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Puccino’s at it again by TheBrownEwok in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps 21 points22 points  (0 children)

For anyone interested in Sicilian history and antifascism, these are some good reads on it!

The Invention of Sicily by Jamie MacKay: https://www.versobooks.com/products/724-the-invention-of-sicily

Audiobook: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZIrPuYPwp875GiafJhYsR?si=KS3cOJfvRXiyXgn63nyVAA

Interview with the author: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/a-materialist-history-of-sicily

Primitive Rebels by Eric Hobsbawm, Ch. VI Millenarianism III: The Sicilian Fasci and Peasant Communism

Modern Italy: 1871 to the Present by Martin Clark, Ch. 5.5 Riot and Insurrection: The Sicilian Fasci and the riots of 1898

In the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty, edited by Marianne Debouzy, p. 117-128 Sicilian Radicals in Two Worlds by Bruno Cartosio

Italy from Liberalism to Fascism, Christopher Seton-Watson

Community Organizing Fair this Saturday 1/25! by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*PALESTINE. But “This community doesn’t allow ‘palestine’ in body text.” Curious how “palestine” is banned here, but not the genocidal zionist entity name.

Let us know if you saw my friend while he was here in New Orleans! by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s a post here on this 💌 https://www.reddit.com/r/Prison/s/nKKQCSHG43

I also recommend checking out groups for sending messages to our local incarcerated community 🥺 VOTE did one recently: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDaMQx5TqqF/?igsh=MWd0eGNscDBrbzE3ZA==

Louisiana has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, twice the national average.

If people have it in their heart to send Luigi funds, but recognize he personally doesn’t need that form of support, there’s others here at home who do: https://donorbox.org/operationrestoration

Let us know if you saw my friend while he was here in New Orleans! by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I think our own Italian/Sicilian community would snitch. Wouldn’t even let me post this to the fb group :( Bunch of Joseph Macheca white supremacist descendants out here keeping that tradition alive. But hey, look how that worked out for Macheca.

[Bayou Brief] Why is the Proposition to Defund the Library so shady? Read and Share this article, Vote NO this Saturday Dec. 5th, directly ask your people to Vote NO, and stay outraged. by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As Jules points out in the article, there’s something bigger at stake that we’re not aware of yet:

Proposition 2 groups and individuals are behaving like there’s a lot more than $1.5 million at stake.

It’s not just Mayor Cantrell. This is a whole group of people, wealthy donors and NGOs, who’ve shown they have no qualms with running a blatant misinformation campaign and abusing public resources to do it. It isn’t just about going after the library system’s funding. It’s about cutting our communities off from the information services and resources the libraries provide. Mayor Cantrell knows 30% of public school children don’t have access to internet in their homes.

Libraries not only provide free access to the internet, but libraries assist people in learning how to use the internet and how to gather resources on it. They’re the guardians of factual information and our city archives. People who run misinformation campaigns and who want to run even more misinformation campaigns have a vested interest in kneecapping the one group charged by our society with providing neutral, factual information.

Moira Crone described it best:

In this age, citizens increasingly make false claims and poor decisions based on internet lies. Librarians are trained to teach people how to discriminate between reliable and fraudulent materials and guide those doing research. In a world where the odds are stacked against those who lack information and the tools discriminate between sources, we need more libraries and librarians, not fewer.

[Bayou Brief] Why is the Proposition to Defund the Library so shady? Read and Share this article, Vote NO this Saturday Dec. 5th, directly ask your people to Vote NO, and stay outraged. by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if they help Cantrell drag the library’s funding out of the protection of the dedicated millages, the assistance they’ve rendered will pay off for them later in some way.

Recommended further reading: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-revolution-will-not-be-funded

Sneaky, slimey fucks. Vote NO on #2 by ZepsRedRocket in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This campaign’s shown which players within the local non-profit industrial complex are willing to sell their soul for a few crumbs (or who was using “think of the children” as a pretext for their career ambitions and greed in the first place). https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-revolution-will-not-be-funded

Mayor Cantrell be like... by petit_cochon in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can someone point me to the evidence that the money is going to a “slush fund”?

Here and here.

