San Francisco Pride at Work records
Scope and Contents
The records of San Francisco Pride at Work (SFPAW) contain papers, artifacts, and digital content which document and illustrate the mission, campaigns, projects, ideas, and activities of the often irreverent group of LGBTQ activists. SFPAW, a self-described non-hierarchical, anti-authoritarian, radical queer organization, sought, through direct action, to build coalitions between organized labor and the LGBTQ community around social and economic justice issues. The materials in this collection reflect those issues that were central to the group, including workers’ and tenants’ rights, healthcare, immigrant justice, and gender nonconformity. Some of the material in the collection is in Spanish.
Dates
- 1998-2012
- Majority of material found within 2007-2012
Creator
- Pride at Work (Organization). San Francisco Pride at Work (Organization)
Availability
Collection is open for research. A few documents have been restricted to protect personal identifiable information. Access restrictions are noted at the file level. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
History of San Francisco Pride at Work
San Francisco Pride at Work (SFPAW), was a membership-based organization of queers for economic and social justice in San Francisco. Probably formed between 2006-2007, SFPAW was the San Francisco chapter of the National Pride at Work organization, which became an official affiliated constituency group of the AFL-CIO in 1997. An almost entirely volunteer-run organization, SFPAW was the LGBTQ arm of the Bay Area labor movement, actively campaigning to protect workers’ rights and defending queer justice in the workplace. The organization is sometimes referred to by the name HAVOQ (Horizontal Alliance of Very Organized Queers). SFPAW’s central enterprise was the Queer Youth Organizing Project (QYOP), which was renamed HAVOQ in 2009 and subsequently used as an alternative name for the organization. Internal divisions led to the demise of SFPAW/HAVOQ in late 2012/2013.
Extent
7.25 Cubic Feet (12 boxes and 2 oversize folders of textual materials, artifacts,13 CDs and 1 USB flash drive)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of San Francisco Pride at Work (SFPAW) contain papers, artifacts, and digital content which document and illustrate the mission, campaigns, projects, ideas, and activities of the often irreverent group of LGBTQ activists. SFPAW, a self-described non-hierarchical, anti-authoritarian, radical queer organization, sought, through direct action, to build coalitions between organized labor and the LGBTQ community around social and economic justice issues.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1: Administrative Materials, 1998-2012; Series 2: Campaigns and Projects, 2007-2012; Series 3: Artifacts, 2007-2012.
Physical Location
Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated By Molly Anne Goldberg, 2017 (2017/004).
- Banners
- Gay rights -- California -- San Francisco.
- Gender nonconformity -- California -- San Francisco.
- Human rights advocacy -- California -- San Francisco.
- Immigrants -- Civil rights -- California -- San Francisco.
- Political posters
- Sex discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- California -- San Francisco.
- Sexual minorities -- Political activity -- California -- San Francisco.
- Transgender people -- Civil rights -- California -- San Francisco.
Creator
- Pride at Work (Organization). San Francisco Pride at Work (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid to the San Francisco Pride at Work Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Angie Lin Mendoza and Wendy Welker.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English.
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu