Get the whole library ready to work for justice with Mia Henry's new training, Justice at Work in Public Libraries: Understanding Power, Oppression, Resistance and Solidarity, led by Mia Henry. Group and individual registrations available! learninglab.freedomlifted.com/courses/justic…

#SaveTheReader Whenever you can, keep journalism in the hands of the people.

I'm listening to folks who are naming that the leaked decision has implications for abortion rights, access to contraception, and trans rights. It's a part of a long term political project that the right has been strategizing since the 1970's.

3 steps you can take to build power: 1. Read abortion funds’ demands & find out how you can support: abortionfunds.org/demands 2. Follow #LiberateAbortion on social media 3. Donate to abortion funds at nnaf.org/fundabortionwi…. (8/9)

This isn’t a light piece, but I’ve been in the mood for reclaiming and reframing. miahenry.medium.com/giving-new-mea…

It has been one week since the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In response, a dark-money group from Missouri launched a "Woke Heat Map" so that fascists can "fight back" against a "woke agenda." Twelve locations are tagged. All of them are schools. 🧵

"Whether before the news reached Galveston or today, before any law freed them or declared them equal, Black people have been doing the work to free themselves." -- Mia Henry via The Emancipator bostonglobe.com/2022/06/14/opi…

Before the news reached #Galveston, before any law freed us or declared us equal, Black people have been doing the work to free ourselves. Thanks to the The Emancipator for helping me share the 6 ways of resistance I always talk about... #juneteenth2022 bostonglobe.com/2022/06/14/opi…

Take the "What's your resistance style?" quiz! Deborah Douglas and I cooked up some scenarios for you based on the resistance framework featured at the NatCivilRightsMuseum. #juneteenth2022

Quiz: What’s your resistance style? Via ⁦The Emancipator⁩ ⁦Mia Henry⁩ bostonglobe.com/2022/06/14/opi…

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 🌿🪶❤️

Despite the despair, I’m looking forward to the American Library Association conference this weekend. I’ll be in convo w/some rad library people during the day and kicking back at night. cdmcd.co/3wGyv7 #alaac22

✨NEW RESOURCE: We are thrilled to share this resource collection to aid in evaluation and reflection, "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?" We hope this is useful to abolitionist organizers everywhere! interruptingcriminalization.com/binder Project NIA Critical Resistance

We’re moments from having the state create registries where pregnant women have to declare their status and prepared to be monitored for nine months until a baby is produced.

A fateful week where the court has built on legacies of oppression. Today’s holiday feeling more hollow than ever.

I get choked up every time I think about this. What an honor. I'll be in people's DM's and inboxes soon asking you to come celebrate with me. OR you can just get your ticket now. ⭐️

Michigan county hires ‘Stop the Steal’ ringleader to recruit poll workers politi.co/3RWVU9X via POLITICO

I just signed a Action Network petition: Cancel ShotSpotter and support community-led solutions to address gun violence in Chicago. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/canc…

We Belong to Each Other: A Call To End the Violence shar.es/agXEdK the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley #CeaseFirelnGaza

📚 NEW: BOOK RÉSUMÉS! In collaboration w/publishers, librarians, and SchoolLibraryJournal, #UniteAgainstBookBans is launching our FREE book résumé collection to help librarians, educators, parents, students, and other advocates keep challenged books on shelves. bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org