Freedom Archives From the Archives…

The People of SF Reject Marcos from the 80s to the Present

We recently cataloged several new issues of The Burning Spear, a publication by the Black power organization, African People’s Socialist Party (APSP). In Volume 8-8, Dianne Feinstein–then-mayor… Details

Substantiating the Role of Resistance

Hello! My name is Mara Halpern. I’m a sophomore at Scripps College, and one of the interns at the Freedom Archives this summer. I came into the internship looking to get a sense of the archival… Details

New Additions March 2022

From the Archives...

Greetings, Happy International Women’s Month!! In addition to showcasing some dynamic images from items we’ve recently catalogued, we’d also like to highlight… Details

New Additions January 2022

From the Archives...

Greetings, We’re enthusiastically writing to you from our new office in Berkeley, California. Check out our new sign! Thanks so much for the huge outpouring of support, encouragement… Details

Red Banner with words Santa Cruz Womens Prison Project with Sisters in CIW

Santa Cruz Women’s Prison Project Collection

From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

We recently processed a new collection of materials related to Bay Area women’s’ prison organizing during the 1970s, the Santa Cruz Women’s Prison Project (SCWPP). Through… Details

A View From the Front Door

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“It was moving day–by force,” SF Examiner, August 4, 1977. Newspaper clipping. I-Hotel Organizing Materials Collection.

Vibrant energy and charged militant… Details

Resisting Forced Sterilizations

Freedom Archives Productions, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello, We hope this reaches everyone safe and doing as well as possible under the circumstances. While most news around California prison issues is rightly focused on the Covid-19 outbreak,… Details

Staying Connected with the Archives

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives...

Dear Friends, Family, Comrades and Supporters, We hope this finds you physically, mentally and spiritually well. During this trying time we’re particularly thinking about… Details