This issue of New Sociology: Journal of Critical Praxis explores the concept of freedom during times of grief, resistance, and healing, particularly in the context of geopolitical conflict, migration, queerness, exclusion, and loss. We examine the concept of freedom and its evolving significance in a world in which the term is simultaneously used to advocate for the rights and dignity of marginalized groups as well as weaponized against these same groups through political, colonial, and militaristic actions.