Freedom Archives Internship

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

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

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

Substantiating the Role of Resistance

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives...

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

Rethinking Solidarity

Experiences at the Archives, Youth

Hi, my name is Emma and I’ve been an intern at the Freedom Archives for the past two months. I started my internship hoping to educate myself more on past struggles and to learn how to organize… Details

Digging Up The Past

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

Hello, https://www.usfca.edu/news/digging-the-past Nice write -up from USF about one of our former interns and her family history contained within the Freedom Archives. Follow… Details

Small Acts of Resistance

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

Hello, There is great importance in the visual elements of historical moments–no matter how small. So often, politics can feel far removed from daily life, but the accessibility… Details