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Part of Tacoma Actors Guild Records
Part of Tacoma Actors Guild Records
Video on the history of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
A Framework For Cooperation Tribal Settlement
Hosted by Art Popham, this is a documentary and presentation of future agreements surrounding indigenous communities in the area with an introduction with Puyallup Tribal Council Member Gabriel Landry.
Segment about the community and gangs in the Hilltop area. Ron Lewis and Jack Skannes apear from the Tacoma Police Department.
This program is about the drug free week in Tacoma, put together by the Safe St. Campaign.
Segment about Pierce County incinerating their garbage with Meriam Graves.
Vicky M. Semones is an award-winning poet and photographer with a lifelong interest in spiritual and philosophical subjects. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies. She was an acolyte at the Mary Magdalene Chapel in Oakland, California, and has brought her teaching skills and love of gnostic spirituality to the Center for Spiritual Living - Tacoma, having developed a 'Wisdom Circle' series on "Re-discovering Mary Magdalene." Vicky also posts her poetry at www.authorsden.com/semones
Oral history interview with former Puyallup Tribal Council Member, Ramona Bennett. Interviewed by dindria barrow on April 2, 2022, in the Digital Media Lab of the Tacoma Public Library. Ramona discusses her views on Indian and Indigenous rights, the people she encountered on her advocacy journey and how she continues living during difficult times. Ramona reminds us that “things shift slowly”, to “love whoever is left” after someone passes away, to put “just one foot after the other” and that her people live on because of “all the ways we pray are so hard”.
Tucker, Cynthia video interview
Oral history interview with current president of the Tacoma Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Cynthia Tucker. Interviewed by dindria barrow on April 21, 2022 in the Digital Media Lab of the Tacoma Public Library. Cynthia shares her personal story of growing up with strong women who helped her overcome shyness, her life overseas, her family stories and her hopes for the future. Cynthia states, “I am still a Black woman no matter where I go,” so it is important to be proud of who you are. Cynthia believes that you should enjoy what you do for work and build confidence in your life by “seeking yourself first”.
Penton, Rev. Bob video interview
Oral history interview conducted by dindria barrow at the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch's Digital Media Lab on June 1, 2022. Reverend Robert T. Penton was born on December 11, 1947 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He was born in a segregated town with a large Ku Klux Klan chapter in a shotgun (one-room) house. Bob felt he had no voice in this town and grew disenchanted with his life there. He believed he could make a difference by joining the VISTA program. He was sent to South Central Los Angeles in 1967 to be a community organizer, two years after the riots in Watts. Bob joined the Black Panther Party and became a Minister of Information. He found his voice in Los Angeles. His second year in the VISTA program brought him to Tacoma, WA and the largest public housing complex west of the Mississippi river, Salishan. Bob worked in the anti-poverty program and helped to organize a community center, a family food coop, and youth programs. In the 80’s, Reverend Bob ran campaigns against fear and gang violence by fasting. One of his guiding quotes is: “Poverty of purpose is worse than poverty of purse.” When addressing trauma and divisive politics “it takes something bigger than all of us to break down those walls to bring that common purpose.” Overall, he reminds us that “people need to know how much you care, not how much you know.” Listen to Rev. Bob’s personal purpose and his insights into how to navigate life.
Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers
Purpose was to discuss Sichuan's participation in the Chinese Reconciliation Park. (DVD)
Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers
Tacoma I.W.W. Centennial Rally, 2005 (VHS)
Part of Arthur J. Miller Papers
Tacoma Leonard Peltier March, 1994 (VHS)
Part of Arthur J. Miller Papers
Tacoma Leonard Peltier March, 1999 (VHS)
Part of Arthur J. Miller Papers
Reverend Koyama and Bob Nakayama, Buddhist Temple
Part of Reverend David Alger Interviews
Part of Reverend David Alger Interviews
Part of Reverend David Alger Interviews
Part of Reverend David Alger Interviews
Part of Community Event Collection
Part of Community Event Collection
Part of Community Event Collection
Part of Community Event Collection
Part of Community Event Collection