Series 3: Events, 1988-2017, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series includes materials and recordings from events that BFP organized from their founding through 2018, addressing local, national, and international topics and conflicts. Ephemeral material in this series consists primarily of publicity mailings, event announcements and invitations, informational leaflets, program pamphlets, community outreach material, program and event descriptions and signs, as well as lobbying and propaganda material. Event recordings include cassettes, CD, VHS and DVD recordings of panel discussions, protests, and the Brooklyn Peace Fair. Subjects that are well represented are the Israel-Palestine conflict, the role of money in politics, local and national climate policy, and nuclear disarmament. Topics ranged from the local level, with interests such as the effort to shut down Indian Point, to international concerns in South Africa, Japan, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Arrangement
Ephemera has been grouped by subject and arranged alphabetically. Audio-visual records are arranged alphabetically.