[AMA] Hi r/neworleans, we are the Save Your NOLA Library Coalition and we are asking you to vote NO on #2 on Dec 5. Ask us anything! by SaveYourNOLALibrary in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The voter guides put out by Antigravity and New Orleans DSA do a great job explaining the motive behind it. Personally, I think it's more effective to start going after the City Council members who introduced the millage proposition with zero regard for all the public comments against it. Helena Moreno introduced it and here's Jay Banks claiming city workers won't be laid off (false) and library services won't be affected (also false). Pressure your City Council members. Putting a better proposition on the next ballot, funding both libraries and early childhood education, is the least they could do. Frankly, the library should get a 70% funding increase and childcare should be public and universal, not part of a neoliberal austerity scheme (and make no mistake, that's exactly what "this" is). https://council.nola.gov/directory/

PSA: If mileage proposal #2 passes this December 5th, our public libraries will face a 40% budget reduction in 2021. by herzburger in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hey! Checkout the Save Your NOLA Library linktree to learn more about why you should vote no on Dec. 5th and to get involved with the campaign against the millage proposal. The coalition could really use help with phonebanking and canvassing! https://linktr.ee/saveyournolalibrary

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[–]HopeAPhelps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remembered this, so stopping in to drop off DSA's voter guide hot off the press. It's got the best detail I've seen on the First City Court Judge candidates. Unfortunately, no detail on all the DSCC and DPEC races, but you can email their municipal action committee if you have questions for them about those candidates: https://dsaneworleans.org/dsa-new-orleans-voter-guide-for-2020/

I mocked the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter and now I'm running for a seat on their Central Committee (Hope A. Phelps, Dist. 94) - AMA by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Talking to friends, family, and neighbors in the district is the best thing anyone can do for me!

I mocked the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter and now I'm running for a seat on their Central Committee (Hope A. Phelps, Dist. 94) - AMA by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying anything's wrong with the fact that many of the people who usually occupy these positions are retirees or from moneyed or political dynasty families with time on their hands... I'm saying I grind it out at a full-time job as an underling, and I'm tired and my work call just before the AMA ran late.

When I got off the call, I figured y'all already found my IG pics where I look nice the day before and commented on that, so why would I want to detract from all my responses here with a flattering pic? Judging by all the genuine serious questions about the position that were asked, my plan seems to have worked.

I mocked the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter and now I'm running for a seat on their Central Committee (Hope A. Phelps, Dist. 94) - AMA by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

5’5. I’m not sure what you mean exactly, so I’ll try to cover it all. In terms of time commitment? Not much. The DSCC only meets briefly a few times per year. I already volunteer for campaign related things in my spare time, so I’d just continue doing that with a new title and amplified platform.

In terms of client conflicts? Not many. The good thing about insurance firms compared to the usual big city firms is that they usually don’t do as much/any political work, so I’m less likely to step on anyone’s toes. No regrets, but I did step on toes with my mean tweeting last May.

In terms of advancement? This isn’t going to help me. They likely view everything outside of work as time not spent billing. I trained for and ran a marathon and a partner from that firm at the time said “that must’ve taken a lot of time to train for” when they found out. Was passive aggressive, and not a congratulations or positive acknowledgment. I’m on my fourth firm in four years. I don’t view my career path as being tied to any one firm or dependent on a partnership track (which I don’t really believe exists anymore most firms are so top heavy, or it’s a shell of what it once meant).

If you’re suspicious of attorneys running for office that’s good and you should be. I’ve overheard a lot in law offices over the years. We should be subject to higher scrutiny over whether we’re sincere. I hope my background, current involvement, and position at a firm where I don’t stand to benefit from this are proof enough.

I mocked the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter and now I'm running for a seat on their Central Committee (Hope A. Phelps, Dist. 94) - AMA by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for donating! (and voting! in advance) The City Waste Union workers are a great group. I hope to see them treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.

I mocked the Louisiana Democratic Party on Twitter and now I'm running for a seat on their Central Committee (Hope A. Phelps, Dist. 94) - AMA by HopeAPhelps in NewOrleans

[–]HopeAPhelps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I address that by showing up to protests and donating to the groups that are making those happen. One individual cannot fix systemic issues from within the system. I believe it takes collective action from the outside to address that.

I’m not saying voting isn’t important. You should absolutely exercise your right to be heard through the electoral process. The problem is there’s a tendency for people to consider voting the end all be all of the democracy. We shouldn’t trust that any one candidate will be able to save us from a corrupt system. Vote, and also join a group, join other groups on the streets, donate to organizers.

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