Freedom Archives Experiences at the Archives

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… Details

Patria Libros: free access online library to know Cuba through its literature

Experiences at the Archives, Freedom Archives Events and Trips

We’re excited to be a part of this dynamic project!! Patria Libros is a free, open access digital library inspired by José Martí and dedicated to Cuban literature. A space to make… Details

Reflections on Movement Journalism

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

For as long as Africans have engaged in revolutionary struggle within the present-day United States, they have always sought to document and report on their efforts to resist. What… Details

The Berkeley Renters Strike of 1970

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives...

Housing Justice is Abolition Justice

By Sarah Weaver

Introduction I started my internship experience at the Freedom Archives with an interest and academic background in local organizing

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Liberation Struggles of Lusophone Africa

Experiences at the Archives, Liberation Struggles

My name is Andy Choi and I’m an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley studying Urban Studies and Geography. Interning at the Freedom Archives is an experience that has profoundly impacted… Details

Learn from History, Fight for the Future!

Experiences at the Archives, Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Liberation Struggles

September 21st marks the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos. Under the Marcos dictatorship of the 1970s and… Details

Summer 2022 Intern Projects

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Youth

Hi, We’re very excited to have resumed our internship program this summer and want to share Olivia and Riya’s dynamic projects. Olivia created a dynamic Prezi which engages… Details

Fifty Years Ago

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

The Freedom Archives contains many materials on the Vietnam liberation struggle, the antiwar movement, and the worldwide impact of the Vietnam’s defeat of US imperialism. Fifty years… Details