Special Reports

Looking behind the mask of the hacker network, and charting its evolution into a global activist force.

The board of Toward Freedom invites you to gather as the Mayan calendar winds down, and share your visions of the not-too-distant future. What will be happening politically, culturally, or otherwise?

A photo essay of Toward Freedom's 60th anniversary celebration concert in Burlington, VT.

Toward Freedom is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Join us for a free concert in Burlington, VT on Saturday, September 1st. Dance to Rick Davies and Salsa Norteña, featuring Alejandro Torrens salsa and Latin jazz, Joe Hanzsum of Azi Fellas, progressive hip-hop from Philadelphia and Cambodia, and AFRI-VT, high energy drum and dance from the African Diaspora.

Over this Labor Day weekend, hundreds of people from across Vermont, the US and Canada will come to the three day People’s Convention for Human Rights in Burlington, VT. The convention is a project of over 11 Vermont grassroots organizations that currently work in a wide array of areas, such as climate justice, disability rights, workers’ rights, and immigrant rights.

Celebrating 60 years of vision of advocacy for human rights and global democracy, this preview video release looks at Toward Freedom's history, the legacy of the Lloyd family, coverage of Africa in TF's early years, and ongoing activities. With rare photos, maps, and covers from 1952 to 2011.