We are excited to announce our 2nd AfroPortals Community Archiving Day co-presented by AAFR, EastSide Cultural’s Community Archival Resource Project (CARP), and Bay Area Lesbian Archives (BALA). This archive day centers Black Queer Folks and Families in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Do you have photos, posters, letters, or other printed materials related to your Black queer folks? Dust them off, bring them over, and share them with the community & with the archive. These items will be digitized and become a part of EastSide Arts Alliance’s CARP, BALA, and the new AfroPortals Digital Archive curated by AAFR, ensuring that our collective history is preserved for future generations.

Book an appointment for free to join us on June 13th from 12-5 PM at a private address in the Eastmont Hills. (Location will be provided to registrants)

Click the link below to select a slot and bring your posters, photographs, letters, and other ephemera for assistance with digitization and archival storage. $50 participation stipend per family, paid via gift card. Lyft vouchers available upon request. 

Thanks to our partners at Oakland ReCAST and the Wallace Foundation!