[Libs-Or] AUGUST 2020 Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions: Intellectual Freedom News

[Ekatrina Sotomayor]

  Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions

  Intellectual Freedom News - AUGUST 2020

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


First Amendment: Protests

U.S. Protest Law Tracker <https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/> -
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Free Expression During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Timeline
<https://ncac.org/news/free-expression-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-timeline>
- National Coalition Against Censorship

The George Floyd Protests: A Free Expression Timeline
<https://ncac.org/news/george-floyd-protests-free-expression-timeline> -
National Coalition Against Censorship

How the Supreme Court Dropped the Ball on the Right to Protest
<https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/17/portland-crackdown-freedom-of-assembly-supreme-court-397191>
- Politico

U.S. Congress pushing Homeland Security for details on protest surveillance
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-usa-congress/u-s-congress-pushing-homeland-security-for-details-on-protest-surveillance-idUSKCN24T28Y>
- Reuters

Censorship, Banned Books & Free Speech

2020 Annual Report on Challenges to Intellectual Freedom in Oregon
Libraries & Schools
<https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/ld.php?content_id=56483445>- Oregon
Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse

Douglas County Library Board of Trustees will investigate library director,
staff over support for BLM movement
<https://sierranevadaally.org/2020/08/25/douglas-county-library-board-of-trustees-will-investigate-library-director-staff-over-support-for-blm-movement/>
- The Sierra Nevada Ally

TX Gov. Abbott wants Wylie ISD teacher fired over assignment
<https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article245201370.html>
- Fort Worth Star Telegram

Remarks On LGBTQ+, BLM Books Bring Calls To Oust Library Trustee
<https://patch.com/virginia/burke/library-trustee-faces-backlash-remarks-diverse-titles>
- Patch Media

Free Speech Fights Have Historically Targeted the Left
<https://www.teenvogue.com/story/free-speech-fights-target-progressives> -
Teen Vogue

An Invitation to Danger: Perspectives on Intellectual Freedom and
Information War <https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=21420> - ALA Intellectual
Freedom Blog

Iran Proposes Bill For Tighter Online Censorship, 'Military Control' Of
Internet
<https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-tighter-online-censorship-military-control-of-internet/30810346.html>
- Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Censorship on social media? It's not what you think
<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/censorship-social-media-conservative-liberal-cbsn-originals/>
- CBS News

Opinion:  Shutting down political entertainment signifies a shift toward
authoritarianism and censorship
<https://www.thehofstrachronicle.com/category/arts-and-entertainment/2020/8/23/shutting-down-political-entertainment-signifies-a-shift-toward-authoritarianism-and-censorship>
- Hofstra Chronicle

Privacy

Sen. Merkley Leads on Biometric Privacy
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/sen-merkley-leads-biometric-privacy>
- Electronic Frontier Foundation

INSIGHT: Facial Recognition Is a Threat to People of Color
<https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/insight-facial-recognition-is-a-threat-to-people-of-color>
- Bloomberg Law

Sensors, apps, police patrols: Colleges are trying to track students to
contain COVID-19 cases. Students are pushing back.
<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sensors-apps-police-patrols-colleges-are-trying-to-track-students-to-contain-covid-19-cases-students-are-pushing-back/ar-BB18mxS7>
- Detroit Free Press

Police Want Your Smart Speaker—Here's Why
<https://www.wired.com/story/star-witness-your-smart-speaker/>  - Wired

The College Board Is Sharing Student Data Once Again
<https://www.consumerreports.org/colleges-universities/college-board-is-sharing-student-data-once-again/>
- Consumer Reports

9 Apps to Boost Your Phone's Security and Privacy
<https://www.wired.com/story/9-apps-smartphone-security/>  - Wired

Diversity, Access & Net Neutrality
‘A national crisis’: As coronavirus forces many schools online this fall,
millions of disconnected students are being left behind
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/a-national-crisis-as-coronavirus-forces-many-schools-online-this-fall-millions-of-disconnected-students-are-being-left-behind/2020/08/16/458b04e6-d7f8-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html>
- Washington Post

“Pods” for the People: Libraries Host Learning Pods to Serve Students in
Need
<https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=pods-for-the-people-libraries-host-learning-pods-to-serve-students-in-need-pandemic-covid-19-equity>
- School Library Journal

U.S. Faces Back-to-School Laptop Shortage
<https://apnews.com/01e9302796d749b6aadc35ddc8f4c946> - Associated Press

How Telegram Users Found A Way Through Belarus's Internet Lockdown
<https://www.rferl.org/a/how-telegram-users-found-a-way-through-belarus-s-internet-lockdown/30780136.html>
-  Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions is a monthly roundup of Intellectual
Freedom News compiled by the Multnomah County Library Intellectual Freedom
Committee.
We welcome suggestions of articles to include at lib.ifc at multco.us.  In
general, submissions should follow the following criteria: (1) News
articles; (2) Published in the relevant month; (3) Prioritize issues of
either local relevance or national interest.

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Ekatrina Sotomayor (she/her/hers)
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Holgate Library
My schedule is Wednesday/ Thursday/ Sunday


*Multnomah County operates on the ancestral homelands of the Multnomah,
Mollala, Kathlamet, Chinook, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya and many other
Indigenous Nations. These Nations have become the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde <https://www.grandronde.org/>, the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians <http://ctsi.nsn.us/>, as well as the Chinook Nation
<http://www.chinooknation.org/> and Cowlitz Nation
<https://www.cowlitz.org/> in Washington State.** Land acknowledgements
recognize and honor the enduring relationship that Indigenous People have
with their traditional homelands. The effects of settler colonization are
still felt today and land acknowledgements are a small step down the path
towards repair, reconciliation, and cultural revitalization. *
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