Collection of Berkeley People's Park Protest Flyers and Newsletters

A collection of 12 newsletters, one booklet, and 16 flyers, published in May through July, 1969, alongside a wave of protests that arose at the University of California, Berkeley in response to an aggressive police response to a May 15, 1969 protest that left one protester dead and many wounded. The newsletters and mimeographed or mechanically reproduced flyers reflect a variety of perspectives on the protests, including G.I.'s, conservationists, socialists, and the Radical Student Union. There are several flyers advocating for peaceful protest, flyers announcing rallies and protests, and flyers providing information to protesters on first aid, what to do if arrested, and defending oneself in court. In very good condition overall with minor creasing, occasional chip or tear. Includes the following: Newsletters and Publications Barricade Vol I. Nos 1 and 2. Large broadsheet, well illustrated, 2pp each. Both partially relate to a "Free Huey Newton Rally". Berkeley PL News A Communist Viewpoint. Progressive Labor Party, 1969. 8pp. Instant News Service. Berkeley: People's Press Syndicate, 1969. Vol 1 Nos. 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, and 16. 4pp each. independent socialist supplement. May 23, 1969. Hands Off Berkeley. Berkeley: Waller Press, 1969. 4pp. Berkeley People's Paper Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1969. 8pp. Printed back to front is a satirical newspaper titled the "Berkeley Fascist." Outcry! From Occupied Berkeley. 4pp. The interior folds out to a large color cartoon poster. San Francisco Express Times, telegraph avenue edition Wednesday, April 30, 1969. Resolutely Defend People's Park! 2pp. A Press Conference Sacramento May 20th, 1969 Gov. Ronald Reagan On Berkeley and People's Park. Berkeley: Through the Facilities of Academic Publishing, Inc, [1969]. Transcript of a press conference by Governor Reagan on People's Park. Flyers Our Park And Our Struggle. [Berkeley]: Radical Student Union, 1969. 4to, 2 pp. Discusses the need to continue protest efforts and announces a meeting. People of Berkeley Rally Today. 4to, 1 pp. Rally announcement mimeographed from handwritten text. "Tonight at 7:00 tune in to KSAN at 94.5. Hand your radio out the window & blast the pigs away!" The Park And The Revolution. Berkeley: Bay Area Spartacist League, 1969. 4to, 1pp. Calling for the protesters to stop provoking the government with radical methods and advocating for a "general strike against pig terror." The Ecological Issue. Berkeley: Active Conservation Tactics, 1969. 4to, 2pp. Mimeographed flyer by a campus conservation group discussing the ecological importance of the park and announcing an ecology workshop. Welcome To Berkeley. Small folio, 2pp. Informational flyer distributed to protesters introducing them to the community, discussing the importance of peaceful protest, what to do if arrested, first aid (Be aware that the pigs are using some Lannister's that blow up in your hand.), etc. Peoples Park Bail and Defence Fund Benefit. 4to, 1pp, mimeographed from handwritten text. This Man Is The Fall Guy For Reagan's Plot To Wipe Us Off The Streets! 4to, 2pp, illustration of protester throwing brick. Calls for protesters to stay peaceful and avoid becoming villains in the eyes of the public: "Let Them Make War.Let Us Make Babies!!" Defendants Meeting. Berkeley: People's Park Defense Committee, 1969. 4to, 1pp. Negotiation Report Our Demands Their Response. Berkeley: People's Park Negotiating Committee, 1969. 4to, 2pp. Lists protester demands and the unreasonable response of the university and city. Gatherings. Berkeley: Free University of Berkeley, ND. 4to, 1 pp, photo illustration of students building a park. Who Owns The Park? Berkeley: Berkeley Graphic Arts, 1969. Small folio, 1pp, background illustration of Native American. Discusses how the land was stolen from the Native Americans and that the students "will take care of it and guard it, in the spirit of the Costanoan Indians." Fellow G.I.'s. Berkeley: G.I. Association, 1969. 4to, 2pp. Flyer written and di.…