Library Funding Stances by City Council Members

This brings the number to 10 Council Members who support the 0.5% demand. Is your CM one of the 10? If not, help us to get them on board. nycplan.org/scorecards/l...

District 4 New York City Council

Thank you to CM Virginia Maloney for supporting @nycplan.org's demand to benchmark library funding at 0.5% of the city expense budget! Thank you for being a library champion! council.nyc.gov/district-4/

WTJU 91.1 FM - UVA's Community Radio Station

WTJU rock marathon all this week, tune in and donate even if you don't live in cville. just gave 30 bucks because the DJs are playing Laurie Anderson's Walk the Dog at 10:30 on a Monday morning and that deserves a pledge.

ily tju <3

www.wtju.net

Just knocked out episode 1 while running and was engrossing enough to make me almost forget that I was running that long

Episode 2 of Nusantara, our @thedigradio.bsky.social series on history of Indonesia. This ep traces first four decades of 20th century, the Awakening Period that made modern Indonesian politics, including its three main currents: communism, nationalism, and Islam. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/nusa...

blackzinefair.org - y'all can help us out by spreading the world through your networks about this great gathering.

Flyer for "Seeking Vendors for Makers' Market" by Crown Heights Care Collective, calling for vendors for a Care Fair on April 25th, 4-8pm at Another World, to support unhoused neighbors. Includes a QR code and event details.

Flyer for "Care Fair &amp; Fundraiser" at 629 Nostrand Ave on Saturday, April 25th, 4PM-8PM. Includes free food, health checkups, skillshare, resource swap, and open mic, supporting unhoused neighbors.

Happening on April 25. bit.ly/CareFairCHCC
I signed up to Vend at the Maker's Market. I will be selling embroideries - 50% of proceeds will be donated to their fundraiser. I will donate the rest to another cause.

10 Years of Survived and Punished Join us virtually on April 28th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm ET to celebrate our collective accomplishments and to mourn our losses.

You can learn more about S & P's work at our 10 year anniversary virtual event: survivedpunished10years.eventbrite.com

I just realized that I started corresponding with incarcerated survivors of DV and SA exactly 30 years ago.

Where the time has flown, I don't know.

The fact that we're still incarcerating them is an indictment of our society.

Pre-order! bookshop.org/p/books/end-...

Image of a book entitled End Times Fascism - and the fight for the living world. A wide burst on a yellow background with red letters.

One year after our original Guardian essay, Naomi Klein and I are excited to reveal the North American cover of our forthcoming book END TIMES FASCISM - and the Fight for the Living World. It will be on bookshelves on September 15th and is available for pre-order. More details below. bit.ly/4cbLfEr

A large white banner for "The Warehouse" hangs on a black fence outside Bedford Library. It features artwork of people on prison bunks and text listing vic liu, mariame kaba, and brooklyn public library as contributors.

Stop by to visit, we're open: www.thewarehousenyc.com

This is today. Join us!

Well NYC, this is the next step in the budget process!

The NYC City Council released its preliminary report, and we have thoughts 🧵

Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.

“Trans people in prison are experts on organizing under conditions of extreme censorship, surveillance, and repression."

--Pooja Gehi of @arcgenderjustice.bsky.social (in a crucial piece by Gabriel Arkles)

truthout.org/articles/tra...

I got some money last year from a funder and it means that I can redistribute those funds to young artists who have been criminalized. I wish we had more funding so we could do more but we will do what we can with what we have.

I know we're eventually going to win the library funding fight cuz my elderly neighbor cornered me yesterday in the laundry room and told me that she is recruiting her crew to lobby the city council, lol. She added that she will also be focusing on the Mayor "who she took a chance on" in her vote.

Preorder page for my kids book, FIGHT TO WIN!

Did you know that the paperback version of my labor history book for young readers, ‘Fight to Win!’ is coming out in paperback soon, at a very low price point, right in time for summer reading lists?

Now you do, and you can preorder it for 25% off here!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fight-to-w...

On June 13, @nycplan.org is hosting a Library Art and Propaganda Fair! Our call for art submissions is now available and open until March 31st. Anyone can submit. Please share with your networks. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Additionally, we are urging every single American with a federal student loan to open a case file with their member of Congress’ constituent services office to request all data in regards to your individual student loan balance and payment history. Now.

Today, we're calling on the Trump administration to implement a one-year pause on federal student loan debt payment and collection services for all federal student debtors after the Trump admin announced plans to shift the student loan portfolio from Education to Treasury.

NYC PLAN Library Propaganda Fair Submissions Library Propaganda Fair Submissions On Saturday, June 13 New York City Public Library Action Network (NYC PLAN) is holding a Library Propaganda Fair in lower Manhattan! NYC PLAN is a grassroots group...

@nycplan.org has a call for art submissions that are due on March 31st. It's for our Library Art & Propaganda Fair. Please share the call with artists you know who might be interested: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

(modestly) ramping up production

Illustration of a lion holding a blue triangle that says “.5% PROMISED.” Text around the lion reads: “Budget Rally for NYC Libraries, March 18, City Hall, 9 AM,” with a pink and orange sunburst background.

There's a lot happening this week in NYC public library land and I hope that New Yorkers will join in.

1. Join a budget rally at 9 am at City Hall Park in advance of the preliminary budget hearing. Details: actionnetwork.org/events/budge... - If you can make it, please come out.

A digital flyer for the "10 Years of Survived &amp; Punished: A Virtual Celebration" event. It features an illustration of two people embracing, broken handcuffs, flowers, and event details with a link to register.

Join Survived and Punished virtually on April 28th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm ET to celebrate our collective accomplishments and to mourn our losses over the past 10 years. Register here: survivedpunished10years.eventbrite.com

MK NYE - YouTube

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Finally got around to putting these into a playlist - it was a great set! The archivist and music nerd in me couldn’t let it go 😆

An illustration of an iconic NYC public library entrance sits on a light blue background. Text in red is overlaid that reads “March 18th, fund our public libraries, budget meeting, register to testify.” A link is included with more information to be reached at https://bit.ly/4b1ze3H Graphic created by @montimer.bsky.social

NYC City Council is holding a hearing on Wed March 18th to discuss the preliminary budget.

We need YOUR VOICE to tell them to fund our libraries!

You can testify over zoom, in person, or simply submit written testimony.

Here's an easy summary of how :

bit.ly/4beNTsH

Debt Collective Rapid Response SAVE Call Follow-Up Thanks so much for joining us on March 3 to discuss the rapidly changing legal environment around the SAVE Plan. Please answer the questions below and we'll follow up with you ASAP.

If you’re enrolled in SAVE, we urgently need to hear from you. Fill out our form ASAP so we can reach out with next steps.
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Heading home from a terrific First Aid for the People workshop where I learned so many practical skills.

Thank you again to you and @interruptcrim.bsky.social for sponsoring! Updated my “90s virginia training lol and learned a million new things