We are staying busy here at Shift Collective and working with some amazing partners. Check out some of our current projects and some we wrapped up last year. Please get in touch if you think we can support your work. https://t.co/X7Z6NlP5I8
SEVENTEEN states are suing to have basic special education laws ruled unconstitutional. Such a ruling could topple the basis of civil rights protections.
@martajewson Appreciate your reporting all these years Marta! He graduated from BFHSLA in May, completed his private pilot license in July, and is now up in NY in aviation school working toward becoming a commercial pilot!
maybe don't entrust the maintenance of records of the complex cultural tapestry to private for-profit institutions that can just dissolve in the blink of an eye but that's just me spitballing here https://t.co/Cq1iunwoAm
As a history teacher in Louisiana, here is why I’m deeply disturbed by the state coercing public school teachers to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms: 🧵
#tdih 1892 Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana’s Separate Car Act.
We all know the Supreme Court’s horrific 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, but less familiar is organizing by the Comité des Citoyens that led to this test case.
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Sharing our latest work on decentralized storage. From Field Building to Technical Infrastructure: Growing Support for Community-Based Archives
https://t.co/i87XLXuilN
This is Louisiana 2024. The questions from these state representatives are so insane you wouldn't write it into a movie script because you wouldn't believe. AND, it's not an accident. The state is extracting all it possibly can from the City of New Orleans.
Human Rights Watch (@hrw) recently published an extensive report on the effects of pollution on those living in La.’s chemical corridor, often referred to as “Cancer Alley.” Lead investigator @AntoniaJuhasz speaks to @_thehalparker about the findings, today on @LAConsidered.
Still seeing a lot of Qs (inc from New Orleans friends texting me, lol) about saltwater intrusion, so here’s a thread recap:
— a low Mississippi River means salt is coming up from Gulf. There’s not enough rain in the forecast (we need 10” across Miss River valley) to stop it.
As we prepare to host the five year anniversary of Architecting Sustainable Futures in New Orleans, November 7th-9th, 2023, we're inviting community-based archives to share about some of their work. Many thanks to @SFLegacy for this contribution. https://t.co/aSAQaNzW6j
Have you (or anyone you know) ever thought “I’d love to work with the amazing data, collections, experts, and technology at the Library of Congress but I don’t want to move to DC?” Well, check it out!!
This person will report to me and I can’t wait to work with you!!