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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: Gay Group of Alcoholics Anonymous
Date: 1974
Description: Flier depicts the a logo of the Mars and Venus gender symbols surrounding AA for Alcoholics Anonymous. The flier is an invitation to join the Gay Group of Alcoholics Anonymous to celebrate their third anniversary at S. James Church on Saturday December 4, 1974 in Washington, D.C. The event includes both regular and guest speakers and a buffet.
Subject: Gay men -- Alcohol use -- United States
Country: United States
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_F_0102
Type: fliers (printed matter)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70902
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Leonard Cohen Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Haley Steinhilber; Leonard Cohen
Description: Leonard Cohen, American University Class of 1969, discusses his time as an American University student and beyond. As a Political Science major, he shares how he learned to "follow the money" and how to communicate with all types of people. He reflects on his time protesting as a student, and remembers the protests against the invasion of Cambodia in particular. Leonard talks about taking the "University and Revolution" class with James "Jim" Weaver and Gary Weaver and the pushback they received from the administration. He remembers sneaking alcohol while AU was a dry campus. He ends by telling a story of a time he got arrested and its aftermath.
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; AU theatre; Alcohol on AU campus; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; President Richard Nixon; Activism on American University campus; Police harrassment; Fort Jackson, SC (Army Basic Combat Training); Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Anti-war protests; GI coffeehouses; U.F.O. Coffee House, Inc.; AU Professor Gary Weaver; AU Professor James Weaver; School of International Service (SIS)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1739
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: Sign for Appleton Estate rum, with posted liquor license and notice at Washie's Tavern
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Striner, Herbert E.
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Advertising -- Alcoholic beverages; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Local Identifier: v3p22-06
Type: Slides (photographs)
Physical Location: American University Library
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-96569
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

Title: Tatiana Belenkaya Interview, April 19, 2020
Date: April 19, 2020
Creator: Tatiana Belenkaya; Dan Kerr; Elsa Kerr
Description: Tatiana Belenkaya explains how COVID has affected her. She talks about its impact on her work, particularly regrading a trial in Chicago, and shares how it has been difficult to do work and schooling from home. However, she has found nature to be a positive sustaining force, as well as painting and alcohol. Tatiana hopes that the pandemic will spark systematic change, particularly in regards to decoupling healthcare from employment. “This crisis should be a call to action to mobilize people to pass laws that entitle everybody to good care.” This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Washington, DC; Humanities Truck; American University; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; work; school; family; nature; spring; flowers; painting; alcohol; social justice; employment; healthcare
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2113
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: A woman ladles chicha, a fermented corn alcohol, into a cup in Nueva Esperanza, Panama
Date: 2013-04-06
Creator: Teter, Rachel
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Alcoholic beverages -- Panama; Beverages -- Panama; Chicha -- Panama
Country: Panama
Local Identifier: PCCA_Teter_1345
Type: digital images
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1931
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.