Podcasts about books through bars

This week, you'll hear our chat with David “Mac” Marquis, one of the editors and contributors to the recently published new book Books Through Bars: Stories From The Prison Books Movement out from University of Georgia Press. We talk about prison books projects, what they say about conditions inside, some of the value of this inside-outside organizing and what you can expect to find in the book.

Co-edited by Dave Mac Marquis and Moira Marquis, two activists with deep experience in organizing prison books programs (PBPs), Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement (University of Georgia Press, 2024) introduces readers to PBPs and their decentralized organization. PBPs are a grassroots-level and nationwide activist movement challenging the largest prison industry in the world by refusing to let incarcerated people remain isolated and forgotten. Operating on shoestring budgets, will all-volunteer workforces and donated libraries, books to prisoner programs are examples of ordinary people acting to undermine the isolation and judgment of incarceration. Although there are currently fifty-three books to prisoners groups serving in all fifty states, these programs remain relatively unknown. The goal of this book is to bring awareness to this diffuse and long-standing social movement and offer readers a way to get involved. In addition to highlighting voices from PBPs throughout the United States, the volume also includes essays, images, and artwork from independent bookstore owners, formerly and currently incarcerated folks, activists, artists, journalists, volunteers, organizers, and scholars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Co-edited by Dave Mac Marquis and Moira Marquis, two activists with deep experience in organizing prison books programs (PBPs), Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement (University of Georgia Press, 2024) introduces readers to PBPs and their decentralized organization. PBPs are a grassroots-level and nationwide activist movement challenging the largest prison industry in the world by refusing to let incarcerated people remain isolated and forgotten. Operating on shoestring budgets, will all-volunteer workforces and donated libraries, books to prisoner programs are examples of ordinary people acting to undermine the isolation and judgment of incarceration. Although there are currently fifty-three books to prisoners groups serving in all fifty states, these programs remain relatively unknown. The goal of this book is to bring awareness to this diffuse and long-standing social movement and offer readers a way to get involved. In addition to highlighting voices from PBPs throughout the United States, the volume also includes essays, images, and artwork from independent bookstore owners, formerly and currently incarcerated folks, activists, artists, journalists, volunteers, organizers, and scholars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Co-edited by Dave Mac Marquis and Moira Marquis, two activists with deep experience in organizing prison books programs (PBPs), Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement (University of Georgia Press, 2024) introduces readers to PBPs and their decentralized organization. PBPs are a grassroots-level and nationwide activist movement challenging the largest prison industry in the world by refusing to let incarcerated people remain isolated and forgotten. Operating on shoestring budgets, will all-volunteer workforces and donated libraries, books to prisoner programs are examples of ordinary people acting to undermine the isolation and judgment of incarceration. Although there are currently fifty-three books to prisoners groups serving in all fifty states, these programs remain relatively unknown. The goal of this book is to bring awareness to this diffuse and long-standing social movement and offer readers a way to get involved. In addition to highlighting voices from PBPs throughout the United States, the volume also includes essays, images, and artwork from independent bookstore owners, formerly and currently incarcerated folks, activists, artists, journalists, volunteers, organizers, and scholars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Co-edited by Dave Mac Marquis and Moira Marquis, two activists with deep experience in organizing prison books programs (PBPs), Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement (University of Georgia Press, 2024) introduces readers to PBPs and their decentralized organization. PBPs are a grassroots-level and nationwide activist movement challenging the largest prison industry in the world by refusing to let incarcerated people remain isolated and forgotten. Operating on shoestring budgets, will all-volunteer workforces and donated libraries, books to prisoner programs are examples of ordinary people acting to undermine the isolation and judgment of incarceration. Although there are currently fifty-three books to prisoners groups serving in all fifty states, these programs remain relatively unknown. The goal of this book is to bring awareness to this diffuse and long-standing social movement and offer readers a way to get involved. In addition to highlighting voices from PBPs throughout the United States, the volume also includes essays, images, and artwork from independent bookstore owners, formerly and currently incarcerated folks, activists, artists, journalists, volunteers, organizers, and scholars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode I had the extreme pleasure of connecting with Dr. Kimberly McGlonn, an award-winning social entrepreneur and creative director/founder of two Philadelphia-based brands. The six-year-old Grant BLVD and Blk Ivy Thrift which just opened its doors in February have both been making their mark within the local community, garnering the interest of press like WWD, Philadelphia Magazine, and 6ABC action News. However, its most noteworthy accomplishments are the ways that both brands engage in social efforts especially with respect to addressing mass incarceration. In today's discussion, Dr. Kimberly guides us through how her service work with Books Through Bars propelled her down this path of reimagining the way that a fashion brand can prioritize the ethical design and sustainability while also advocating for those in our society that have been placed in a position of powerlessness. In fact, she makes clear that the two are intersectional. To learn more about Dr. Kimberly's background and how her childhood influences which made her to be the woman that she is today you, check out this clip from her YouTube channel, Build it Boldly. You can find Dr. Kimberly on social media here. As for her brands you can follow Grant BLVD here and Blk Ivy Thrift here. The website for Grant BLVD can be found here and the website to shop Blk Ivy Thrift is here. And finally, be sure to subscribe to the podcast School for Disrupters here. You can also follow them on Instagram and be sure to check out their website. Revelation 19:18 “It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Website

