Panel: A Generation of Political Prisoner Support and Archiving Resistance

Monday, 11/2/2026
4:00 - 5:30

Suitable for:

Adults

Learn about histories of political imprisonment, political prisoner support and archiving resistance with a panel of speakers from the Certain Days collective and the Freedom Archives.

The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is a joint fundraising and educational project between outside organizers and current (and former) political prisoners. The 2027 calendar is the 26th calendar that the collective has created, marking over 25 years of publications; and, for the first time, all of the previous years are now compiled and available now at the Freedom Archives. Featuring vibrant artwork, moving essays, poems and historical dates commemorating radical history, each Certain Days calendar is itself an archive of resistance.

Moderated by Certain Days collective member Josh Davidson, this panel features:

Certain Days founders and former political prisoners Herman Bell and David Gilbert,
former political prisoner and Freedom Archives co-founder Claude Marks
and calendar contributor, lifelong organizer, and prisoner supporter dequi kioni-sadiki.

Connect: Certain Days - Website | The Freedom Archives - Website

More Than a Month: Black Interest

Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Black community.

More Than a Month recognizes important events in Black history, honors community and national leaders and fosters steps towards collective change. Programming features authors, poets and craft classes.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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