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jackpowerx:

sinidentidades:

Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione (R) and Texas Senator Patrick (R) have both proposed bills that would essentially end ethnic studies in Texas by September 2013 unless we do something about it. 

• Sign the Petition
• Contact your representatives! Need help finding out who represents you? Click here.

Of course, you don’t have to stop there. Organize a protest near you!

Together, we can fight this!

Don’t let them erase our histories!

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• Texas state legislators seek to limit ethnic history studies in college requirements
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• According to Latino Educational Group, Dan Patrick Hopes to Limit Ethnic Studies at Texas Universities
• SB 1128 Attacks Ethnic Studies in Texas, But Students and Educators Fight Back
• Texas Ethnic Studies Bill Protested By Latino Activists

Stop the “White, or it Didn’t Happen” Act of 2013!

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phillyjourno:

These signs are popping up around Philadelphia. WORD.

Have you seen any? Tweet pix at @taramurtha or @phillyweekly.

bezdan:

kthread:

killscreen:

Female coder’s inspirational letter to 8-year-old niece warms the heart

So here’s the link to the actual letter. There is this thing about arguments - you can always win them in the future tense. This is a solid list of hopes for the girls who are right now thinking about what they want to be when they grow up. More female programmers is a win for everyone.

This one made my heart dance and weep at the same time:

‘I hope that your initial interactions involve an immediate transfer of trust in your abilities, rather than starting off by always having to prove yourself.’

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beatonna:

Listen here, Canadians.  Come close.

We write good books, don’t we?  I mean, I don’t write good books and maybe you don’t, but there are people here who do.  And yeah, sure, maybe we get bashful about not being able to come out with a new billion dollar Avengers movie or something every summer like some countries do (not to name names) but when it comes to popular culture that’s purely made by Rock Hard Talent, like (and imagine I’m making that rock ‘n roll symbol with my fist as I say this) writing stories or creating music or even drawing comics, we puff up our chests and strut around like peacocks all like don’t you even try to step up, don’t you even try!  High-fiving each other and being jerks about it.

Just making a scene.  

Anyway, merciful Suzuki, we love seeing other Canadians be amazing and talented, we do.

That said!

I have gotten behind a project I think you will like, knowing now that we both have been lying about being humble this whole time and just want to plaster how cool we are all over the place.  Project Bookmark Canada is a charitable organization that has a pretty interesting idea.  Let them explain: 

Project Bookmark Canada marks the places where the real and imagined landscapes meet by placing text from imagined stories and poems in the exact, physical locations where literary scenes take place.

To engage Canadians by placing literal bookmarks at locations where literary events happened?  Amazing!  I love it.  Participating is simple:

You click on this link, and donate $20, and boom!  You’re a “Page Turner,” as they say.  For every day in April, a new champion will be asking people the same thing.  Today is my day, and I am proud to be a part of it.  If you donate today (April 4), you’re also put in a draw to win my book Hark! A Vagrant!  I’m no Margaret Atwood but who doesn’t like free books?  And what were you doing with that $20 anyway?  The last twenty dollars I spent was on a cab ride I could have easily walked.  Sheesh.

Take a look at the twelve bookmarks they’ve already put up.  Discover places and books you didn’t know before.  Share your own favorites.  Be a part of an awesome cerebration of literature!  

thelalatheory:

Oh my heavens, I love this. If I live long enough, I’ll write something very much like this one day.

theparisreview:

“Other books I can’t throw away because—well, they’re books, and you can’t throw away a book, can you?” In memory of the late Roger Ebert, an essay on libraries and love.

For more of this morning’s round up, click here.

hipstertipster:

Cut off the corners of old envelopes to use as bookmarks.

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Zinesters for marriage equality!