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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 4d

today @nycplan.org had their 2nd people’s assembly for libraries at @ethicalnyc.bsky.social and it was SO good. so grateful I get to work on something so energizing with fellow volunteers.

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 5d

My sweet baby angel 8 year old: Mom, when I’m a teenager can we go to the club together?

Me, who hasn’t been to “the club” in 10+ years: ….. yes…..?

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 9d

@nycplan.org @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ulunyc.bsky.social @librariansequallit.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social @gothamist.com @qplnyc.bsky.social @edrabinski.bsky.social @hellgatenyc.com

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 13d

just 8 days until the next @nycplan.org people’s assembly for public libraries!

RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 13d

a mutual aid’s political education on fascism series. email [email protected] or visit @bedstuystrong.bsky.social on instagram for zoom link and readings.

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 14d

seen in crown heights: “AI hurts kids!”

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 16d

we have a rotating candle in our fam and each week someone is the “light of the week” - this week my 4 year old picked me because “you go to pilates and to a lot of meetings”

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 18d

www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

NYC Public Library People's Assembly

NYC Public Library Action Network (NYCPLAN) is hosting our second people's assembly! Come learn how you can advocate for our libraries.

www.eventbrite.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 18d

beautiful day at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social to hand out a few flyers for the upcoming People’s Assembly for NYC #libraries #bkbf2025

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 22d

2.5 weeks until NYC PLAN's People's Assembly!

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 7

Come join NYC PLAN on October 4th for our 2nd People's Assembly @ NY Society for Ethical Culture!
www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

flyer for people's assembly - october 4 - 12:45-4:30pm, "join us for a day of learning, discussion, and building toward material action to support our public libraries and people who make them amazing"

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 27d

Hours since the last school shooting: 1

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 29d

@schoolofattention.bsky.social

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 29d

this panel looks very good!

“Join us for a lively discussion on how temporary materials shape political movements.”

www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-talk...

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 7

@prisonculture.bsky.social @dylanflesch.bsky.social @ethicalnyc.bsky.social #librarysky #libsky #booksky #libraries

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 7

Come join NYC PLAN on October 4th for our 2nd People's Assembly @ NY Society for Ethical Culture!
www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 7

“ny cannot be bought” - mamdani at the fighting oligarchy tour with bernie @ brooklyn college tonight

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 4

@socialstudies.org #socialstudies #sschat #edusky

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 4

this new comic book looks excellent. 4th in a series on the History of Africa and the Diaspora from the NYCDOE.

Lukasa: History of Africa and the Diaspora #4, Kofi’s Fire.
(about a 1741 revolt in NYC w/ enslaved people + working class whites)

www.weteachnyc.org/resources/re...

Lukasa: History of Africa and the Diaspora #4 | WeTeachNYC

The Department of Social Studies & Civics collaborated with Historic Hudson Valley to create Lukasa: History of Africa and the Diaspora #4, Kofi’s Fire. This comic is inspired by the true story of a 1...

www.weteachnyc.org

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Sep 3

closing out summer 2025 with a visit to jacob riis, the people’s beach!

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Aug 24

it will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.

- women’s international league for peace and freedom (1970s)

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Aug 22

teaching is much bigger than conveying info, but i sometimes just love sharing what i know (especially when i know it's helpful to folks and they want/need the information!)

i'm recording videos on the teacher certification process for paraprofessionals on track to becoming teachers. #edusky

abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Aug 21

what an absolute cutie patootie!!!

island community garden on deer isle in maine.

Hand painted sign for “island community garden”

sign for community garden - everyone welcome to water, weed, and pick

Signage for veggies that are ready to pick: basil, lettuce, green pepper, cucumbers, green beans

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Aug 21

A new article in AERJ observed the relationship between school choice policy and school segregation, finding that White and Asian families disproportionately used the choice system to avoid schools with large concentrations of Black students. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

Structuring Choice Policy, School Segregation and the Two-Staged School Choice Process - Deven Carlson, Thurston Domina, James Carter, Rachel M. Perera, Vitaly Radsky, Andrew McEachin, 2025

School choice is both an important tool for school desegregation policy and an enabler of racial segregation. In this paper, we used a two-stage model of comple...

journals.sagepub.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Aug 20

brooklin, maine’s friend memorial public library. we come every year! our fourth and final library of summer vacation! #librarysky #booksky

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · Aug 20

vaca library #3 - stonington, maine #librarysky #booksky

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