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Protecting Libraries as Safe(r) Spaces
What Not to Do
- Do not remain neutral when a hate group attempts to infiltrate the library. [...]
Hopefully an uncontroversial opinion: In these situations, "remaining neutral" isn't "neutral" at all.
Western States Center (2022). Confronting White Nationalism in Libraries: A Toolkit. https://www.westernstatescenter.org/libraries
Brandi Halls as a top job at cosmetics giant Lush. But she's cut down to size when she joins the frontline to work in disguise and find ways to improve the c...
Don’t have the time to watch this yet but should be informative.
dichotomy of punk: fucking shit up/not giving any shits vs. building community/taking care of each other. the struggle: liking/booking bands that don't align themselves with my ideals and hoping for the best vs. flat out not supporting problematic bands out of principle. it's difficult. i don't have all the answers. my passion lies in safe(r) space pursuits- calling out/holding accountable/not tolerating people who perpetuating racism, sexism, queerphobia, transphobia, and the like while trying to make it a point that these things can be unknowingly internalized as a result of our society and nobody is perfect but importance should be placed on actively working to treat others respectfully. but it's hard when you dig the music of bands in question, or they're your friends, or friends with your friends. i just wish that people who are dismissive of the importance of safe(r) spaces would understand that while they may not face discrimination in this way and think that joking is harmless, they are inadvertently (and sometimes intentionally) reinforcing a framework that is oppressive just like greater society. frankly, i thought most people who got into punk did it because they were dissatisfied with greater society and wanted a movement more accepting of them. so why echo the bullshit of a system that you don't support and doesn't represent you? can't we meet each other half way? we're in this for the same reasons and we should be respecting each others concerns and working together.
