#LibrariesResist Resource List
Harvested Feb. 6, 2017
Use the link for updates:
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“Building a curated list of resources for libraries and library workers in the resistance. Because if Park Rangers can do it, so can we. Work in progress.
Shortlink: bit.ly/LibrariesResist
Twitter: @LibrariesResist
Facebook: @LibrariesResist
Contents:
Other Resource/Reading Lists, Syllabi, etc.
Privacy, Surveillance, and Security
Free Speech, Protests, Demonstrations
Fake News, Propaganda, Fact Checking, Media Literacy
Government Contacts and Petitions
Library/Government Relations and Advocacy
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries
Preserving Vulnerable Data and Collections
Literature and Art of Resistance
Resources for Children, Teens, Young Adults
Multilingual, Translation, and Language Education
Accessibility, Disability, Assistive/Adaptive Technologies
Library Programs, Displays, Exhibits
Cataloging, Metadata, Collecting and Acquisition
Net Neutrality and Open Access
Introduction
- Doctorow, Cory. “Librarians Must Resist Trumpism.” Boingboing.net, 20 December 2016.
- Fuller, Jamie. “In Trump’s America, Activist Librarians Who Won’t Be Shushed.” mtv.com, 19 January 2017.
- Griffey, Jason. “Stand, Fight, Resist.” jasongriffey.net, 16 December 2016.
- Kipen, David. “How to Weather the Trump Administration: Head to the Library.” latimes.com, 10 November 2016.
Other Resource/Reading Lists, Syllabi, etc.
- Stop Trump Reading List (Haymarket Books)
- Trump Syllabus 2.0
- Black Lives Matter Resource List (Que(e)ry)
- Black Lives Matter Reference Guide (by Malcolm Teller)
- Immigration Syllabus (University of Minnesota)
- The Doc of All Docs
- Technologists for Social Justice
- Stay Nasty America
- First 100 Days: United in Resistance
- “Oh Crap, What Now?” Survival Guide
- Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda Together List
- Proactive Things to Do Not to be Defeated by the Next Four Years
- Decolonize All the Things: links to the summer 2015 syllabus, it’s a great place to start in terms of an overview of topics
- Syllabus for White People to Educate Themselves
- History is a Weapon: “We cannot simply be passive. We must choose whose interests are best: those who want to keep things going as they are or those who want to work to make a better world. If we choose the latter, we must seek out the tools we will need. History is just one tool to shape our understanding of our world. And every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.”
- Radical Reads 2017
- “A Time for Treason” Reading List (The New Inquiry)
- Bookriot’s Read Harder Challenge
- Social Justice Related Books, Articles, Zines and Essays: ginormous Google Drive folder compiled by Tevye Cowan
- Find a local organizing group
- Toolkit for Resisting the Muslim Ban: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has created a toolkit with information and action steps.
- Resistance Manual: fantastic wiki with updates on various topics (ACA, immigration, women’s rights, disability rights, etc), the impact of new policies, and how you can resist them.
- Tim Wise – Anti-Racist Reading List
- Boston Review Political Action Reading List
- Book List for the New Future
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education
- A Time for Treason
- Que(e)ry Librarians Resource List
- Fuck Trump Reading List (Verso Books)
- Post-Election Resources (John Jay College)
- Trump LibGuide (John Jay College)
- Resources for Undocumented Students LibGuide (Bronx Community College)
Calls to Action
- 5 Calls: Calling strangers and telling them stuff they may not wanna hear? The worst. Do it anyway. Every day.
- Injustice Boycott: A newsletter from Shaun King detailing ways that we can boycott and otherwise make our voices heard.
- Safety Pin Box: subscription service run by women of color. Allows you to directly support women of color while also getting action items sent directly to you.
- The Sixty-Five million people who didn’t vote for Trump: updated version of the “We’re His Problem Now” calling sheet. Has issues, scripts, phone numbers and a weekly call to action.
- My Civic Workout: 5- 10- and 20- minute activism “workouts” sent out a few times a week
- Ctrl Alt Right Delete: Newsletter devoted to understanding how the right operates online and developing strategies and tactics for fighting back.
- Countable: Up-to-date info about bills going through Congress, and advice on how to contact your reps, and what to say to them. Also in app form!
- Flippable: help “turn America blue” by building power at all levels of government, both federal and state
- Wall-of-Us: gives four concrete acts of resistance delivered to your inbox each week
- Ground Game – A list of the airport protests that took place end of Jan/beg of Feb
- Weekly Action Checklist by Jennifer Hofmann: delivers weekly email checklist of vetted action items, readings, news, and encouragement
- The Resistance Calendar
- Rogan’s Daily To-Do List
Privacy, Surveillance, and Security
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Library Freedom Project
- Security Culture for Activists (Ruckus Society)
- Crash Override Resource Center
- DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity
- Morrone, Melissa. “How Your Local Library Can Help You Resist The Surveillance State.” wagingnonviolence.org, 8 July 2014.
- Carpenter, Zoë. “Librarians versus the NSA.” thenation.com, 6 May 2015.
- NSA Spying on Americans (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Choose Privacy Week (American Library Association)
- Privacy Toolkit (American Library Association)
- A 70-Day Web Security Action Plan for Artists and Activists Under Siege
- Security Starter Pack
- DataRescue Event Toolkit
- Privacy Paradox
- Library Privacy Checklists (LITA)
- Secure the News: HTTPS Encryption for News Websites
Free Speech, Protests, Demonstrations
- ACLU Know Your Rights: When you are stopped by police
- ACLU Know Your Rights: Demonstrations and Protests
- ACLU Know Your Rights: Taking Photographs
- ACLU Know Your Rights/Conozca sus derechos Wallet Cards (for purchase)
- National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights Guides (multilingual)
- NYCLU Protest Guide
- What to Say When the Police Tell You To Stop Filming Them
- Anti-Violence Project Safety Tips for Police Violence and Hate Violence
- Activists’ Basic Guide to First Aid and Safety at Protests
- How to Gear Up for a Protest
- How to Film the Police in the U.S.
- Staying Safe and Sexy at the Queer Beach
- 26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
- Bearing Witness Guide: Filming Police Encounters
- Stop and Frisk Watch App
- Mobile Justice: Apps from ACLU to record Police Conduct
- Jail Support Best Practices
- Copwatch Patrol Unit
- Mapping Police Violence
- The Counted
- What to do instead of calling the police: Syllabus/guide
- Documenting Injuries for Law and Media purposes
- Digital Security Tips for Protestors (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Intervention and De-escalation
- Beautiful Trouble: Toolbox for Revolution
- Resources for Activists: both for new activists to learn about effective organizing, and for seasoned activists to get new ideas.
- Being an Ally and an Accomplice
Fake News, Propaganda, Fact Checking, Media Literacy
- Fake News LibGuide (Indiana University East)
- Fake News Research Guide (Harvard University)
- Alternative Facts and Fake News-Verifiability in the Information Society. IFLA Blog, 27 January 2017.
- Tiffany, Kaitlyn. “In the War on Fake News, School Librarians Have a Huge Role to Play.” theverge.com, 16 November 2016.
- Barclay, Donald A. “Can Libraries Help Solve the Fake News Problem?” PBS NewsHour, 6 January 2016.
- Day of Facts February 17, 2017 #dayoffacts Twitter campaign
- Breaking News Consumers’ Handbook
- How to Detect Bias in News Media
- False, Misleading, Click-baity, and/or Satirical “News” Sources
- How to Spot and Debunk Fake News
- Ethical Journalism Network
- Media Matters
- MediaSmarts (Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy)
- Propublica
- Politifact
- Snopes
- An Intro To Political Education
- Fair Observer
- Center for Public Integrity
Censorship and Suppression
- Freedom to Read Foundation
- Banned Books Week (ALA)
- ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Support Operation 45: funding FOIA requests to hold government accountable
Civil and Human Rights
- American Civil Liberties Union
- The Leadership Conference: This is an umbrella group of most civil and human rights organizations in the country.
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): a group of white people who do grassroots organizing for racial justice.
- Human Rights and Archives: monthly newsletter by the International Council on Archives
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Legal Aid Society
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Amnesty International
- Know your rights (Lambda Legal)
- Trump Human Rights Tracker (Columbia Law School)
- Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
Government Contacts and Petitions
- Contact Your Elected Officials
- “We’re His Problem Now”: Calling Scripts for Contacting Elected Officials
- Register and Vote in Your State (U.S. Election Assistance Commission)
- Shy Person’s Guide to Calling Representatives
- 5Calls: Calling strangers and telling them stuff they may not wanna hear? The worst. Do it anyway. Every day.
- We The People: Petition the White House
- TheSixtyFive
- Congress Vote Tracker
- Countable: Up-to-date info about bills going through Congress, and advice on how to contact your reps, and what to say to them. Also in app form!
- How to Talk to Congress (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Resistance by Mail: Free Printable Postcards
Library/Government Relations and Advocacy
- EveryLibrary
- Vote Libraries
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Society of American Archivists, Government Records Section
- American Library Association Government Documents Round Table
- Association of Public Data Users
- National Security Archive
- Freedom of Information Act
- American Association of Law Libraries, Government Relations
- Privacy, Security and Civil Liberties (Association of Research Libraries)
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association
- Libraries for Black Lives
- REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking
- Asian and Pacific American Library Association
- Chinese American Librarians Association
- ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
- GLBT Round Table of ALA
- Que(e)ry Librarians
- Social Responsibilities Round Table of ALA
- Bourg, C. (2014). The unbearable whiteness of librarianship. Feral librarian. [Blog post].
- Archivists of Religious Collections
- Archivists & Archives of Color Roundtable
- Human Rights Archives Roundtable
- Labor Archives Roundtable
- Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Heritage Archives Roundtable
- Lesbian & Gay Archives Roundtable (LAGAR)
- Native American Archives Roundtable
- Privacy & Confidentiality Roundtable
- NYC Books through Bars
Preserving Vulnerable Data and Collections
- Human Rights Web Archive
- Mattern, Shannon. “Public In/Formation.” placesjournal.org, November 2016.
- XFR Collective is a non-profit organization that partners with artists, activists, individuals, and groups to lower the barriers to preserving at-risk audiovisual media
- The Cobweb – Can the internet be archived?
- Internet Archive – The Wayback Machine
- 6 Ways to Use the Wayback Machine to Save Vulnerable Web Content
- MayDay: Saving Our Archives – Quick Tips
- Schlanger, Zoë. “Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump.” wired.com, 19 January 2017.
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Endangered Heritage: Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections (UNESCO and ICCROM)
- “Pax Cultura:” The Nicholas Roerich Pact to Preserve Cultural Heritage
- U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield: not-for-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the protection of cultural property worldwide during armed conflict.
- Alliance for Response
- End of Term Web Archive
Archiving Resistance History
- DocNow
- Global Events Web Archiving
- Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives (NYU)
- Groundswell: Oral History for Social Change
- Barnard Zine Library
- Activists’ Guide to Archiving Video
- Witness.org
- Interference Archives: archive of social movements in Brooklyn, NY
- Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
- Project_AARC: community of archivists taking action on climate change
- Climate Data Harvest Project
- Disaster Response and Relief
- Speaking and Protesting in America
- Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research (Columbia Univ)
Resisting in Library Work
- Journal of Radical Librarianship
- Progressive Librarians Guild
- Progressive Librarian Journal
- Progressive Archivists
- Consortium of Occupy Libraries
- #FirstFridayFeminism Twitter chats with SAA’s Women Archivists Section
- Concerned Archivists
- CritLib
- ARL and AAUP’s statement on Trump’s immigration ban
- Library During Wartime
- Library Freedom Project
- Progressive Archivists
- Archives Aware: Awareness and Outreach Resources for Archivists
- Klein, N. “Librarianship as a radical profession”. Progressive Librarian, 23, pp.46-54.
- Fister, B. (2010) “Liberating Knowledge: A Librarian’s Manifesto for Change”. Thought & Action: The NEA Higher Education Journal, Fall 2010, pp.83–90
- Shor, I. (1999) What is Critical Literacy? Journal for Pedagogy, Pluralism & Practice, 1 (4)
- Radical Librarians Collective: Critical Theory
- Overholt, John. The Professional is Political. Medium.com, 28 January 2017.
- Tillman, Ruth Kitchin. “Introspection as Activism, or, Getting Our Houses in Order.” Code4Lib Journal, 35, January 2017.
- Saunders, Laura. “Libraries as Sanctuary Spaces.” 30 January 2017.
- #MuseumsResist
Literature and Art of Resistance
- Bellot, Gabrielle. “Queer Writers in the Age of Trump.” theatlantic.com, 18 November 2016.
