We're excited about this Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web investment in community-based archives and in putting ethics at the front and center of tech development. 🙌

It's not always easy to remember our most iconic & inspiring figures as the wonderfully human & multilayered folks they were. This picture of two of the 20th century's very best Americans & humans helps me do so. Rest in peace & power, Mr. Belafonte.

happy national library week, everybody #lalege

My dear friend @gabe_solis (@txafterviolence) and I reflected on the past decade of postcustodial archival praxis in service of human rights collections for the #ItemNotFound conference. Our convo is now on the Sustainable Futures blog: medium.com/community-arch… ty BergisJules!

Have you (or anyone you know) ever thought “I’d love to work with the amazing data, collections, experts, and technology at the Library of Congress but I don’t want to move to DC?” Well, check it out!! This person will report to me and I can’t wait to work with you!!

As we prepare to host the five year anniversary of Architecting Sustainable Futures in New Orleans, November 7th-9th, 2023, we're inviting community-based archives to share about some of their work. Many thanks to Shorefront Legacy for this contribution. medium.com/community-arch…

Still seeing a lot of Qs (inc from New Orleans friends texting me, lol) about saltwater intrusion, so here’s a thread recap: — a low Mississippi River means salt is coming up from Gulf. There’s not enough rain in the forecast (we need 10” across Miss River valley) to stop it.

Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch) recently published an extensive report on the effects of pollution on those living in La.’s chemical corridor, often referred to as “Cancer Alley.” Lead investigator Antonia Juhasz speaks to Halle Parker about the findings, today on Louisiana Considered.

This is Louisiana 2024. The questions from these state representatives are so insane you wouldn't write it into a movie script because you wouldn't believe. AND, it's not an accident. The state is extracting all it possibly can from the City of New Orleans.

Sharing our latest work on decentralized storage. From Field Building to Technical Infrastructure: Growing Support for Community-Based Archives medium.com/@Zakiya.collie…

#tdih 1892 Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act. We all know the Supreme Court’s horrific 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, but less familiar is organizing by the Comité des Citoyens that led to this test case. Read ⬇️ zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/home…

Spreading the word, and sending love and money to our friends in NM: Support Mescalero Apache Tribe's Fire Relief gofund.me/0510c515

As a history teacher in Louisiana, here is why I’m deeply disturbed by the state coercing public school teachers to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms: 🧵

maybe don't entrust the maintenance of records of the complex cultural tapestry to private for-profit institutions that can just dissolve in the blink of an eye but that's just me spitballing here showbiz411.com/2024/06/25/par…

SEVENTEEN states are suing to have basic special education laws ruled unconstitutional. Such a ruling could topple the basis of civil rights protections.

Snow in New Orleans (I accidentally delete this post after 22k of you had liked it😢 I'd be grateful if you could like/repost it again)