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Helen Brown

@librownian.bsky.social
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librarian, archivist, binge reader, parent, currently working on climate action in libraries (she/they)

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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Canadian Union of Postal Workers though:
cupw.ca
CUPW STATEMENT - CUPW calls on Canada to act after ICJ ruling on Gaza
CUPW welcomes an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main court of the United Nations (UN), putting Israel on notice about its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Donating to UNRWA, writing letters, marching, and hoping that the International Court of Justice carries weight with international leaders - it’s too little but I hope anyways
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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
@edrabinski.bsky.social & @capal-acbes.bsky.social I thought you might be interested. Also, hopefully see you in a few months! Announcing the BCLA Climate Action Statement: Essential Climate Justice Responsibilities in the Library Sector:
bclaconnect.ca
BCLA Climate Action Statement Announcement | BCLA
As President and Incoming President of BCLA, we are pleased to announce the BCLA Climate Action Statement: Essential Climate Justice Responsibilities in the Library Sector, approved by the BCLA Board ...
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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 07/11/2023
You know, many libraries have objects that can be taken out, including tools.
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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
It's Climate Action Week! Libraries are part of the climate solution, sharing vital information on climate change, climate action, & disaster mitigation. Nov 4-10 libraries across Canada are hosting resources, programs, & displays to support #ClimateAction #BCLA
"Climate Action Week: Libraries and communities acting together" with logo resembling heat waves or smoke in front of the sun, with the bottom waves coloured blue then progressing to red and orange towards the top, reminiscent of the Show Your Stripes graphics.
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
Great piece by Stephanie Luce in Convergence about solidarity as a crucial component of the fight for libraries. convergencemag.com/articles/fil...
convergencemag.com
File Under ‘S’ for Solidarity: Union Members Defend Local Library
When the MAGA right planned to protest a drag event at a local library, North Shore Labor Council members showed up to fight back.
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 15/09/2023
Thank you @melissagiragrant.com for documenting the ways anti-library activism is anti-queer too. newrepublic.com/article/1755...
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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 16/09/2023
Today I can smell BC burning but yesterday thousands of us marched for climate action in Vancouver #climatestrike
Four demonstrators with with a feltboard sign “like the oceans we rise”Climate strike demonstrators filling 3 lanes and stretching 1.5 kmTwo demonstrators holding a feltboard sign showing a forest burning with words “listen to scientists”
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 15/09/2023
This weekend, climate protesters are taking to the streets in 54 countries, demanding that governments phase out fossil fuels. www.reuters.com/business/env...
reuters.com
Global climate protests demand world leaders phase out fossil fuels | Reuters
Climate protesters were set to take to the streets in more than 50 countries from Friday to Sunday, in a weekend of demonstrations to demand that governments phase out the burning of fossil fuels heat...
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Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social · 15/09/2023
Climate strikes today organized by youth, parents, doctors, lawyers, etc.
Global Climate a strike poster showing demonstrators and information. September 15 2023. 1pm Vancouver City Hall, 1:30 March begins, 3pm at Vancouver Art Gallery
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/08/2023
In Canada today, there’s currently over 700 active wildfires. Yellowknife, the capital city of the NWT, is being evacuated. The closest evacuee centre is over 1000km away, in Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wi…
cbc.ca
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