Dear All, I am pleased to share "A call for Ivy+ libraries to divest from police and prisons and invest in life-giving resources<https://ablaivy.medium.com/a-call-for-ivy-libraries-to-divest-from-police-and-prisons-and-invest-in-life-giving-resources-fdd5889270df>." This call is part of a larger movement for police-free libraries and was written in collaboration with library workers at other Ivy+ institutions. Please read, sign, and share!
This effort would not have been possible without previous calls to action from students, faculty, and staff at institutions across the country, as well as the labor and leadership of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ theorists, activists, and communities. For those who are willing/able to share, please feel free to use this email as a template and I have pasted a suggestion for a Twitter post below. Finally, here are some helpful links: * Here is a simplified URL: http://bit.ly/ivy-divest<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.ly/ivy-divest&sa=D&ust=1603894509748000&usg=AFQjCNFkL5uMn1ivX1NKWAufV8zoPU9lzw> * Here is the direct link to the signature form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3FGw1CmK0OOeBgImXE8wnbBeP3NjKws9Jfujf-Ij36uOjQg/viewform. Note, there is an option to sign anonymously. * Twitter post: "We are calling on library leadership to join the fight. We must name police as the problem and do the work to divest all libraries spaces from law enforcement and surveillance. Please read, sign, and share! http://bit.ly/ivy-divest<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.ly/ivy-divest&sa=D&ust=1603894509748000&usg=AFQjCNFkL5uMn1ivX1NKWAufV8zoPU9lzw>" Thank you for your time and consideration. Anne K. Knafl, Ph.D. (she/her) Bibliographer for Religion, Philosophy, and Jewish Studies The University of Chicago Library Twitter: @aknafl Instagram: @4th_floor_librarians Web exhibits<https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/directory/staff/anne-knafl/> by Anne
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