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:
$7,160
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...
The Nov–Dec 1990 Action Page covered activism on nuclear disarmament, tree protection, threatened oak woodlands, and outdoor education at Hidden Villa.
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Reviews of “Green Rage: Radical Environmentalism and the Unmaking of Civilization” by Christopher Manes, “The Population Explosion” by Paul Erlich, and “The Ohlone Way” by Malcolm Margolin
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Value Business Products in Mountain View helped local businesses recycle white office paper and support the environment. Proceeds from the program benefited Bay Area Action.
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