“The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.” - Malcolm X In today's episode I'm joined by Dr. Tom Haney, long time volunteer for Books Through Bars Philadelphia. Dr. Haney's 30+ years working in law enforcement informed his view on the criminal legal system and inspired him to involve himself in the making access to educational services behind bars possible. He has since dedicated 10 years of service to Books Through Bars and continues to support the organization support people incarcerated in the Mid-Atlantic states receive free books while inside. If you would like to donate to Books Through Bars make sure to click the link. You can also check out the short documentary Second First Chance on Books Through Bars Philadelphia here. Don't forget to like, subscribe and share this episode with a friend. Instagram Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Valena Beety is a law professor, an innocence litigator, and a former federal prosecutor. She has exonerated wrongly convicted clients, founded the West Virginia Innocence Project, and obtained presidential grants of clemency for drug offenses. She served as an appointed commissioner on the West Virginia Governor's Indigent Defense Commission. She is currently a professor of law at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O' Connor College of Law and the deputy director of the Academy for Justice, a criminal justice center at the law school.VTasha Mercedes Shelby is a writer and an advocate for incarcerated women. Tasha was wrongly convicted of a crime that did not occur on June 16, 2000 in Biloxi, Mississippi. In her twenty-two years of incarceration, she has earned her GED, taken classes at Millsaps College through the Prison to College Pipeline, and developed as a writer and as an artist. She continues to fight her wrongful conviction and you can learn more about her struggle at Free Tasha Shelby. Alex Waters Alex is the technical producer, audio editor and engineer for the Short Fuse Podcast. He is a music producer and a student at Berklee College of Music. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts including The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. He writes, produces and records music for independent artists, including The Living.  He lives in Brooklyn can can be reached at  alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com with inquiries. 

Plague Dad is a high-energy acoustic duo out of Portland, Maine.Frank Gallagher (vocals, 6- and 12-string guitars, mandolin and banjo) and Miguel Sanchez (vocals, bongo, spoons, stomp box and what have you) have honed their sound busking for hours around Portland and playing parties and club dates throughout Maine. They've become skilled at not just commanding attention, but rewarding it, and the audience is growing. Plague Dad delivers an authentic and compelling sound, crafted with steel strings and wood, calfskin and oak, drawing on a repertoire of tightly crafted original material and carefully curated covers. But whether they wrote the song they're playing at any given moment or not, the Plague Dad sound draws you in: taut, sparse melodies and hauntingly urgent grooves that somehow fill the room, big or small. One writer called it three parts Stanley Brothers and two parts Minutemen -- and a Plague Dad set is just as likey to feature a song from the one as it is from the other -- but a growing number of folks who've caught them live don't really care what the label says, they just like what they hear, because Plague Dad connects.The Plague Dad project came together in the early days of the pandemic. Laid off from his job, Gallagher spent the time up in his attic, writing and recording new songs, and just trying to make sense of it all. Eventually some of those recordings made their way to family and friends, and building on that support, Plague Dad has continued to attract attention and build an audience. Plague Dad dropped a debut 7” in November 2020, and the first run of 250 copies is nearly sold out. They've got a new five-song EP coming on November 5, 2021. Tentatively titled Back In The Tree, the new material will be released in a limited run of 100 cassettes and 100 CDs, and will be available exclusively through the band's Bandcamp page and at live shows. Plague Dad also contributed a cover of Urine Speaks Louder Than Words to a compilation called Songs for a Bunny Named Pat, released on Eden-Wolf Records in August 2021. The CD project features a dozen covers of songs by Pat the Bunny from various artists, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Books Through Bars. The limited run of 100 copies is going quickly, but a few copies are still available.

