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*Fall 2024*

*Dear Friends, *

We'd like to share one of our most recent interns Anyssa's reflections 
on her summer and some of the archival materials that continue to bring 
us hope and inspiration in the protracted struggle towards justice and 
liberation.

Photo Credit: Anyssa Torres


    A Summer of Building Community

Engaging in a new space is always a daunting task, at least it typically 
is for me. It is why my very first moments at The Freedom Archives as an 
intern during summer of 2024 were filled with an abundance of nerves. I 
had been opting for something less caffeinated than my usual cup of 
coffee during my initial mornings in the space as I knew it would lead 
to jitters otherwise. Such nerves were part of my usual bodily 
reactions, but something that slowly melted away. This is especially 
after a couple of weeks of orientation where I grasped onto a much 
needed foundation of what the remainder of the internship would look 
like: becoming accustomed to the publicly available online database, 
getting familiar with the archive’s collections as well as aisle 
contents, and understanding the mechanisms of audio materials from 
cassettes to reel to reels. Listening to audio materials was an 
especially important process for me as such tactile encounters would 
have been slim to learn about elsewhere. Not just listening to reel to 
reel tapes for example, but preserving them to ensure their presence 
exceeds our very own.

Having spent about a year working at a university library prior to 
Freedom Archives it has been fun to observe the distinctions as well as 
similarities between the two. My consensus after interning for a few 
months is this: no library or archival space is the same. Freedom 
Archives advertises itself as a community space, and rings true by 
experience. There is something magical about the daily bustle of folks 
(researchers, volunteers, community members) working elbow to elbow with 
materials that too emulate a certain community essence. This is due to 
the fact that most of the materials found in the archive are created in 
solidarity with neighboring, international movements for and by the people.

Photo Credit: Anyssa Toress

	

Photo Credit: Anyssa Toress

	

Photo Credit: Anyssa Toress

There are substantive, wide-ranging resources for any and every interest 
with materials dated from the 1960s through the 90s. There is always 
room for expansion of one’s comprehension of certain points in history, 
in addition to the occasional rabbit hole. Every five hour shift I was 
frequently learning more working directly with primary sources such as 
1974 Women: A Journal of Liberation 
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and The Looter’s return from Nicaragua 
<https://a3ouk.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG7uj6lJUf4IUoxqTGxp/QTHFLfUzi2HH>. 
The Women periodical is housed in the archive’s Feminism and Women’s 
Liberation collection on androgyny detailing personal narratives of 
queer women including images and poetry. I had never seen anything like 
it, and it felt comforting knowing that there is a history of women 
coming to terms with androgyny and queerness — much like the present 
day. The Looter’s Back From Nicaragua tapes were just as exciting as it 
was a learning experience for me. This five-part video series was 
interesting, especially considering that it led to a dive into the 
Nicaragua collection learning more about the Sandinista National 
Liberation Front (FSLN) as well as a conversation with Nina Serrano, one 
of the founders of The Freedom Archives.

In fact, such conversations are welcomed with open arms. In an 
environment where such is encouraged, this hub of knowledge and 
community building always keeps things tender. I am very grateful for my 
time here, and hope to continue volunteering it far after this 
internship meets its end. There is still so much to learn as it relates 
to archiving accounts of resistance across the collections housed here. 
In addition, to continue growing in an environment that is friendly, 
light, and supportive. So, it is safe to say that I have been able to 
comfortably return to my usual morning brew in a space that appreciates 
their coffee just as they do their political work.

— Anyssa T.

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    Archival Materials

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/Palestine Will Be Free! Zionism, White Supremacy and the Palestinian 
Revolution: Published by Prairie Fire Organizing Committee. 1982./

	
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/Voices of Women: Poetry by and about Third World Women: Published by 
Women's International Resource Exchange (WIRE). 1981./

"No amount of Zionist military aggression and expansionism or 
maneuvering by U.S. imperialism can destroy the Palestinian commitment 
and capacity to see their nation liberated. The destruction of Zionism, 
however long it takes, and the building of a free, independent and 
socialist Palestine will be a historic victory in the anti-imperialist 
struggle."

[Palestine will be Free!]

	

"We, the women of WIRE, dedicate this collection of poems to the women 
whose voices have been stilled forever-stilled by weapons wielded by 
thugs in uniform in the Philippines, Southern Africa, Argentina, 
Lebanon, weapons placed in their hands by those who claim to represent 
us in Washington"

[Voices of Women]

	

	

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