Brandy H. M. Brooks

Mel King: when you believe that you are deserving of rights & dignity, you begin to act that way - then anything becomes possible. #dsni30

@Circ_Nation @SomervillePL Chiming in as another fan of Klara and the Sun!

Just because we're librarians that doesn't mean that we love every book we read. Check out are Anti-Staff Picks display to see if you'll have better luck than us!

I legitimately want to do this with my ashes. Is that too weird? #familygamenight #midnightmeditations

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Federal minimum wage: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 How is this acceptable?

@Sosowski Saving programs written on my VIC-20 to a cassette tape.

Tell me how long you've been using computers without telling me how long you've been using computers.

Joe Biden is not protecting workers from the pandemic. jacobinmag.com/2021/06/safety… @dailyposter

Call me a radical lefty, but if Amazon's market capitalization exceeds Australia’s GDP, it's probably time for the company to pay more in taxes.

Chief Mann sharing some of his community's seed history. #seedsovereignty #nesawg19

"NEFOC doesn't believe in owning land - the land is our relative, we can't own it. We do believe in establishing the right to use the land within this legal framework of what is now the US." Stephanie Morningstar #speaktruth #nesawg19

To learn more about NEFOC, visit nefoclandtrust.org

Interesting: Stephanie Morningstar makes a distinction between the specific program of reparations for descendants of African slaves and reconciliation with Indigenous nations, so as not to dilute the claims of either. #nesawg19

Horrifying fact: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has actually invoked the doctrine of discovery - that says any land where "Christian people" didn't reside was "unpeopled" land that could be claimed - in deciding against restoration of indigenous land rights in the US. #coloroflaw #nesawg19

Chief Mann talks about what #reparations could look like for his people - everything from keeping promises around financial allotments to providing healthy land for living and producing food. #nesawg19 #landjustice

"Land acknowledgement is good, but it's just a beginning. That acknowledgement is a sacred contract, a commitment...to take the next steps and resituate the balance of power." Stephanie Morningstar of Northeast Farmers of Color @soulfirefarm #nesawg19

This conversation is SO POWERFUL. I'm having a hard time describing it, but it has included how to properly name people and their connection to place, the history of dispossession, and ancestor work as we delve into the strata of understanding our relationship to land. #nesawg19

Chief Vincent Mann of the Ramapough Lenape Turtle Clan shares about the medicine garden that is being supported by donations from #nesawg19 - helping community members to heal from the impact of toxic dumping on their land. To make a contribution, go to nesawg.org.

Textbook sexism: Pete & Joe spend weeks attacking a woman who spends her days smiling and hugging people, who in addition to being a frontrunner is the top second choice of everyone else’s supporters, yet ~she~ is “angry” one? Warren can handle it, but the men need to be pressed.

In equity, justice & anti-oppression work, I've found that it's critical to do history/policy reviews - we often do advocacy/organizing w/o really understanding how we got here. We have to re-educate ourselves & learn the history that's been hidden. #nesawg19 #politicaleducation

This workshop on Food and Farm Organizing in Immigrant Communities is excellent - so much important information about how oppression of immigrants has been woven through our food system. #nesawg19 @CATAMigrantes @VietLEAD #foodjustice #immigrationjustice

Excited to be at #nesawg19 this week! Currently in a great session on Rural and Urban Agroecology. @FarmSchoolNYC @CATAMigrantes