Our Work
We work with organizers
to find ways to document your work
to help emerging history workers within your movements
to interface with cultural heritage institutions for the long-term preservation of your work and story
We work with memory workers
to find ways to use skills for movement organizing
to understand how memory work can be liberatory practice
to resist histories of exclusion and harm
We work with cultural heritage institutions
to interface with organizers and the activists
to hold workshops on liberatory practices
to expand your collections for a more inclusive future
Our Team
Sophie Ziegler (they/them) is a librarian, archivist, organizer, and educator. They’ve worked in a variety of cultural heritages institutions as well as community-based collecting initiatives, including the Louisiana Trans Oral History Project, and the Mapping Trans Joy project.
As the Director of the Solidarity History Initiative, they spearhead multiple programs to bridge the gap between liberatory organizing efforts and memory work.
Rachel Mattson is a public historian with special interests in community-engaged archival practices, audiovisual preservation, DIY and experimental performance, and activist and queer histories. She holds a PhD in U.S. History (New York University, 2004) and a Masters in Library (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2014), and currently serves as the Director of Special Collections and Curator of the Peace Collection at Swarthmore College.
Andrew Kuo (they/them) is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Louisiana State University, where they work in the area of digital media, corporate social responsibility, and non-profit marketing. Originally from Florida, Andrew moved to Baton Rouge in 2012, where they now reside with their partner, son, and two Boston Terriers. Outside of academia, Andrew works with several non-profit organizations that advocate for underserved students in Baton Rouge public schools. In their free time, Andrew enjoys street photography, playing their guitar in local dive bars, and hanging out in bookstores.
Dr. Anita Varma (she/her) leads the Solidarity Journalism Initiative. She is also an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media at UT Austin. Her research, teaching, and public engagement focus on how journalism can better represent marginalized communities. Anita serves on the boards of the Society of Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter), Press On: A Southern Collective for Movement Journalism, The Objective, and the Solidarity History Initiative. She believes journalism can help change the world.