- The Black Radical Tradition: compilation of writings about black radical and revolutionary movements in the US in the 20th century.
- Danticat, Edwidge. “Poetry in a Time of Protest.” New Yorker, 31 January 2016.
- Alter, Alexandra. “Uneasy about the Future, Readers Turn to Dystopian Classics.” New York Times, 27 Jan. 2017.
Resources for Children, Teens, Young Adults
- Civil Rights Picture Books for Kids
- We Need Diverse Books
- Reading While White: Allies for Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Books for Children and Teens
- A New Land, A New Life: Books about the Immigrant Experience
- Books to Help Kids Understand What It’s Like to be a Refugee
- 20 Empowering Children’s Books That Celebrate Diversity and Social Justice
- A Starter Survival Guide for a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults (English y español)
- Middle School Monday: What We Say – and Don’t Say – Matters
- Kitaab World: South Asian Children’s Books
- Latinxs in Kid Lit
Immigration and Citizenship
- New York Public Library Immigrant Services
- American Immigration Lawyers Association: their Infonet Research Library is very much updated on immigration issues.
- REFORMA Children in Crisis Project giving books to refugee children
- Resources for New Immigrants (ALA)
- Library Services for Immigrants (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services & IMLS)
- Cruz, Rebecca. “Immigration Services in Libraries.” Public Libraries Online, 2 March 2016.
- Welcoming America Resource Library
- Refugee Info Bus
- Resources for Refugees (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
- National Immigration Law Center
- New York Immigration Coalition
Multilingual, Translation, and Language Education
- Mango Languages for Public Libraries
- Tarjimly: Crowdsourced Translation App for Facebook Messenger
- Legal Aid Info in Spanish
- Legal Aid Info in Arabic
- Legal Aid Info in Urdu
- ACLU Info in Spanish
Accessibility, Disability, Assistive/Adaptive Technologies
- New York Public Library Services for Persons with Disabilities
- Barrier-Free Library
- Inclusivity, Gestalt Principles, and Plain Language in Document Design
Library Programs, Displays, Exhibits
- Storytime for Social Justice Toolkit (Storytime Underground)
- Oakland Public Library #Blacklivesmatter Resource Series
- Free Library of Philadelphia Black Lives Matter Topic Guide
- School Library Journal article on Hennepin County #Blacklivesmatter Booklist
- YALSA ALA article on BLM and empathy through reading
- The Neutrality Myth- Amy Sonnie, Oakland Public Library
Reference and Public Service
- Radical Reference
- 1 Librarian, 1 Reference: the #1Lib1Ref campaign for Wikipedia runs through February 3rd, but you can always add references and citations
- Sifton, Daniel. “The Last Taboo: abolishing library fines.” Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 4:1, 2009.
- State Privacy Laws Regarding Library Records.
Cataloging, Metadata, Collecting and Acquisition
Net Neutrality and Open Access
- Save the Internet
- Public Knowledge
- Open Access Week
- Readers’ Bill of Rights for Digital Books
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Open Culture
Labor and Staffing
Social Media
- Tor: private browsing on your computer
- Orbot and Orfox: private browsing on your phone
- Get Your Loved Ones Off Facebook: tools for getting off of Facebook / making your Facebook data more secure
- Signal: encrypted texting and calling
- ProtonMail: encrypted email
- MayFirst: encrypted hosting service
- Unite: A Practical Guide for Using Social Media To Build Groups For Action: guide to grassroots organizing using social media
- Twitter Activist Security: Guidelines for Safer Resistance
- McCormick, Rich. “On the Internet, Nobody Knows if You’re a National Park.” theverge.com, 26 January 2017.
- Davis, Wynne. “It’s Not Just the Park Service: ‘Rogue’ Federal Twitter Accounts Multiply.” npr.org, 27 January 2017.
- Doctorow, Cory. “It’s Awesome to See All These ‘Rogue’ Government Agency Twitter Accounts, but What about Hoaxes?” boingboing.net, 26 January 2017.
- Morgan, David. “Government Science Goes Rogue on Twitter.” cbsnews.com, 26 January 2017.
- Smith, Chris. “A ‘Rogue’ Group of Staffers Is Tweeting Secrets from the White House.” bgr.com, 30 January 2017.
About this document
Last updated: February 4, 2017
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Harvested Feb. 6, 2017
Use the link for updates:
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