Criminalization 101 for Information Workers + Candidate Open House
For the People Monthly Newsletter: October 2023 part 2
Turn your love for libraries into action - join For The People at these upcoming events!
Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox - Criminalization 101 for Information Workers
Thursday, October 26th from 6:30-8:30 pm Eastern / 3:30-5:30pm Pacific
Join FTP for a teach-in as part of Interrupting Criminalization and Project NIA’s Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox series. We’ll be covering the various intersections of libraries, library work, and criminalization, including surveillance and privacy issues, retribution against library workers, social work and social services, and more. The session will also include power mapping, resource-sharing, and opportunities for discussion.
Facilitators: Mariame Kaba, Megan Riley, and Bean Yogi
Library Board Candidate Cohort Open House
Thursday, November 9th from 6:30-7:30 pm E
astern / 3:30-4:30pm Pacific
For The People is assembling the first cohort of candidates who are ready to run for a library board seat or seek appointment, and we want YOU to be a part of it! Learn more about our 12 week training program and get all your questions answered at our candidate cohort open house for folks who are running for or seeking appointment to library boards.
On Thursday, November 9th, from 3:30-4:30pm PST/6:30-7:30pm EST, For The People is holding a COHORT OPEN HOUSE for anyone who has already committed to joining or is considering joining our library board candidate cohort. We’ll talk more about the cohort structure and syllabus, answer questions, and introduce you to some key folks who will be helping along the way.
To apply for the fall 2023 cohort, complete our online application here - applications for this cohort close on November 15th.
Join FTP as Creative Team Coordinator!
FTP is putting out the call for a critical volunteer role: we’re looking for someone to join our team as our Creative Team Coordinator to help manage our newsletter, creative projects, and our amazing group of volunteer artists, writers, and creators who donate their skills to defend libraries. No need to be an artist yourself - just an organized person who believes that creative work can help defend public libraries. Learn more and express your interest here - we’d love to have you as part of the team!
