Nova Scotia Libraries See Surge In Demand For Anti Racism Books Cbc News Following weeks of anti racism protests, rallies and vigils across canada and around the world, libraries in nova scotia say they're seeing a big increase in demand for. Halifax public library's decision to keep a controversial book on its shelves, containing what advocates call transphobic misinformation and hate speech, has led to local backlash and a break.
Nova Scotia Libraries See Surge In Demand For Anti Racism Books Cbc News Once requests for a new title are received, it is measured against the libraries’ collection policy, which includes “popular demand” and if a book “representing challenging, though extreme or minority, points of view in order to provide insight into human and social conditions” among the many considerations included in acquiring a new. It's something local librarians have never seen before. as the nation continues conversations about race relations following the death of george floyd, anti racism books are flying off. In which libraries are these books banned? i work for public libraries in nova scotia and have personally processed almost every book on this list (and had the pleasure of reading some of them). most of these books were cheerfully promoted in at least one nova scotia library. Nova scotia unveiled its equity and anti racism strategy today, july 6, the first of its kind in canada. its goal is to ensure a whole government approach in addressing systemic hate, inequity and racism, and it details actions to ensure this work reaches all areas of the province.
New Book There S Something In The Water Explores Environmental Racism In which libraries are these books banned? i work for public libraries in nova scotia and have personally processed almost every book on this list (and had the pleasure of reading some of them). most of these books were cheerfully promoted in at least one nova scotia library. Nova scotia unveiled its equity and anti racism strategy today, july 6, the first of its kind in canada. its goal is to ensure a whole government approach in addressing systemic hate, inequity and racism, and it details actions to ensure this work reaches all areas of the province. "it shows us people really want to learn more about this and fight injustice.". Following weeks of anti racism protests, rallies and vigils across canada and around the world, libraries • americas • one news page: saturday, 13 june 2020. A cbc news investigation discovered that there were nearly 1,800 hate crimes reported to canadian police last year. but that number likely doesn’t tell the whole story. inaccurate reporting and different classifications make a true calculation nearly impossible. Prior to the post covid surge in library censorship efforts, canadian libraries most commonly experienced challenges to works featuring perceived racist content, the majority of which concerning materials deemed discriminatory against indigenous peoples.
Nova Scotia Anti Racism Advocates Call For Changes To Racist Justice "it shows us people really want to learn more about this and fight injustice.". Following weeks of anti racism protests, rallies and vigils across canada and around the world, libraries • americas • one news page: saturday, 13 june 2020. A cbc news investigation discovered that there were nearly 1,800 hate crimes reported to canadian police last year. but that number likely doesn’t tell the whole story. inaccurate reporting and different classifications make a true calculation nearly impossible. Prior to the post covid surge in library censorship efforts, canadian libraries most commonly experienced challenges to works featuring perceived racist content, the majority of which concerning materials deemed discriminatory against indigenous peoples.
Comments are closed.