Freedom Archives Prison

Defending Our Communities, Defending Our Lives – Former Women Political Prisoners Speak Out for International Women’s History Month

Across the U.S. and the globe, unprecedented

Art Against Imprisonment: a Virtual Art Exhibit

Art Against Imprisonment, a Virtual Art Exhibit, features art from incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Palestine and in the US as a small testament to their creativity,… Details

The Black Panther Party of 1966 and the New United Panther Movement: Continuity and Renewal

The New Afrikan Black Panther Party developed first from within the prisons of Amerika and is now building programs and organizations in communities across the country. Their concept… Details

Resistance to Forced Sterilization Curriculum

Hello, We’re excited to announce the release of a curriculum focused on historical and contemporary resistance to forced sterilizations. This project was conceived and started… Details

Slideshow- Recent 2015 Additions to the Freedom Archives

From the Archives...

Hello, One of the core functions of the Freedom Archives is to preserve the audio, video and paper documents of revolutionary and progressive movements of the past 50+ years. Below you… Details

The Burning Urgency of Now

COINTELPRO, Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Do not condemn these men to prison for life as they’ve already spent decades there. Be not in a rush to throw fresh stones at this misfortune without taking a long look in your own… Details

Big George: A Docudrama About the Lucasville Rebellion

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello! Recently we have been looking into our collection on prison rebellions and we’d like to share with you what we have about the Lucasville 5. A highlight of our collection… Details

Prisoners and Politics: from the San Quentin Six to Pelican Bay

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Greetings, Last Wednesday we co-sponsored Prisoners and Politics: from the San Quentin Six to Pelican Bay with Shaping San Francisco. 518 Valencia was standing room only with the space… Details