Freedom Archives Projects

The following are projects we’ve been working on at the Freedom Archives:

George Jackson Work Print

Video

This extraordinary video is from a 16mm film “work print” made in 1971–1972, and includes interviews with George Jackson, Georgia Jackson (George and Jonathan Jackson’s mother) and… Details

Marilyn Buck – Wild Poppies

Audio

This project is an online supplement to the Wild Poppies CD – a gathering of poets to celebrate the work of sister poet Marilyn Buck, who spent more than 20 years in US prisons for… Details

Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons Cover

Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons (Online Version)

Audio, Preservation, Video

In Out of Control: A 15-Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons, Nancy Kurshan tells the inspiring story of the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML). Founded in 1985 to organize… Details

Resistance to Urban Renewal

Timeline

This timeline highlights key moments in various housing struggles from 1965-1977 using primary sources from the Freedom Archives’ collection as well as additional research. While… Details

Sex Workers Against The Law: Sex Work, Decriminalization, and Feminism: Selections from the Freedom Archives

Curricula, Preservation

The international struggle of Sex Workers organizing against laws that ensure marginalization through criminalization and violence is ongoing. We hope that this compendium of the… Details

Support Political Prisoners

Pamphlets

The Freedom Archives produces pamphlets to draw attention to freeing political prisoners. We have created pamphlets focusing on women political prisoners in Palestine, messages… Details

Symbols of Resistance – General Info

Video

Symbols of Resistance looks at the history of the Chican@ Movement as it emerges in the 1970s, with a focus on events in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. The documentary explores the… Details

Tricontinental

Preservation

We’re delighted to announce the digitization of more than 100 issues of the Tricontinental from our collection. The Tricontinental was a Cuban periodical first published in… Details