Many of my posts have been about challenges and things that we can't do. I feel like that gets to be unhelpfully negative after a while. So, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize an initiative in my home state for its work to raise awareness of censorship in our communities.
It is awards like this one that try to point out what we're doing right and what we should strive toward. They give me hope that the work I do is not in vain and that there is national recognition of the important work to stem censorship. Working for a positive goal helps me to keep my motivation up when I feel like I have to fight so hard against those who accept censorship as a legitimate tool. Often these are people who want to protect their own children or society so it becomes difficult to be the "bad guy" in the situation. Learning to respond respectively to objections helps, but it is always nice to know that there are larger organizations that agree with the IF principles I espouse.
I included a link to the press release about Oregon's winning program as well as information about the award itself. I also want to give kudos to ProQuest for funding this award and state IF awards around the country.
Press release
IFRT ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Award
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