From freedomarchivesnews at freedomarchives.org Thu May 23 15:23:10 2013 From: freedomarchivesnews at freedomarchives.org (Freedom Archives Events) Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:10 -0700 Subject: [Freedom archives news] Spring News from Freedom Archives Message-ID: Dear Friends and Supporters of the Freedom Archives Thanks to your ongoing support and encouragement, and with Spring in full swing, we are very pleased to report some exciting developments: *Great Musical News * The Freedom Archives has just received a planning grant from the prestigious Recording Academy. We'll be working with renowned Musicologist Art Sato to preserve over 30 years of his in-depth interviews with noted innovators in Contemporary Jazz and Latin music. Art has hosted "In Your Ear" on KPFA for more than 30 years and has recorded musicians and artists whose work and words have been on the cutting edge of political, social, and artistic change. We are so excited and proud to expand and enhance this focus of the Freedom Archives with materials of great cultural and political significance that are available nowhere else. */Out of Control /by Nancy Kurshan Hot Off the Press!* * * The Freedom Archives is happy to announce our publication of an important book documenting the struggle of the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML) first against the barbaric practices at Marion Federal Prison in Illinois, then nationwide. */Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons/* highlights the growing opposition to control units and the racist and inhumane nature of US imprisonment. Order the book through our website or send us a check for $23. In addition, a special online version provides direct links to documents, pamphlets, and audio and video segments created by or related to CEML. *http://www.freedomarchives.org/Out_of_Control/index.html* We are really excited about this book, the historical context it provides, and the timely nature of its discussion of control and isolation units. The book deepens understanding of and solidarity with hunger strikers in Guantanamo and Palestine---joining the voices of prisoners and prison activists. As prisoners at California's Pelican Bay gear up to renew their hunger strike and job actions in July, it's especially relevant to understand the conditions they face and their historical legacy of resistance! * * * * *NOW - A New Way to Search the Freedom Archives Online! * You can now digitally access audio, video, and the full-text of printed materials and browse through our many collections that date from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s and chronicle progressive history and the culture of liberation struggles and movements in the US and internationally. Millions of thanks to our hard working archival staff and developers for getting the site up and accessible with a newly designed search engine. _www.search.freedomarchives.org _ _ _ The search engine is still a work in progress, and we are eager to increase its usability as well as the amount of online content available. Please contact us if you have suggestions, are interested in donating historical materials to our collection, or would like to volunteer at the office. *This important work is only possible because of your support. * You make the difference. These exciting developments for Freedom Archives are the results of your contributions and material support. Please consider making a donation to ensure our growth and help strengthen deeply needed voices of struggle and change. *You can donate online* or mail us a check. Better yet, you can become a monthly sustainer on line, spreading out your support and providing us with dependable monthly income. In Solidarity, Claude Marks and Walter Turner -- Freedom Archives 522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415 863.9977 www.freedomarchives.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freedomarchivesnews at freedomarchives.org Thu May 23 15:23:10 2013 From: freedomarchivesnews at freedomarchives.org (Freedom Archives Events) Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:10 -0700 Subject: [Freedom archives news] Spring News from Freedom Archives Message-ID: Dear Friends and Supporters of the Freedom Archives Thanks to your ongoing support and encouragement, and with Spring in full swing, we are very pleased to report some exciting developments: *Great Musical News * The Freedom Archives has just received a planning grant from the prestigious Recording Academy. We'll be working with renowned Musicologist Art Sato to preserve over 30 years of his in-depth interviews with noted innovators in Contemporary Jazz and Latin music. Art has hosted "In Your Ear" on KPFA for more than 30 years and has recorded musicians and artists whose work and words have been on the cutting edge of political, social, and artistic change. We are so excited and proud to expand and enhance this focus of the Freedom Archives with materials of great cultural and political significance that are available nowhere else. */Out of Control /by Nancy Kurshan Hot Off the Press!* * * The Freedom Archives is happy to announce our publication of an important book documenting the struggle of the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML) first against the barbaric practices at Marion Federal Prison in Illinois, then nationwide. */Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons/* highlights the growing opposition to control units and the racist and inhumane nature of US imprisonment. Order the book through our website or send us a check for $23. In addition, a special online version provides direct links to documents, pamphlets, and audio and video segments created by or related to CEML. *http://www.freedomarchives.org/Out_of_Control/index.html* We are really excited about this book, the historical context it provides, and the timely nature of its discussion of control and isolation units. The book deepens understanding of and solidarity with hunger strikers in Guantanamo and Palestine---joining the voices of prisoners and prison activists. As prisoners at California's Pelican Bay gear up to renew their hunger strike and job actions in July, it's especially relevant to understand the conditions they face and their historical legacy of resistance! * * * * *NOW - A New Way to Search the Freedom Archives Online! * You can now digitally access audio, video, and the full-text of printed materials and browse through our many collections that date from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s and chronicle progressive history and the culture of liberation struggles and movements in the US and internationally. Millions of thanks to our hard working archival staff and developers for getting the site up and accessible with a newly designed search engine. _www.search.freedomarchives.org _ _ _ The search engine is still a work in progress, and we are eager to increase its usability as well as the amount of online content available. Please contact us if you have suggestions, are interested in donating historical materials to our collection, or would like to volunteer at the office. *This important work is only possible because of your support. * You make the difference. These exciting developments for Freedom Archives are the results of your contributions and material support. Please consider making a donation to ensure our growth and help strengthen deeply needed voices of struggle and change. *You can donate online* or mail us a check. Better yet, you can become a monthly sustainer on line, spreading out your support and providing us with dependable monthly income. In Solidarity, Claude Marks and Walter Turner -- Freedom Archives 522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415 863.9977 www.freedomarchives.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: