Preserving the legacy of Bay Area Action’s environmental work from 1990–2000 and beyond.
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Our goal is to raise $120k in order to digitize over 13,500 documents, photos, videos, and more, then put them online so they become part of the historical record for all time. Our stretch goal is to produce a book.
Photos collected so far
Documents scanned so far
We want your stories! Tell us how you got involved, about your pet project, your favorite story. You were part of something big! Your story should be part of the historical record.
Help us make this project happen!
Digitize and organize the BAA Archives so the internet can remember the 1990s environmental movement.
Goal:
$60,000
Raised:
$7,560
Find a permanent home for the BAA Archives so that when we all die, the Internet doesn't forget.
Goal:
$15,000
Raised:
$2,600
Tell the stories of the people touched by BAA over ten years.
Goal:
$35,000
Raised:
$0
Some of the articles, newsletters, photos, and documents we’ve put online so far...
Bay Area Action’s direct actions in the 1990s and 2000s ranged from rallies, sit-ins, and tree-sits, to creative tactics like costumed protests, theatrical demonstrations, and giant “human signs,” to confront environmental destruction and corporate power.
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A group of past Bay Area Action members brought a human sign at Facebook HQ in 2020 to tell Mark Zuckerberg that “TRUTH MATTERS”.
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A year-long commitment to low-paid work in service of an important cause, driven by a passion for preserving its history and sharing what unfolds behind the scenes.
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