Freedom ArchivesPast Events from April 18, 2018

October 2025
Book Talk: The Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity

October 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

675 Social Sciences Building, the Erskine A. Peters Reading Room. 675 Social Sciences Building, the Erskine A. Peters Reading Room, Berkeley, CA, United States

A book talk will be hosted from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in 650 Social Sciences Building. A small reception will follow with light refreshments at 2:00 pm in 675 Social Sciences Building, the Erskine A. Peters Reading Room. Speaker: Akinyele K. Umoja, Professor, Africana Studies, Georgia State University Speaker: Lisa Williams, Daughter-in-Law of Robert and Mabel Williams RSVP: https://events.berkeley.edu/africam/event/304147-book-talk-the-memoirs-of-robert-and-mabel-williams […]
Tribunal Rising Exhibit

October 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ethnic Studies Library (UC Berkeley) 30 Stephens Hall, Berkeley, CA, United States

The Tribunal Project, The Ethnic Studies Library and the Freedom Archives invite you to an art opening and book celebration. The exhibit and accompanying book is about movement building inspired from the 1992 Tribunal in San Francisco to dismantle the legacy of Christopher Columbus and 500 years of genocide. As a retrospective, this book accompanies […]
February 2026
When We Win: Political Education Film Series

February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

La Pena 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

When We Win: Political Education Film Series launches as a new monthly gathering, bringing film and political education into conversation with community, filmmakers and organizers active in peoples’ movements for liberation and justice. Every 3rd Tuesday, in partnership with @center4pe and Freedom Archives. Save the date: Feb 17 Eyes of the Rainbow (The Assata Shakur […]
State of Black Archives Virtual Conference

February 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Zoom Panel

The Black Power Archive Collective collaborates with movements, agencies, and individuals to preserve and ensure authentic representation and access to records generated by communities of the African Diaspora, their members, and allies. Conference Highlights Keynote speakers from leading cultural institutions Interactive workshops on archival best practices Networking sessions with community leaders Cultural performances and art […]
March 2026
International Working Women’s Day Rally & March

March 8 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

SF BAY AREA: Honor working women with us at our International Working Women’s Day rally & march on Sunday, March 8th, 2026! Come with loved ones and your fighting spirit as we demonstrate our power against the repression of immigrant communities, the stripping of services to the most vulnerable, the demonization of our trans kin, […]
When We Win: Mālama Mākua – demilitarization in Hawai’i

March 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

A monthly film series centering liberation, decolonization, and political education through films with facilitated discussions. When We Win Film Series: Mālama Mākua - demilitarization in Hawai'i Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | Doors open: 7:00 PM | Screening at 7:30 PM | Run time: 48 min Sliding Scale Tickets: $5 - $25 | No one turned […]
Oakland Says NO to Apartheid, from South Africa to Palestine!

March 30 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

First Unitarian Church 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Sunday, March 29 | 3-5PM | Refreshments at 2:45PM First Unitarian Church: 685 14th St, Oakland RSVP Here Join the Oakland People's Arms Embargo on Sunday, March 29th, for an afternoon panel, discussion, and musical performance to celebrate Oakland's long history of international solidarity! Learn from Oakland's own movement leaders about local resistance against the South African […]
April 2026
When We Win: When We Win: Reclaiming Indigenous Language and Land

April 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

La Pena 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Doors open: 7 PM | Screening at 7:30 PM Sliding Scale Tickets: $5 – $25 | No one turned away for lack of funds | FREE for La Peña Members Online ticket sales end when doors open; after that, tickets are available at the door until capacity is reached. No one […]

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