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<div align="center"><b>“The future belongs to those that prepare for it
today.” –Malcolm X<br><br>
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Dear Friends,<br><br>
With your help over the past year, the Freedom Archives’ youth program
has grown substantially. We have trained over 25 young people in archival
and production work, and have continued to partner with other local
organizations and schools to expand our impact. We are co-teaching an
after-school program with Galeria de la Raza that explores the history of
youth-led movements in the Bay Area and guides youth through creating
multi-media projects inspired by and re-imagining this history.<br><br>
Our work in classrooms is reaching a greater number of students and
includes a five-part series on progressive Bay Area history in a social
studies class at June Jordan High School for Equity. In this series we
utilize the unique and rich media in the Archives to create a dynamic
approach to teaching this important movement history. We continue to
strengthen our community programs at San Francisco City College, San
Francisco State, and other community institutions. <br><br>
With the release of our Paul Robeson CD “Words Like Freedom” earlier this
year, we were touched to discover how many were inspired by the
timeliness and continued relevance of Robeson’s anti-imperialist and
internationalist message. It’s also amazing to realize that it was only
through your support in the past year that we were able to complete that
important project which has been so greatly received. <br><br>
And With Your Continued Support, We Just Keep On Rolling Along…<br><br>
In the last 18 months Freedom Archives has taken on one of our most
ambitious projects-a documentary film on the history of the FBI
COINTELPRO program.<br><br>
We are confident that this project, like many Freedom Archives’ efforts,
addresses contemporary issues and stories that are at the core of why the
Freedom Archives exists and why you have supported our work for the last
nine years. We know that you realize that it is more important than ever
before to not only maintain but build community projects that address our
youth, our families, our political prisoners, our communities, and our
future. <br><br>
<b>Now we need YOUR HELP to raise $10,000 to complete <i>COINTELPRO
101</i>. <br><br>
</b>We previewed a 10-minute segment of the film at the recent Critical
Resistance 10 conference in Oakland where our COINTELPRO panel featured
human rights attorney Soffiyah Elijah, former Congressperson Cynthia
McKinney, Elliot Monteverde, an attorney and NY Puerto Rico Grand Jury
resister, and Lucy Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican Independentista and former
political prisoner.<br><br>
The response to the film and the panel was overwhelming. Our plan for
distribution of COINTELPRO 101 is scheduled for next year and our hope is
that it sparks renewed interest in re-opening an investigation into
government repression that includes accountability for agents and
agencies who have violated people’s civil rights – including the ongoing
imprisonment of those targeted by COINTELPRO and other programs of
political repression.<br><br>
We need you to continue to be a part of this significant work by inviting
you to join our new monthly sustainer program at the rate of $25 a month
or more. Monthly sustainership allows you to give an amount that’s
meaningful to you but fits your monthly budget while also allowing us to
plan more accurately and continue our work knowing we can count on your
regular donation.
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<li>A $25 monthly donation would strengthen our operating budget insuring
that we can continue to produce important documentary projects.
<li>A $35 monthly donation would allow us to invest in much needed
equipment for our youth programs.
<li>A $50 monthly donation would help us complete COINTELPRO 101 and
create an effective distribution plan.
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Join other community members, friends, and family in giving monthly by
visiting our website:
<a href="http://www.freedomarchives.org">www.freedomarchives.org</a> and
following the link on any page to make a contribution. You can also
make a one time online contribution or simply send your check in the
return envelope to the Freedom Archives. You can maximize your
contribution this way by helping us avoid credit card transaction
fees.<br><br>
Please also visit our web site to see some of the exciting projects that
our joint efforts have produced. We are especially proud of the
internationally recognized video “Legacy of Torture” that continues to
mobilize and educate people about the ongoing case of the San Francisco
8. More information can also be found at
<a href="http://www.freethesf8.org/">www.freethesf8.org</a>. <br><br>
We thank you deeply in advance; for nine years the support of hundreds of
people like you has sustained us as a radical independent organization,
keeping us from being reliant on foundations. We hope you will continue
to support The Freedom Archives knowing that our work is especially
important now in these difficult but hopeful times.<br><br>
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