The Archives Commune of the Blacklidge Community Collective (BCC) is an archival repository, zine library, exhibitions and event space, resource hub and social center in Tucson, Arizona. It houses physical and digital archival collections that span grassroots, autonomous, anti-authoritarian history, prison writing and abolition, experimental music and sound, queer and trans art, Palestine solidarity, migrant solidarity work, environmental justice and anti-nuclear organizing, Jewish history, and social spaces. While dispersed in subjects, the project is rooted in anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and abolitionist social struggles. Geographic scope is largely focused on the South and Southwest U.S. but extends to Texas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and internationally.

Physical collections, education space, and resources are housed at the Historic Y. This space is at Suite 246, 738 N 5th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705. Please email our project coordinator at anarchivist.futures@pm.me to confirm or schedule a visit.

Resources

• 2-3 work stations with monitors
• Technology: flatbed scanner, book scanner, cameras, video recorder, audio recorder
• Physical preservation materials and support
• Archival support and consultation

Accessibility

We are housed on the second floor of the Y, in suite 246. There is no elevator (we are awaiting a ground level suite to open up). However, there are first-floor spaces we also use for events, accessible by two ADA wheelchair ramps in the front and back of the building. There are ADA parking spots and ramp access in the parking lot. If the 2nd floor suite isn’t accessible, just email us so we can reserve a time and location on the ground level for your visit.

Donating and Membership

You do not have to be a formal Archives Commune member to collaborate, share space, and utilize resources and technology. However, we suggest donating if you can, so we can continue to pay rent, upkeep our technology, retain access to education and collaboration spaces, compensate workers, and purchase supplies for public use. Below are some suggested amounts for donations, but feel free to discuss with us, and no one is denied access for lack of funds!

• One time visit for consultation or workspace use: $5-10 one-time
• Infrequent visits to the Commune (1-2 a month) for guidance or support: $5-10/mo
• Regular use (multiple times a month) of the space, resources, and in-person guidance: $10-50/mo
• Frequent use (biweekly or more) of the resource technologies, physical preservation materials, and hands-on guidance: $20-100/mo

You can donate at:

Paypal: paypal.me/ArchivesCommune

Patreon: patreon.com/archivescommune

Venmo (note “Archives Commune”): Blank Reg. Reg @dewey_decimator

Open collective: https://opencollective.com/archives-commune

“For the bourgeoisie and the petite-bourgeoisie, life is a party. They have one every weekend. The proletariat doesn’t have parties. Just funerals with rhythm. That’s going to change. The exploited are going to throw a big party. Memory and guillotines. Sensing it, acting it out on certain nights, inventing edges and humid corners for it, like caressing the acid eyes of the new spirit.”

– Roberto Bolaño, “Leave Everything, Again” from the Manifesto of Infrarealism