Policy Corps Unite Against Book Bans Cadre
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To combat book banning and censorship in America’s libraries, the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ’s (ALA) Policy Corps Unite Against Book Bans cadre works in close coordination with the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵOffice for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵPublic Policy and Advocacy (PPA) Office to boost advocacy efforts across library types and states to showcase how libraries and library workers provide essential information resources to their communities while increasing awareness about the importance of intellectual freedom and its centrality to American democracy and society.
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“These attacks demand active, organized support from peer professionals like this cadre of Policy Corps coordinated with cross-sector mobilized by ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵthrough the campaign. Together, we are an antidote to the pervasive censorship poisoning our communities.” — ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵPast President Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada
Members
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Kate Alderete |
Tiffeni Fontno |
Qiana Johnson |
Jennie Pu |
Becky Calzada |
Carolyn Foote |
Amanda Kordeliski |
Hallie Rich |
Todd Carpenter |
Jamie Gregory |
Erin MacFarlane |
Valerie Tagoe |
Nicolle Davies |
Tyler Hahn |
Tim Miller |
Sarah Vantrease |
Sonya Durney |
Sonnet Ireland |
Larry Neal |
Lisa Varga |
Lori Fisher |
Christy James |
Mary Pellicano |
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Senior Policy Fellows
Kent Oliver |
Chris Harris |
The Cadre in the News
Webinar Archive
![Unite Against Book Bans and ALA's Policy Corps: Challenging Book Bans in Critical Times Unite Against Book Bans and ALA's Policy Corps: Challenging Book Bans in Critical Times](/sites/default/files/styles/tab_group_main_image_sm_300x170_fp/public/2024-07/GNAnc9sXIAA8kEJwerwer.jpg.webp?itok=g_1wFrs3)
![Advocacy in the US of A(z): How Arizona fits into the National Advocacy Ecosystem virtual presentation. Screenshot of ErinMacFarlane and Kent Oliver's Advocacy in the US of A(z): How Arizona fits into the National Advocacy Ecosystem virtual presentation.](/sites/default/files/styles/tab_group_main_image_sm_300x170_fp/public/2024-07/Screenshot%202024-07-02%20135215.png.webp?itok=0T9AEB6I)