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Dear friends,<br><br>
Thanks so very much for your support of the Freedom Archives. Especially
at a time of increasing economic crisis, we have been heartened by your
contributions. And it is precisely during such challenging times that our
work can take on even greater impact. Your support has enabled us to
sustain activism across generations, provide media tools and training for
our communities, and produce important documentary projects. <br><br>
Our newest audio CD release, <font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><i>Paul
Robeson: Words Like Freedom, </i></b>is gaining wide exposure and
inspiring people to rediscover Robeson’s political ideas and eloquence.
His words resonate at this crucial juncture in our history. Thanks to the
wonderful turnout at the CD release party at the La Pena Community Center
and to all of the program participants it was a tremendous success.
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<b><i>Legacy of Torture </i></b> about the ongoing case of the San
Francisco 8 continues to be shown at film festivals, conferences,
and special events throughout the world. The video has contributed to
building a nationwide movement for justice and against torture. <br><br>
<b><i>Providing skills for our youth and our communities is essential to
our long-term success.<br>
</i></b>With your support, our Youth Media Training Program continues to
grow. We’re developing an afterschool program with Galeria De la Raza and
piloting a program with June Jordan High School to explore the history of
people’s movements in the Bay Area.<br>
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</font>With your ongoing support we’ve been able to start work on a new
documentary film <font face="Comic Sans MS"><b><i>COINTELPRO 101
</i></b> on the history and continuing impact of the FBI’s vicious
counterintelligence program. We’ve begun interviewing numerous activists
who have direct knowledge of COINTELPRO including Kathleen Cleaver,
Geronimo Ji-Jaga, Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and Jose Lopez.
We are also utilizing historical footage. Our hope is to start screening
a version of the video by this fall. If you are able to make a
significant contribution to <b><i>COINTELPRO 101</i></b>, we will be glad
to include your name in the film’s credits.<br><br>
<b><i>Were he alive and active today, Paul Robeson would be out there in
the streets proclaiming “The artist must fight for freedom…I have made my
choice!” <br><br>
</i></font><font size=3 color="#221E1F">YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN
HELP THE BEAT GO ON!<br><br>
</b></font><font face="Comic Sans MS">These projects exemplify the links
between intergenerational community activism and historical media that
are at the heart of the Freedom Archives. <br><br>
</font>Please stop for a moment to financially support our work. Our
small budget values every contribution to the max. Our status as a
non-profit educational organization streamlines the process of making
tax-deductible contributions. Make checks payable to The Freedom
Archives. <br><br>
Here’s to continuing a very productive 2008. <br><br>
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>With
</font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#221E1F">words like freedom,
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</font>Claude and Patricia<br><br>
</b><font size=4 color="#FF0000">Please note that you can now contribute
and get CDs and DVDs on line at our website!<br><br>
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