Plague Dad is a high-energy acoustic duo out of Portland, Maine. Frank Gallagher (vocals, 6- and 12-string guitars, mandolin and banjo) and Miguel Sanchez (vocals, bongo, spoons, stomp box and what have you) have honed their sound busking for hours around Portland and playing parties and club dates throughout Maine. They've become skilled at not just commanding attention, but rewarding it, and the audience is growing. Plague Dad delivers an authentic and compelling sound, crafted with steel strings and wood, calfskin and oak, drawing on a repertoire of tightly crafted original material and carefully curated covers. But whether they wrote the song they're playing at any given moment or not, the Plague Dad sound draws you in: taut, sparse melodies and hauntingly urgent grooves that somehow fill the room, big or small. One writer called it three parts Stanley Brothers and two parts Minutemen -- and a Plague Dad set is just as likey to feature a song from the one as it is from the other -- but a growing number of folks who've caught them live don't really care what the label says, they just like what they hear, because Plague Dad connects. The Plague Dad project came together in the early days of the pandemic. Laid off from his job, Gallagher spent the time up in his attic, writing and recording new songs, and just trying to make sense of it all. Eventually some of those recordings made their way to family and friends, and building on that support, Plague Dad has continued to attract attention and build an audience. Plague Dad dropped a debut 7” in November 2020, and the first run of 250 copies is nearly sold out. They've got a new five-song EP coming on November 5, 2021. Tentatively titled Back In The Tree, the new material will be released in a limited run of 100 cassettes and 100 CDs, and will be available exclusively through the band's Bandcamp page and at live shows. Plague Dad also contributed a cover of Urine Speaks Louder Than Words to a compilation called Songs for a Bunny Named Pat, released on Eden-Wolf Records in August 2021. The CD project features a dozen covers of songs by Pat the Bunny from various artists, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Books Through Bars. The limited run of 100 copies is going quickly, but a few copies are still available.

