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1975 1977 Our Tribal Notebooks - Betty Brown, 1975
27 women's viueo gioups 17 communities acioss the globe
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INTERNATIONAL VIDEOLETTERS evolved from two feminist media conferences in 1975 (in the US) as an experiment to
increase communications and a news exchange among feminist communities. ! hour tapes were produced bi-monthly and
mailed (bused) to a circuit within the network. Subject matter ranged from women elected to municipal office to community
actions for Karen Silkwood; from womens work at a scrimp factory to tours of feminist cultural centers.
Maybe, as many as seventy ! hour tapes were produced. Today only three known tapes survive.


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Elizabeth Eastmonu
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3;4787?@ -A44I87G5@7A8? - San Diego, CA
3;4787?@ 1@I<7A *AB6?>AL - LA, CA Susan Nogul
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}oan uiummo
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(formerly via Kartemquinn; shes the Kar in the name)
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Winegaiuen, Sue Scott, }oy Chambeilain
"N,N(N#N (Lesbians Organized for Video Experience) - NY, NY
Betty Biown, Boiis Lunuen
Toronto, Canada Baibaia Naitineau (AKA Sara
Halprin*)
Boston, MA -- Teiiy Nase
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New York, NY Caiol Ansheim
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Cathy Whalen* , }oan valamick
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San Diego, CA Eileen uiiffin
158@5 -BIP /;<75 -AJJ;G@7H; Santa Cruz, CA Ann
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Seattle, Washington
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Bebbie ueoige, valle }ones, }anice Caiiick, Saia Reitz
Portland, Oregon - }uuith Seinbuig
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*A4;8K? )8@;B5B@ -;8@;B' New York, NY Susan Nilano,
Ann volkes
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In NYC monthly scieenings weie helu at
the Women's Inteiait Centei (WIC). In
1978 via a CETA contiact theie was an
attempt in NYC to ievive vIBE0LETTERS.
This effoit was leau by Lisa uaifielu at
WIC.

Fiom the collection of Aiiel Bougheity:

1976 VIDEOLETTER (25 mins, B&W, EIAJ)
by Just Us Video 1976 Interface Productions, Inc.

Jaime of Just Us introduces the news: A clip in a
studio for Margie Adams album SONGWRITER with
Linda Tillery, on drums; the Lily Theatre troupe
rehearsing Moonlighting; and a concert, first, Cris
Williamson at the piano, followed by Holly & Timothy
Near, Meg Christian & Cris performing SISTERSONG.
Timothy gives an empowering lesson in deaf signing.

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The two othei known tapes iesiue at the uETTY RESEARCB INSTIT0TE:

In 2uuS the tapes came to the uetty via the Long Beach Nuseum of Ait collection, a
mammoth aitistic holuing of S,uuu viueos !including some that the artists
themselves believed were lost.
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One is by Susan Mogul about the Womans Building;

The other is by Spectra Feminist Media Project of DC on the Coalition
of Labor Union Women and a demonstration in DC.

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$B7;J +AI9>;B@C has compileu this biief summaiy of the vIBE0LETTERS pioject to:

flush out vL paiticipants anu othei vIBE0LETTER tapes that might possibly exist
encouiage piesentation of the known tapes & fostei uiscussion of the pioject
stimulate meuia feminist histoiians to ieseaich the ievolutionaiy pioject
inspiie feminist meuia activists acioss the globe to cieate a contempoiaiy veision
of vL (so much moie accessible now, uue to the inteinet!)

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