This slide show consists of 140 color slides of the Commission on Overseas Missions (General Conference Mennonite Church) work around the world. Featured are Jerimiah and Wendy Choi, Tim and Cindy Buhler, Bill Derksen, Loren and Donna Entz, Hermann and Amalia Woelke, Nelson Assis, Mary Jane Assis, Isaak Bergen, Buddy Dyck, Larson, Jonathan, George and Rena Kroeker. Written and produced by Carol Duerksen. Included is a script and an audio cassette #2361.
General Conference Mennonite Church. Commission on Overseas Mission
This collection is about conscientious objectors and alternative service, including the men working at Camp Giekie, posing for photos at the camp, out on the job (tree planting, snag falling) eating, their living quarters etc. Also included is a photo of personnel at Camp Q7 (Loveland Lake, Campbell River, BC). Also some photos of a reunion in 1986.
This slide show consisting of 156 black and white and color slides depicts 100 years of history of Vietnam through the village of My An. It comes in two parts. Part one has 76 slides and part 2 has 80 slides. Depicted is farming practices (planting, harvesting, irrigation), occupied by the French and French rule enforced. Common uprising lead by Ho Chi Minh in 1945 which lead to 2 national governments (divided geographically) one with socialist leaning ideals. The Americans became involved and fearful of the socialist ideals and thus began the Vietnam war. The photos show the people in the various time frames, their situation, their resistance and the military hardware and personal used against them. Included is a script but the audio cassette is missing. Produced by Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
This 20 item color slide show depicts a typical girl in the counties of Canada, Kenya, Philippines, and Thailand focusing on their physical surroundings and their economic realities and how MCC's Self-Help crafts (later known as Ten Thousand Villages) program helps these people. Life in a refugee camp, basket weaving, etc. are shown. Included is a script and an audio cassette #2546. Note: Slide number 1 is missing.
This slide show consists of 79 color slides of MCC's Voluntary Service program in Canada. Included with the slides is a script. The photos depict MCC voluntary service people in various locations working in an office, gardening, woodworking, child care etc. The photos were taken between 1980-1981 and gathered together in this form in 1982. Some of the photos were taken by Robb Nickel and Allan Kroeker. An audio cassette of the script can be found in the audio cassette collection #2320. -- Note: Numbers 4,6,9,11-13,24,27,38, 40-42 are missing.
This slide show consists of 80 color slides depicting the landscape, MCC volunteers, the people and the gardens people planted in the communities of Pinedock, Bloodvein, Sachigo Lake, Ponask, Muskrat Dam between 1959-1982. Some photos were taken by Menno Wiebe, Laura Loewen and Keith Moyer and put together in this format in 1983 by Menno Wiebe and Kathy Sawatzky. Included is a script and an audio cassette #2323.
This slide show consists of color slides of good quality images depicting the landscape, wildlife, and the Innu, Inuit, and white people of Labrador, Canada. The topic is low level flying of air force planes over the land. -- Note: This slide show goes with cassette number 2335. Cassette 2336 was also with this set, however it is unclear how it fits together with the other cassette and slides.
This slide show was produced by Dan and Esther Epp-Tiessen which consists of color images of the people and landscape in the Philippines. At issue is the damming of the Pulangi river for hydro electric development and the displacement and unfair treatment of the people living in the river basin. -- Note: Included is a script and an audio cassette #2349.
This slide show consists of color slides depicting the people and landscape of Lebanon. The aim of the presentation is to make people aware of the war between Israel and Lebanon which began in June 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon. Depicted are war machines, devastated buildings and MCC's involvement in the area. Included is a script.
This slide show consists of 134 color slides depicting people with disabilities and the struggle the face to function in society. MCC highlights programs it has developed to help people with disabilities. A small segment focuses on Theresa Ducharme. -- Note: With this comes an audio cassette, #2353.