This month on Chess Books Recaptured, guest co-host Jerry Wells and I do a deep dive on the topic of Blindfold Chess. Jerry is an Arkansas-based school teacher, chess coach, and dedicated adult improver who has emphasized blindfold chess in his study regimen. The first half of the show is devoted to discussing the definitive work on blindfold chess, called Blindfold Chess, History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games. The book is by NM Eliot Hearst and John Knott, and it was clearly a labor of love from two passionate chess enthusiasts. Following our conversation about this detailed historical tome, Jerry and I summarize and share many other resources you all can check out if you are interested in improving your own blindfold and visualization skills. We’ve got lots of detailed links and show notes for this one, so please read on to find them along with timestamps.  0:00- We begin by learning a bit about the background of our guest co-host, Jerry Wells, and about why he was interested in the book Blindfold Chess, History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games, by Eliot Hearst and John Knott, and why he has worked on his own blindfold game.  Mentioned: Perpetual Chess 191 with GM Daniel Naroditsky, Link for forthcoming blindfold study book by Martin Justesen: https://saychessblog.com/100-blindfold-endgame-studies/ 10:30- As we discuss, Blindfold Chess is primarily available in paperback from Macfarland Publishing. There are no e-books available.  Mentioned: GM Richard Reti, GM George Koltanowski  12:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. One way to work on your visualization skills is through Chessable’s excellent, Visualize series by Benedictine. Check it out here: https://www.chessable.com/visualise-1/course/25695/ 13:00- We read the opening paragraphs of the book and dive into its contents.  Mentioned: GM Alexander Alekhine, Alfred Binet, Harry Pillsbury, GM Timur Garyev, GM Andy Soltis, John Knott’s essay on Timur Garyev’s Blindfold Simul Record: https://www.blindfoldchess.net/blog/2017/07/timur-gareyev-and-blindfold-chess . NM Christopher Chabris, Andre Philidor, Lionel Kieseritzky, Louis Paulson, Paul Morphy, Joseph Blackburne, Johannes Zukertort, GM Patrick Wolff  31:00-  A recurring question in the book is whether or not performing many blindfold simuls can drive you insane? What did the authors conclude?  Mentioned: Harry Pillsbury George Koltanowski  35:30- We discuss a few of the other notable players mentioned in the book.  Mentioned: GM Miguel Najdorf, GM Ken Rogoff, The simul Polgars, GM Robert Hungaski  40:00- We answer a Patreon mailbag question about the ranking of  George Koltanowski in the pantheon of blindfold players throughout chess history.  Mentioned: GM Hans Ree, GM Erich Eliskases  48:30- We discuss part 2 of the book, which synthesizes a lot of the research available regarding how chess players learn, and whether they have superior memories, etc.  Mentioned: NM Christopher Chabris, The Melody Amber Blindfold Tournaments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_chess_tournament, GM Peter Svidler, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, GM Aman Hambleton  56:30- We share a few of our favorite quotes from the book.  Mentioned: GM Richard Reti, GM Reuben Fine. GM Alexander Alekhine  1:03:00- We briefly discuss a few of the highlight games from the book.  Mentioned: Alekhine-Schwartz 1926- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012453 Koltanowski-Burnett 1937- https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1080667 The Polgar game Jerry mentions is not available online. :(  1:05:00 What blindfold-playing tips are shared within the book?  Mentioned: George Koltanowski, Branco Tchabritch, GM Anthony Miles, IM John Watson 1:11:00- We synthesize a lot of Blindfold Tips from other chess books and other resources.  Here are the resources we discuss:  Improve Your Chess Now by GM Jonathan Tisdall  Noir Chess- http://www.noirchess.com/ Chessvis- https://www.chessvis.com/ IM Danny Rensch’s- Achieving Full Board Awareness and Nivana videos- https://www.chess.com/video/player/achieving-full-board-awareness https://www.chess.com/video/player/achieving-full-board-nirvana Chess Steps Thinking Ahead Volume 2-  https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Chess-Thinking-Chess-Steps-Stappenmethode/dp/9077275991 Visualize 1 on Chessable by Benedictine- https://www.chessable.com/visualise-1/course/25695/ ChessFox Visualwize- https://chessfox.com/discover-visualwize/ NM Elliott Neff’s Step by Step Blindfold Tips- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4U336yifjg NM Elliott Neff on Perpetual Chess- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-94-uscf-master-and-author-elliott-neff/id1185023674?i=1000420893461 Blindfold Chess Podcast-  https://open.spotify.com/show/28ktA1QA3CDeVlsmqyBNjU?si=-xR-VwdQSE2p3ostg_B60g 1:28:00- Thanks so much to Jerry Wells for suggesting this great topic and preparing so much. You can follow him twitter here: https://twitter.com/jerrywaynewells And thanks to his suggestion of another donation to Books Through Bars: http://booksthroughbars.org/ 1:31:00- Blindfold Puzzle Time!   (from Chess steps thinking ahead)- 1. E4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 Nc6 5. ? Answer in link  https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=i/SeZIPEV+zgh1vQyYxcsHPf4zRuWjC/BEK3DPMwAJMLK3ZaqBz4oIh/i6Lj2FcH Mate in 2 from Chess Steps vol. 3) White: pawn on a5, queen on h1, King on c5 Black: King on a7, White to move and mate in 2 Puzzle here- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=i/SeZIPEV+zgh1vQyYxcsPBGfWNYaw1qv8rv75i7wdqAgWRjQ5ZJJsHKak3PbZpn Solution here-  https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=i/SeZIPEV+zgh1vQyYxcsAPaHMPl3f4XVKuYmauWUmXuob4BDxSjxMtMPOQGmvN7 Pillsbury- BVD Dixon, 1900, Blindfold Simul- what move did Pillsbury “overlook” on move 10 for Black  [Event "Pillsbury blindfold sim"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1900.03.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"] [Black "Dixon, B."] [Result "0-1"] e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nxc6 dxc6 Bd3 Qe5 9. h3 Bxh3 10. gxh3  What move did Pillsbury “overlook” on move 10 for Black?  Game link with conclusion here…  https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=c57YHXax2Ne7ie/drf4LwuRfIo9w1v+xHVLGC+AXsXkMMdtS+IPivvhL+brTDBwn Thanks for listening everyone! If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Beyond Prisons Podcast, hosts Brian Sonenstein and Kim Wilson catch up with  Certain Days Collective members Daniel McGowan, Josh Davidson, and Sara Falconer. The group publishes the Certain Days: Freedom For Political Prisoners calendar, now in its 19th year of publication and filled with radical historical dates, 12 thought-provoking articles and beautiful artwork for each month throughout the year. All proceeds support prisoners and grassroots organizations, and we urge you to visit certaindays.org to obtain copies of their beautiful 2020 edition, the theme of which is “Knitting Together The Struggles.” The five of us discuss the artwork and articles that make up the calendar, as well as the difficult-but-extensive and necessary collaboration with incarcerated people throughout the year to produce it. We also touch on subjects such as the importance of charting radical history, prisoners’ relationship to time, and the value of having such a beautiful and thought-provoking calendar available to people on the inside. Daniel McGowan is a former political prisoner and former member of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). He has been involved with political prisoner support for most of his activist life and is currently a member of the Certain Days collective. Josh Davidson has been an activist for two decades now, focusing on prisoner support and the abolition of the carceral state. He is actively working to start a Books Through Bars program in Baltimore, MD, where he also works on community organizing and against police brutality. Sara Falconer has been working to raise the voices of prisoners for over 18 years, collaborating on projects such as 4strugglemag.org, a zine by and for prisoners, and the Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. She is a member of the Barton Prisoner Solidarity Project in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Buy the Certain Days calendar and learn more about the collective at certaindays.org Certain Days on Facebook @certaindays on Twitter @certaindayscalendar on Instagram Support our show and join us on Patreon. Please listen, subscribe, and rate/review our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and on Google Play Join our mailing list for updates on new episodes, events, and more Send tips, comments, and questions to beyondprisonspodcast@gmail.com Kim Wilson is available for speaking engagements and to facilitate workshops. Please contact beyondprisonspodcast@gmail.com for more information Twitter: @Beyond_Prison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondprisonspodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondprisons/ Hosts: Kim Wilson and Brian Sonenstein Music: Jared Ware

