@jonevoss.bsky.social ✌️
New Orleans, LA
Joined October 2007
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SEVENTEEN states are suing to have basic special education laws ruled unconstitutional. Such a ruling could topple the basis of civil rights protections.
#TheLensNola Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joins forces with 16 other states in challenging a federal rule on gender dysphoria under Section 504, a pivotal disability law supporting public school students.
✍️: @martajewson
thelensnola.org/2024/10/28/l…
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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 showbiz411.com/2024/06/25/pa…
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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: 🧵
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#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.
Read ⬇️
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/…
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Sharing our latest work on decentralized storage. From Field Building to Technical Infrastructure: Growing Support for Community-Based Archives
medium.com/@Zakiya.collier/1…
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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.
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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.
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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. medium.com/community-archive…
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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!!
WE'RE HIRING! Remote, permanent, GS-14 position with LC Labs @librarycongress . Application period closes 08/22/2023. See USA jobs posting for more info and link to apply - usajobs.gov/job/742171900
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My dear friend @gabe_solis (@txafterviolence) and I reflected on the past decade of postcustodial archival praxis in service of human rights collections for the #ItemNotFound conference. Our convo is now on the Sustainable Futures blog: medium.com/community-archive…
ty @BergisJules!
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It's not always easy to remember our most iconic & inspiring figures as the wonderfully human & multilayered folks they were. This picture of two of the 20th century's very best Americans & humans helps me do so. Rest in peace & power, Mr. Belafonte.
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We're excited about this @FFDWeb investment in community-based archives and in putting ethics at the front and center of tech development. 🙌
We're proud to announce our collaboration with @shift_collectiv to support community-based archives. 🎉
What this means 👇
shiftcollective.us/ffdw
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You can learn more about the impacts of short term rentals from our friends at @JanePlaceCLT, who took over our @antigravitymag column this month. antigravitymagazine.com/colu…
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Archiving the Black Web (@ArchivingTBW) awarded $2.5 Million grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop a national web archiving training program for memory workers interested in documenting the Black experience. archivingtheblackweb.org/blo…
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Beyond excited to have finally launched @blkdesignguild with Tope Medupin, Michael Ojo and @purpleamelia.
If you know an awesome Black Researcher or Designer in the UK who deserves to be invested in please pass this on. We've designed this one just for them 🖤💜
Join the Black Design Guild. A fully funded leadership coaching and training programme that helps mid-level Black researchers and designers thrive. 🌱💪🏿
Ready to begin your journey? bit.ly/3YgzCUr
#design #research #blackdesignguild #designforchange #designthinking
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City Council is voting on new STR measures beginning next week on Thursday, Feb. 16th @ 10am (yes, that’s the day Muses rolls. No, we’re not happy about it). Please see the images for dates and details.
#homesforpeoplenotforprofits #neworleans #nola #stopSTRs #stopAirbnb
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Thrilled along with co-lead @CamilleCallison to move ahead with the Respectful Terminologies Platform Project through NIKLA and grateful to contributors @carlabrc @culc_cbuc @CRKN_RCDR @LibraryArchives @CdnHeritage @internetarchive @OCLC b91ef59f-65ca-4ada-bf5e-ca25…