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Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR)

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A collection of KidLit & YA authors and illustrators who are taking a stand against ICE. For access to our statement and ACLU fundraiser, link below. https://linktr.ee/authors4immigrants

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Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR)@authors4immigrants.bsky.social · last yr.

We hit our $1k goal for our ACLU fundraiser-- thank you to everyone who shared and contributed! #aclu #fundraiser

Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR)@authors4immigrants.bsky.social · last yr.

We've linked to @commjusticeexch.bsky.social 's list of immigration bail funds, organized by state, as a nice starting point for people looking to get involved in local mutual aid! Linking here as well for reference: www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/immigrati...

Immigration Directory — Community Justice Exchange

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Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR)@authors4immigrants.bsky.social · last yr.

Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵

We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, stand in solidarity with immigrants the nation over and refuse to accept these rampant constitutional abuses by ICE as the new norm. Immigrants are our parents, spouses, and friends. Immigrants are our communities. Many of us are immigrants ourselves. We are all deeply connected to this issue and want our voices heard on the matter.

For the past decade, the publishing world has made laudable strides in the diversity and inclusion of immigrant stories. Publishers and booksellers have helped to foster spaces where readers can develop awareness and empathy for migrant rights and history; spaces where young readers can finally discover their own stories on the library shelf. The current administration is trying to tear this progress away.

To publishers and booksellers: we call on you to continue your work. Stand behind your inclusive stories and marginalized authors, loudly and without hesitation. Help these stories reach the readers who need them most.

To our readers: we ask that you join us in taking up small tasks to support the immigrants in our lives. Call your representatives and ask what they are doing to protect their communities from ICE overreach. Donate to local immigrant aid organizations. Get involved with your local library and school board and speak up for books centering marginalized perspectives.

Let’s unite to write a new, better story for all the people in this country.

Signed,

List of 130+ author and illustrator names.