On June 3, I’m releasing a YA novel that opposes almost every instinct of the Alberta government: fossil-fuel expansion, treating water as expendable, disrupting wildlife, and fearing youth activism more than ecological collapse.
It may do well elsewhere.
In Alberta, , where the shelf is never the only thing being watched, I have to wonder whether it passes inspection by Bill 28’s Guardians of Approved Reading.
If your spirits are lifted by stories of principled activists achieving important - and improbable - victories, you could do worse than to attend the #EFFAwards on in #SanFrancisco Sept 14 (I'm the emcee). This year, we're honoring #AlexandraElbakyan for her founding of #SciHub, the #LibraryFreedom project and @signalapp:
https://www.eff.org/awards/effawards/2023
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This is great news. EFF annual awards goes to Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan who founded the Sci-Hub project, Library freedom project and the Signal foundation. #eff #SciHub #LibraryFreedom #signal
Read the details here. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/electronic-frontier-foundation-present-annual-eff-awards-alexandra-asanovna-elbakyan
It is deeply concerning to see efforts to shut down libraries, which are essential institutions for education and access to information. This attack on intellectual freedom and democracy must be opposed and countered. #LibraryFreedom #EducationMatters
Today’s lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow to all libraries and the communities we serve. This decision impacts libraries across the US who rely on controlled digital lending to connect their patrons with books online. It hurts authors by saying that unfair licensing models are the only way their books […]
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