What is the value of art in a world so chaotic?Grace and Xandra respond to a request to define what it means to be an activist. They offers action steps and starting points for anyone reading the news wondering ‘What can I do?'. SHOW NOTES:depressed demon nightmare boys meme‘Peril' by Toni MorrisonIllustrated Guide to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War by NYC Anarchist Black CrossBooks Through BarsThe Harry Potter Alliance & Granger Leadership AcademyHidden Figures (film)When They See Us (Netflix mini series)SHOW DETAILS:Read more at http://theartlife.showSend letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.comXandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetrainingGrace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficialOur music is ‘The Stream' by Rorie: http://roriemusic.comA Heroine Training Podcast

Grace envisions Xandra as the heiress of a stationery empire (it's almost true).This episode explores letter-writing as a personal art, note-sending styles, writing to incarcerated activists, and why there is a P.O. Box for this show. SHOW DETAILS:Read more at http://theartlife.showSend letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.comXandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetrainingGrace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficialOur music is ‘The Stream' by Rorie: http://roriemusic.comA Heroine Training Podcast

“Our lending policy is: as many books as you want, for as long as you want. We want people to take the time to live with the books as long as they need to, to figure out how they fit into the larger picture of how they live.” -- Dawn Finley, FLOW In this episode, we ask the questions: What does it mean to be a radical, community library? What are the goals, responsibilities, and impacts of such an organization? We do so through conversations with Laura Moulton of Streetbooks, Melissa Marturano of Books Through Bars, Dawn Finley of FLOW, and Julia of the ABC No Rio Zine Library. To learn more about Streetbooks visit their website at—http://streetbooks.org/ and read this NYT article about them: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/us/homeless-outreach-in-volumes-books-by-bike-for-outside-people-in-oregon.html To learn more about Books through Bars visit their website at—https://booksthroughbarsnyc.org/ Read an interview with founder vikki law—http://artfcity.com/2012/09/05/the-abc-no-rio-interviews-vikki-law/ and this NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opinion/books-prison-packages-new-york.html To stay up to date about what’s going on in Pennsylvania Prisons see the links below: —https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/incarcerated-pennsylvanians-now-have-to-pay-150-to-read-we-should-all-be-outraged/2018/10/11/51f548b8-cbd9-11e8-a85c-0bbe30c19e8f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.49acb26c7a96 —https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/08/29/pennsylvania-prisons-are-locked-down-after-unknown-substances-leave-hospitalized/?utm_term=.ffa16cd982d —http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania-prison-department-corrections-john-wetzel-security-plan-books-through-bars-k2-20181019.html?fbclid=IwAR1mWpHFFCjSgWWiE0AXCKUUfGW6DQBoxmhyKHgcbfMc2KNCgtZdLbU8auA For those interested in what FLOW is up to: http://feministlibraryonwheels.com/ and https://lithub.com/the-feminist-library-on-wheels-a-roaming-tool-for-social-justice/. ABC No Rio Zine Library Contact Information: http://www.abcnorio.org/pcgi-bin/suite/calendar/calendar.cgi?request=detail&website=default&event_id=12029 A huge Thank You to Laura Moulton, Melissa Marturano, Dawn Finley, and Julia for engaging us in conversation and for the important work you do! Stay tuned for Radical Access, Part II. Music: “Bronco Romp,” by Waylon Thornton; “Feel Good (Instrumental),” by Broke For Free; “Luminous,” by Broke For Free; “Live on BSR,” by Juan Wauters. Produced by Interference Archive.

“Our lending policy is: as many books as you want, for as long as you want. We want people to take the time to live with the books as long as they need to, to figure out how they fit into the larger picture of how they live.” — Dawn Finley, FLOW In this episode, we ask the questions: What does it mean to be a radical, community library? What are the goals, responsibilities, and impacts of such an organization? We do so through conversations with Laura Moulton of Streetbooks, Melissa Marturano of Books Through Bars, Dawn Finley of FLOW, and Julia of the ABC No Rio Zine Library. To learn more about Streetbooks visit their website at—streetbooks.org/ and read this NYT article about them: www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/us/hom…le-in-oregon.html To learn more about Books through Bars visit their website at—booksthroughbarsnyc.org/ Read an interview with founder vikki law—artfcity.com/2012/09/05/the-abc…erviews-vikki-law/ and this NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/opinio…ges-new-york.html To stay up to date about what's going on in Pennsylvania Prisons see the links below: —www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/inca….49acb26c7a96 —www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/0…=.ffa16cd982d —www2.philly.com/philly/news/penns…Mc2KNCgtZdLbU8auA For those interested in what FLOW is up to: feministlibraryonwheels.com/ and lithub.com/the-feminist-librar…for-social-justice/. ABC No Rio Zine Library Contact Information: www.abcnorio.org/pcgi-bin/suite/c…t&event_id=12029 A huge Thank You to Laura Moulton, Melissa Marturano, Dawn Finley, and Julia for engaging us in conversation and for the important work you do! Stay tuned for Radical Access, Part II. Music: “Bronco Romp,” by Waylon Thornton; “Feel Good (Instrumental),” by Broke For Free; “Luminous,” by Broke For Free; “Live on BSR,” by Juan Wauters. Produced by Interference Archive.

