How Can Librarians Combat Anti-Immigrant Hatred?
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central Time / 1 p.m. Mountain / noon Pacific
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/y5nuugebRNSuB4I4qQPeSA
In order to combat the current wave of anti-immigrant hatred in the U.S., librarians need to know the facts about the global migration crisis and the essential contributions of immigrants to U.S. society. What can we do when vulnerable populations are being dehumanized and imprisoned in times of economic and social crisis?
Readings:
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Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World (Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, January 31, 2025)
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Libraries and Immigration Enforcement (Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association)
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Migration (Social Responsibilities Round Table Pathfinder)
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Seven Famous Undocumented/DACA Immigrants (Immigrant Learning Center, 2025)
After a short presentation about the content of the readings, we will break into small groups to discuss our thoughts, so if you don't like small group conversations, this may not be the program for you. The session will not be recorded so that people may speak freely.
Hope you can join us on the 1st -- if you can't, we also have sessions coming on the 8th, 17th, and 22nd of April.
Martin Garnar
Member, IFRT Programming and Events Committee
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Martin Garnar (he/him/his)
Director, Amherst College Library
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