roberto Caldero, Jose Lopez, and Juan Lopez, who refused to cooperate with the Chicago Grand Jury. The issue includes an exclusive interview with the three activists as well as content covering escalated state repression targeting the Puerto Rican Independence Movement, especially Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (F.A.L.N.) organizers in New York. The editorial discusses the Grand Jury as a repressive tool, including grand jury news briefs and information pertaining to the National Conference on Repression in Chicago.
Que Ondee Sola [March 1981] Que Ondee Sola [March 1981]
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaDate: 3/1981Volume Number: Special EditionFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
Bilingual Materials. Special Edition: The Puerto Rican Woman: Courage and Sacrifice (Double Issue March/April). This issue highlights Puerto Rican women writers and features poetry in english by Lola Rodriguez de Tio, Julia de Burgos, Lolita Lebron, and Dylcia Pagan, among others. It also includes a transcript of a speech delivered on International Women's Day (1981) by Alejandrina Torres on imperialism, government repression, and targeted attacks against women in the struggle for liberation. Contents: Viva la Mujer Revolucionaria Puertorriquena; Interview with Dona Consuelo; Poetry and the Puerto Rican Woman; Puerto Rican Independence Calendar of Events; Solidaridad Internacional; C.S.U. conference Schedule; Repression at UNI.
Que Ondee Sola [April 1983] Que Ondee Sola [April 1983]
Publisher: Que Ondee SolaDate: 4/1983Volume Number: Vol. 11-10Format: PeriodicalCollection: Que Ondee Sola
Bilingual Materials (bulk in Spanish). Cover Story: Draft Comes to U.N.I.! The cover story discusses a new requirement that all "male students from the ages of 18 to 24" are required to be registered for the Draft in order to receive financial aid assistance. Contents: Student Activist Refuses to Participate in Hearing Committee; Editorial; Jose de Diego Combatiente del Coloniaje; Pero Albizu Campos: precursor del antiimperialismo; Ramon Emeterio Betances: Gran revolucionario puertorriqueno del siglo xix; Los Once Prisioneros de Guerra Puertorriquenos: El legado de 85 anos de lucha; Pedro Archuleta Visita Northeastern.