LRN #57: Giving Tuesday Links
Working for a company that caters to non-profits means that today was our busiest day of the year. I’m happy that all of these non-profits are bringing in donations for good causes, but it was …
LRN #38: Voting matters, even, and especially, in the midterms
In honour of the general election – 100 days from today – I would like to discuss a little about the candidates running in districts where I currently live, as well as a few other …
LRN #28 Learning disruption for political gain
In January, I truly believed the bills up for debate in Statehouses across the country wouldn’t make it out of their legislative committees, but February has proven that theory wrong with 12 out of the …
LRN#26: Book challenges, intellectual freedom, and the future of knowledge
Since the beginning of time, humans have shared knowledge with one another. The physical world is a scary place and as a species, we have worked together to stay informed. Survival required, and still requires, …
First 2022 post on Library Research Notes
In 2021 we witnessed a wealth of attacks on the forward motion of the United States. From the 1/6 insurrection, where American citizens attempted to overthrow the Democratic Republic, to parents of school-aged children arguing …
Recommitting to Our Values
Today we would like to recommit to the values that we espouse on our sidebar. First and foremost – hippiegrrl media is an anti-racist, anti-sexist venture. We seek to find new information, tear down disinformation, …
Content We Love – 13 June 2021
For a while now, I have been a subscriber (and fan) of Nicole Cardoza’s Anti-Racism Daily newsletter. Nicole and her group of writers provide daily insights to unlearn and relearn what we all need to …
Research Notes Newsletter
The Research Notes newsletter began in 2020 and has continued to publish on the first and third Monday of each month. We are currently on issue #11 and would love to have you as a …
Content We Love – 4 May 2021
The Bad Faith podcast is one of my favorite spots for level-headed thinking on all things politics. Briahna Joy Gray and Virgil Texas have in depth conversations with some of the greatest thinkers of our …
Register and Vote
Yesterday marked a banner day for the American political system. Former VP Biden announced that Senator Kamala Harris, of California, will be his running mate for the general election in November. During the original primary …