librarians are more freedom fighters

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• librarians are more freedom fighters
• than shushers.
• --Carla Hayden, Ms. Magazine
• Mission Statement Radical Reference is a
  collective of volunteer library workers who
  believe in social justice and equality. We
  support activist communities, progressive
  organizations, and independent journalists by
  providing professional research support,
  education and access to information. We work in a
  collaborative virtual setting and are dedicated
  to information activism to foster a more
  egalitarian society.
• http//www.radicalreference.info

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• Serving activists and independent journalists
• online
• in the street
• in the classroom
• Helping ourselves, too
• So what? What does this have to do with finishing
  library school and getting a job?

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• Online
• international e-mail collaboration
• website archive
• lightningbug
• decision making process

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• in the street
• ready reference kits
• handouts
• rumor control
• communications

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• in the classroom
• conference, IMC, and classroom skillshares on
• fact checking, FOIA FOIL, public library
  resources, advanced Internet research
• At ALA
• skill shares at Counterpoise, now SRRT booth on
• police codes, blogging with Bloglines, street
  reference, alternative libraries, etc.

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• Helping ourselves, too
• Library Education Forum March 11, 2006 in NYC
• Community
• Critical Mass
• Pride parade
• Local collectives
• autonomous

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• So what? What does this have to do with finishing
  library school and getting a job?
• Do things for yourself, because you think they
  should be done, and not to get ahead.
• List of projects pick one for an internship, or
  just to do.
• Work with open source advanced technologies.
• Group collaboration, connect with other library
  workers and students.