New DVDs in the Library

Come check out the latest additions to our DVD collection! Introducing three incredible, acclaimed documentaries that challenge our understanding of our own histories as it has typically been told to us. Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School uncovers the dark history of the U.S. government's atrocious boarding school policy for Native children. The film, produced by Rich-Heape Films, won Best Feature Documentary at the International Cherokee Film Festival.

The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy is another multiple award-winning documentary by Native-owned production company, Rich-Heape Films. Told from a Native American perspective, the film explores the brutal history of the Cherokee Nation's forced relocation from their native homelands under the federal Indian Relocation Act of 1830.

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts is a critically-acclaimed documentary series by Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee. The documentary explores the disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the lives affected in New Orleans. Spike Lee asks hard-hitting questions about race, federal policy and inaction and the value of human life in this deeply political yet heartwrenching documentary.

New titles coming soon: Don't Get Sick In June: American Indian Healthcare by Rich-Heape Films

Exciting new community class in Oakland!

This class will show history-based films, provide additional readings
and ALL participants will receive copies of the book "Urban Voices". A
Native American historian, Melinda Micco (Seminole/Creek/Choctaw)will
facilitate discussions following the films, which will allow community
members to share their own knowledge of their tribal histories and
process their reflections in a supportive environment.

Please Jessica LePak at jessical@nativehealth.org with any questions or concerns.

Open Mind, Open Library.

Clear your calendars and save the date! Whatever you have to do to try and make it to the ROMC's celebration of Cesar Chavez Student Center's 35th anniversary.

For more info, contact us.

Indian Country Today Interviews Madonna Thunder Hawk

The latest issue of Indian Country Today features an article on famed Red Power activist and woman warrior, Madonna Thunder Hawk. She talks about her experiences during the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff and her lifetime of organizing:

Thunder Hawk described Red Power as a movement, not an organization. It involved entire families and communities, including children and elders who anchored the movement. "We were people-based. That's why we were effective." (Indian Country Today, Wednesday, October 13, 2010)

Come to the ROMC Resource Library to read the latest issue of Indian Country Today...

Rigoberta Menchu...

is going to be speaking in Oakland on November 15,
clear your calendars and save the date for this amazing opportunity.

Here's the website for more info and to get your tickets:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/134367

New Journals added to ROMC library!

The University of Chicago brings you...

Critical Inquiry, Volume 36 Number 4

A journal that is considered a "leading journal within literary studies," within the field of critical theory.

& Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Volume 36, Number 1

Feminists theorize International Political Economy.

Both of these great contributions to our library.

To read more about them, come visit us at T-143, through the computer lab.

National Coming out Week!

ROMC Library has many books pertaining to Sexuality Studies!

Here's a list of a few of the books we offer.

Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America

2nd edition John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman

0-226-14264-7 1

Erotic City: Sexual Revolutions and the Making of Modern San Francisco

Josh Sides 0-19-537781-1 1

Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men

Lori B. Girshick; Foreward: Jamison Green

1-58465-645-X 1

Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People (with a new preface), Why Darwin Was Wrong About Sexual Selection Joan Roughgarden 0-520-26012-2 1

Smash the Church, Smash the State: The Early Years of Gay Liberation

Edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca 0-87286-497-9 1

The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts

Claude J. Summers ed.

1-57344-191-0 1

For a complete listing of our books you can visit our website or visit us in person at T-143, through the computer lab!

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