Should we trust the people who work in libraries with racial justice work?
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*Ella Baker worked at the New York Public Library from 1934-1936.
Libraries are known for their contributions to democracy, but in a time where the threshold of fascism is palpable to even those who fascism is supposed to protect, is this still true?
What are some of the ways, your library/librarian has shown up for collective liberation? In what ways do you feel safe in a library? What ways have libraries and library workers and librarians betrayed racial justice?
In this meetup, we will continue our discussion and will also present on our homework. If you didn't attend the last meeting, the homework is to call your local library and find out what are the ways they are addressing structural racism in the libraries and in their communities. How are they dismantling white supremacy in libraries and in their larger community?
This meeting will be held every month on the first sunday of the month from 6-7:30 pm.
ZOOM:
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Our (always evolving) Group Culture: https://www.meetup.com/Antiracists/messages/boards/thread/52930676/0/#132694589