UCLA Film & Television Archive, Feb 27, 2024
Second Campaign (1970)
Director: Norman Yonemoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2cGOdxwXk
In May 1969, UCLA film students Norman Yonemoto and Nikolai Ursin traveled to Berkeley, California, in the midst of the now-historic People’s Park Protest. Following upheaval over the potential destruction of a nearby community park, then-Governor Ronald Reagan famously called in the National Guard. In documenting the ensuing protests, the filmmakers capture important and unseen moments, focusing on the sense of joy and community found amongst the students, community members and supporters.
Restoration funding provided by Myra Reinhard Family Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from 16mm A/B original negatives and track negative. Laboratory services by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Audio Mechanics. Special thanks to John Campbell and Christina Scholze.
Learn more on the UCLA blog: ucla.in/42WPsac
The origins story of People’s Park is that its creation represents the inception of the modern communitarian ecology movement.