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Lupe Briseno and the Kitayama Carnation Strike

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We’re excited to release a short video we put together focused on Lupe Briseno and her leadership around efforts to unionize Chicana carnation workers in the late… Details

Back from Nicaragua

From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles

This film provides an amazing view behind the music of The Looters, a political funk-rock band formed in San Francisco that led the Bay Area’s “worldbeat” musical… Details

George Houser and the Defiance Campaign

Important Figures, Liberation Struggles

Hello, As I continue to engage connections between the struggles for Black Liberation in South Africa and the United States, I came across a great resource in the Michigan State African… Details

Connecting Our Struggles

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

Hi! My name is Kaila Rain and I’m a senior at the University of San Francisco. I’ve been an intern here at the Freedom Archives since June. I started out like the many interns before me, learning… Details

Wild Poppies Project Page Revived

Freedom Archives Productions, From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello, Since its release in 2004, Wild Poppies has occupied the space where poetry, the struggle for liberation, imagination and cultural work intersect. The outpouring of poets who… Details

Exploring the Walking Archives

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

Hello, In November I attended a presentation at San Francisco State University by Dr. Sonia Vax Borges, a researcher and educator from Guinea Bissau. Her research was on the linkages… Details

Born of the People – Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh

From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles

Hello, In commemoration of the recent birthdays of Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh (and many more), we’re sharing a recently digitized archival video entitled Born of the People: Ho Chi… Details

The Cultural Workers Movement and Frente Conference

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

Hello, Here at the Archives, we recently unearthed a couple boxes that have now turned into a new collection! This collection provides material about the Cultural Workers Movement… Details