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Historian Timothy Snyder on immigrants & concentration camps

Posted By Frieda Afary Jul 07, 2025 03:58 PM
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In his latest blog post, Timothy Snyder, historian of the Holocaust writes the following: "We should remember what drew I.G Farben into Auschwitz: profit. But there are of course precedents for extreme exploitation in American history, including but not limited to the history of chattel slavery. And ...

Historian Timothy Snyder on immigrants & concentration camps

Posted By Frieda Afary Jul 07, 2025 03:57 PM
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In his latest blog post, Timothy Snyder, historian of the Holocaust writes the following: "We should remember what drew I.G Farben into Auschwitz: profit. But there are of course precedents for extreme exploitation in American history, including but not limited to the history of chattel slavery. And ...

Defend Libraries, Stop the Thought Police

Posted By Frieda Afary Jun 17, 2025 03:30 PM
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Attached is a poster that a group of U.S. librarians have produced to help our colleagues get the word out about the current situation. Frieda AfaryPublic LibrarianLos Angeles

Defend Libraries, Stop the Thought Police Attachments

Posted By Frieda Afary Jun 17, 2025 03:29 PM
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Defend Libraries, Stop the Thought Police

Posted By Frieda Afary Jun 17, 2025 03:28 PM
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Attached is a poster that a group of U.S. librarians have produced to help our colleagues get the word out about the current situation. Frieda AfaryPublic LibrarianLos Angeles

Defend Libraries, Stop the Thought Police Attachments

Posted By Frieda Afary Jun 17, 2025 03:27 PM
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Librarians' Statement in Defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 27, 2025 04:37 PM
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Thanks to those who have signed the statement of librarians in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden. Over 1200 librarians nationwide have signed it. Amanda Jones has posted the statement and the final list of signatories on her LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian If you wanted to sign the statement but ...

Librarians' Statement in Defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 27, 2025 04:36 PM
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Thanks to those who have signed the statement of librarians in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden. Over 1200 librarians nationwide have signed it. Amanda Jones has posted the statement and the final list of signatories on her LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian If you wanted to sign the statement but ...

RE: Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 21, 2025 02:40 PM
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New signatories are welcome. Please go to the link below to sign: https://forms.gle/vSYVQxDUb5f49pvg6The deadline for new signatures is Saturday May 24. Amanda Jones will then repost the statement with the new signatures on her LinkTree linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian

RE: Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 21, 2025 02:36 PM
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New signatories are welcome. Please go to the link below to sign: https://forms.gle/vSYVQxDUb5f49pvg6The deadline for new signatures is Saturday May 24. Amanda Jones will then repost the statement with the new signatures on her LinkTree linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian

Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 20, 2025 04:06 PM
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Almost a thousand librarians from across the U.S. signed this statement in opposition to the removal of Dr. Carla Hayden from her post as Librarian of Congress. Amanda Jones has published the statement on her LinkTree below:https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian

Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 20, 2025 04:04 PM
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Almost a thousand librarians from across the U.S. signed this statement in opposition to the removal of Dr. Carla Hayden from her post as Librarian of Congress. Amanda Jones has published the statement on her LinkTree below:https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian

Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 14, 2025 01:40 PM
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Below is the link to a statement signed by over 260 librarians in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden. New signatories are welcome. https://forms.gle/vSYVQxDUb5f49pvg6 Attached is a PDF of the statement with the list of signatories so far.

Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden Attachments

Posted By Frieda Afary May 14, 2025 01:39 PM
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Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden Attachments

Posted By Frieda Afary May 14, 2025 01:39 PM
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Statement in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden

Posted By Frieda Afary May 14, 2025 01:39 PM
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Below is the link to a statement signed by over 260 librarians in defense of Dr. Carla Hayden. New signatories are welcome. https://forms.gle/vSYVQxDUb5f49pvg6 Attached is a PDF of the statement with the list of signatories so far.

RE: Firing the Librarian of Congress

Posted By Frieda Afary May 09, 2025 09:05 PM
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The firing of Carla Hayden by Trump is an outrageous attack on all librarians. None of us is safe. In the words of Audre Lorde, "Your Silence Will Not Protect You." We need a strong statement and creative expressions of protest on the part of librarians nationwide.Frieda Afary Director-at-LargeIntellectual ...

Thoughts on Supreme Court Cases re. Opting Out & Freedom of Religion

Posted By Frieda Afary Apr 30, 2025 03:29 PM
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Dear Colleagues, Since many of us are very concerned about the current Supreme Court cases affecting the freedom to read and the use of public funds for religious schools, I wanted to share the brief comments that I posted on IFRT Connect earlier this week. As someone who comes from Iran and has seen ...

RE: Opt-Out of LGBTQ Materials Case at the Supreme Court

Posted By Frieda Afary Apr 28, 2025 03:34 PM
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Hello All, At the April 22 IFRT Reads program on How to Defend Public Education, we had some discussion on these issue. The purpose of a public education is to promote equity, equality, shared understanding, critical thinking and empathy in order to prepare citizens to be part of a democracy. We cannot ...

IFRT Reads: Defending Public Education, April 22`

Posted By Frieda Afary Apr 21, 2025 01:19 PM
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Why Is Public Education Under Assault? What Can Librarians Do to Defend Public Education? Tuesday, April 22, 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/hRtnogV5R42T8RUadIkq6g The recent executive ...