A volunteer collective seeking to aid the incarcerated further their goals of self-directed education and rehabilitation. [email protected]
Sacramento, CA
Joined October 2019
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Been debating sharing this but here we go.
Yesterday I invited 5 strangers to my house.
(A THREAD)
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From an incarcerated person in Virginia: "The dictionary you sent is a big blessing to me and will continue to be for years to come. I’m truly thankful for your service."
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What happens to the books that we mail to incarcerated people in Appalachia?
❤️ They are cherished.
📖 They are read until they fall apart.
🤝 They are shared.
💡 They change lives. appalachianprisonbookproject…
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Letter from Isaac in Indiana: "Again thank you for all that you and your organization does for people like myself. It goes a long way towards helping those that want to help themselves."
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True crime has an ethics problem, and the seeds of this problem started hundreds of years ago with the birth of media.
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Often it is the quiet ones, those who give out less at first glance, who hide greater depths, and who secretly wield greater power.
Catch one of us being interviewed on KDVS 90.3 FM starting right about now! There will be a rebroadcast as well
Thank you @KDVS903fm!!
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The state of Florida now bans more books in its schools than in its prisons.
Needless to say, we support the #FreedomToLearn in both settings.
Aggggh @USPS not again!!! 😣
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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED what books are banned in your state's prison system? After a YEAR of records request, today we @MarshallProj published a searchable database of all the banned books list we could get our hands on - more than 54,000 titles. themarshallproject.org/2022/…
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Over a dozen public libraries in the U.S. and Canada have begun offering their own music streaming services to patrons, with the goal of boosting artists and local music scenes. vice.com/en/article/5d34px/l…
Due to recent racist statements by celebrities, we would like to express the following.
We don’t just send books; we actively help people self-educate.
This means we don’t send books that spread ignorance.
Some may call this “censorship,” but we call it responsibility. (1/3)
This principle often comes into play when people ask for books on “conspiracies.”
Ex. of books we will not send are any by David Icke, or “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (see link).
However, we don’t just “cancel” authors on a whim… (2/3)
observer.com/2015/06/the-sta…
These 20 boxes of books are going out to people across the country! To learn how to support our (volunteer) work, check out our LinkTree. linktr.ee/books2prisoners
Today and tm you can buy desperately needed Law Books for us to send, and your impact doubled for #BannedBooksWeek
Here’s our book wishlist on Black Internationalism! If you get any of these books for us for #BannedBooksWeek, we’ll get matching funds too, and you’ll be supporting @FirestormCoop!
bookshop.org/wishlists/e1daa…
Check out this and other #PrisonBooksWishlists our LinkTree in our bio.
Check out the #PrisonBooksWishlists in the LinkTree in our bio. We added our lists on organizing skills and #Mentalhealth!
We’ll get the books you order *plus the cost of the book* from a friendly funder as part of #BannedBooksWeek
Purchases also benefit @FirestormCoop!