The ACLU is considering whether to take legal action against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections after the agency banned shipment of all books to inmates inside of state prisons. KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg speaks to ACLU Pa Legal Director Vic Walczak and then has an extended interview with Keir Neuringer of "Books Through Bars" about efforts to block the new policy. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Tiffany speaks with Kimberly McGlonn, PhD about Grant Blvd, her new sustainable aparrel brand. Grant Blvd's first line is sourced entirely from men's apparel found in thrift stores, using no new fabric. It is also a social enterprise working on criminal justice reform and helping incarcerated individuals get access to education through a partnership with Books Through Bars. This is part 2 of 2. Listen to part one at https://www.spreaker.com/user/thegrit/zig-zag-26Grant Blvd is still in its crowdfunding stage. If you'd like to donate, visit: https://ifundwomen.com/projects/grant-blvdAlso, our parent organization, The Enterprise Center is hosting Lighting the Torch, a networking and cocktail party on October 4th, 2018. Purchase tickets and learn more at ltt2018.eventbrite.com.Links:• https://www.grantblvd.com/ •• https://www.instagram.com/grantblvd/ • • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-mcglonn-ph-d-4798b0134/ •• https://www.facebook.com/TECCDC/ •• https://twitter.com/PhilaTEC •• https://www.instagram.com/westphillyfoods/ •Don't know how to subscribe? Watch this video for a quick tutorial. • https://youtu.be/VBRzKZhW8j8 •

This week Tiffany speaks with Kimberly McGlonn, PhD about Grant Blvd, her new sustainable aparrel brand. Grant Blvd's first line is sourced entirely from men's apparel found in thrift stores, using no new fabric. It is also a social enterprise working on criminal justice reform and helping incarcerated individuals get access to education through a partnership with Books Through Bars. This is part 1 of 2. Check back in next week for part 2!Grant Blvd is still in its crowdfunding stage. If you'd like to donate, visit: https://ifundwomen.com/projects/grant-blvdAlso, our parent organization, The Enterprise Center is hosting Lighting the Torch, a networking and cocktail party on October 4th, 2018. Purchase tickets and learn more at ltt2018.eventbrite.com.Links:• https://www.grantblvd.com/ •• https://www.instagram.com/grantblvd/ • • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-mcglonn-ph-d-4798b0134/ •• https://www.facebook.com/TECCDC/ •• https://twitter.com/PhilaTEC •• https://www.instagram.com/westphillyfoods/ •Don't know how to subscribe? Watch this video for a quick tutorial. • https://youtu.be/VBRzKZhW8j8 •

LuQman M. Abdullah is Senior Vice President of BACK TO SOCIETY (BTS), INC. 501 (c) (3) nonprofit tax exempt organization, and Family Preservation Social Worker for Youth Service, Inc. Background Information LuQman M. Abdullah is an international motivational speaker and inspirational coach for many audiences, community groups, schools, universities, religious institutions, corporations and the incarcerated. Inspiring: LuQman's testimony of overcoming oppression in prison to becoming a succcessful organizer, educator, writer, lecturer and entreprenuer,. Youth and adults alike respond powerfully to his message, and leave motivated, pledging to feed their mind, knowledge; their body, strength and their spirit, faith. Birth Place Piladelphia, PA Philadelphia Accomplishments Mr. Abdullah has a record of success in proposal writing, program development, community organizing/planning, economic development, and commercial development/ entrepreneurial training, life–skills training, project implementation and job recreation. LuQman Abdullah is the founder of Lambs Corp. (Learning Adolescents Motivated by Success Community Oriented Reform Program) in 1989. Mr. Abdullah is the former Director of Human Services for Renaissance Community Development Corporation, assisting the President/CEO in high level planning, proposal writing, program development, grant research & soliciting, workshop facilitating and consulting services. LuQman Abdullah is the facilitator of Temple University’s PASCEP Program, Community Organizing & Development Course (CEP #287). LuQman is an Advisory Board Member of PASCEP, Books Through Bars, Human Rights Coalition and MEE Productions (Motivational Educational Entertainment). He is a former Tutor for the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy, grassroots activist, author of many essays and lecturer.