Do you feel misrepresented by the Government of Alberta’s recent decisions regarding materials in school libraries? The Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA) and Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom (FLIF) invite you to make your voice heard. Join us for a night of board games, snacks, community, and letter writing to our MLAs to urge them to continue the fight for intellectual freedom.
When: October 6th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Stanley A. Milner Library, Civic Employees Rooms 1, 2, 3, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V5
Who: Librarians, library workers, educators, concerned Albertans, anyone!
Cost: FREE
You can become a member of GELA and sign up for the FLIF newsletter at this event. You can also learn more about GELA and FLIF on their websites and come meet the members at this event.
Can’t make it or not in the Edmonton area? We encourage you to write to your MLA anyway! Use this link to find your MLA and their contact information, or you can find Premier Smith’s and Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides’s contact information here. Join us in encouraging our government to roll back these restrictions that do not align with many Albertans’ values, as revealed in this CTV article. So that we may keep track of our campaign, please complete this google form to let us know that you sent your letter! If you want to help make even more of a difference, encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to send letters of their own, and let us know about it!
If you have any questions, please reach out to either gelaedmonton@gmail.com or flif.uoa@gmail.com.
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