Rebellibrarian

Exciting times! We currently in the process of setting up our second community library that will feature over 700 Black British Books (children & adult titles). If you have any books you want to donate then send them to us @BBBookFestival Pls RT x

If you teach Black Studies, Latin Am. + Caribbean Studies, and/or Gender and Sexuality studies, consider "When Language Broke Open," a volume of 45 first-person stories, poems, and essays by Afro-Latinx queer, trans writers. uapress.arizona.edu/book/when-lang…

Words Matter: I can't stress the importance of making sure we accurately describe what's occurring in the UK as race riots motivated by Islamophobia & racism. Alice, Elsie and Bebe were not killed by a Muslim or an asylum seeker & yet the first wave of attacks targetted mosques.

Keep locating what is happening in the UK within a context of global fascism enabling ecological violence, at the collapse of capitalism and neo-colonial projects. Its is designed & engineered state violence emboldening far right …1/

Please don’t use this time a time where the far right have violated our communities as a space to self-promote your books and careers. We need radical organising on the ground not opportunists.

We are holding 2 community support circles open to all people of the global majority. Please join us, as we come together to share, be resourced and held in community. eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-su…

“Public libraries are particularly vulnerable during … disorder as they are often in prominent locations + are, rightly, easily accessible. Yet they are also symbolic of community safety and cohesion – open & free civic spaces where everyone is welcome.” theguardian.com/books/article/…

The Three Hijabis are facilitating emergency Rahma Safe Space for Muslim women, Thursday 8th August, 18:30 GMT. This protected online space is for sisters seeking psychological safety to share impact of Islamophobic violence on our communities us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #RaceRiots

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time * August 2, 1924

'Our traditional media and mainstream politicians are responsible for creating the conditions for this violence to occur.' 🗣️ Our CEO @shabnabegum discusses the racist rioting happening across the UK on @AJEnglish 👇

Spellow Library needs our help after the riots. Please donate, like, comment, and share to bring new books and a safe space back for the kids. Let's make a difference together! gofund.me/b28ba16d

In 1919 White men attacked Black Caribbean and Yemeni Muslim communities in Race Riots that spread through a number of British cities, facilitated by newspaper reporting. Excellent resource from the @UkNatArchives here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/reso…

CFP: Encounters with Sara Ahmed | Editors: Claire Lockard and Rachel Silverbloom | Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1st, 2024 | For more information, visit here: philevents.org/event/show/124…

More disgraceful actions from @GoldsmithsUoL - after gutting its world leading Sociology department -it now dismantles its leading courses on Black British history. Why start if you don't mean to proceed, or maybe it was all marketing vibes? Please sign. change.org/p/save-black-b…

Extract from Stuart Hall's 'Cultural Identity and Diaspora' (1990). Access the essay for free until 30th July and join us next week for Reading the Crisis with Gail Lewis, Roderick Ferguson and @aasiyalodhi: stuarthallfoundation.org/events/reading… 📅 Tues 23 July 🕠 5.30pm - 7pm BST 📍 Online

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We invite Gail Lewis and Roderick Ferguson to respond to Stuart Hall's 1990 essay 'Cultural Identity and Diaspora' for our next online discussion, chaired by @aasiyalodhi. 📆 Tues 23 July 🕠 5.30pm - 7pm BST 📍 Online Sign up for free and read the essay: stuarthallfoundation.org/events/reading…