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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 4h

thank you James!

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 1d

working on my book and came across this gem from my dissertation. glad this guy is canonized in academic research.

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 3d

it was super windy, which made the set up challenging and we had to scrap the bookmark making station, but we made it work!

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 3d

thanks to a donation from the Brooklyn Book Bodega, we gave out nearly 300 books to trick or treaters at the kids’ school Halloween event!

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 5d

5 rounds of revision later it's here!

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 5d

my new article, Beyond Antiracism: Abolitionist Teacher Learning Toward Institutional School Change, was just published in the Journal of Teacher Education!

if it's behind a paywall for you, message me and I can send it to you.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 6d

🎃 Thinking spooky thoughts this Wednesday about what NYC would be like without our libraries?

Join us in calling our City Council Members to demand they commit .5% of the budget for libraries!

Not sure what to say? Not sure who your council member is?

Find out here!
nycplan.org/actions/call..

A tan image, with a stack of books in the center. Above the books is text that reads “Have a spine, support the library budget”. Below the image, there is text that reads “Join us in calling our city council members every Wednesday to let them know library funding is a non-negotiable priority!” And the last line of text reads “ask for .5% of the budget for libraries!”

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 6d

nycdoe school relocations are ROUGH.

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

foodpantries.org/ci/ny-new_york

Find Food Assistance in New York, NY: A Comprehensive Directory of Food Pantries

Discover 119 food pantry locations in New York, NY plus additional food pantry resources nearby.

foodpantries.org

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

rent.hcr.ny.gov/RentConnect/...

rent.hcr.ny.gov

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

resources.redcross.org/food/emergen...

Emergency Food programs in Brooklyn, ny | Red Cross Resource Directory

If you need information about emergency food in Brooklyn, find 18 programs to assist you.

resources.redcross.org

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

www.plentifulapp.com

Plentiful - Homepage

Across the US, over 40 million people visit a charitable food program each year, often waiting in long lines for service. Plentiful eliminates lines, increases agency, and restores dignity to families...

www.plentifulapp.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

www.cityharvest.org/food-map/

Food Map - City Harvest

www.cityharvest.org

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

www.foodbanknyc.org/find-food/

Find Food - Food Bank For NYC

Find free groceries, hot meals, and SNAP support near you at 800 NYC pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries across all five boroughs.

www.foodbanknyc.org

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

finder.nyc.gov/foodhelp/

Food Help NYC

Find free food in NYC

finder.nyc.gov

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 8d

putting together some nyc-based resources as we approach the SNAP funding cutoff. listed and linked below.

Image with illustrated foods and a list of city/state support services.

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 9d

early voting in costume is becoming a family tradition. jellyfish for zohran.

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 9d

It’s quite tedious and not a perfect system, but happy to explain how we did our target list. if you want to chat, DM me! @dylanflesch.bsky.social taught me!

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 11d

i watched a doc about those guys that listen to police scanners & chase leads to record video & sell to news stations (e.g., freeway car accidents). i remember they said firefighters welcomed them (please record what we do!) and cops were always rude and pushing them away. very telling.

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 11d

If you want to take it a step further, reach out to your city council member and schedule an IN-PERSON meeting. Our goal is to get library advocates in front of every councilmember in NYC by January. Go here for some resources: nycplan.org/actions/

Archives: Actions

nycplan.org

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 11d

We had a similar letter writing campaign to the mayoral candidates in the Spring. That resulted in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social adding a 0.5% funding promise to his platform. (!!)

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 11d

Send @nycplan.org's letter to your councilmember demanding that city council fund libraries with at least 0.5% of the city budget. This is one of the critical times to push for this as they prepare for the budget cycle!

actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!

In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

actionnetwork.org

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 13d

“hmmm, I’m not sure I’ll have the bandwidth to run that program again this year”

… one week later…

“so I think I’d like to run it at triple size with a larger audience and budget”

why am I like this??

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 16d

📣 Get in the fight for NYC’s public libraries! 🗽

Want to know what you can do?

Check out this new NYC PLAN zine with lots of ideas :

drive.google.com/file/d/1aWup...

Fight for your public library NYC Edition.pdf

drive.google.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t tempt me with a good time!

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