The Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) planned to put out a statement supporting Israel while it commits genocide. Danielle Monique spoke up and was fired for insubordination. We have to do better in the kid lit community. - ThreadSky

djolder.bsky.social • 59 days ago

The Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) planned to put out a statement supporting Israel while it commits genocide. Danielle Monique spoke up and was fired for insubordination. We have to do better in the kid lit community.

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djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Read Danielle's full statement here
https://open.substack.com/pub/daniellemonique/p/where-is-everyone?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=37x2o

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Wherever benefit you think you're getting from being part of SCBWI I promise you can find in a community that does not support genocide.

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Whatever not wherever, dammit

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

DIVEST!

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Not just your money! Divest your energy, your time, your labor, your creativity.

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Follow @storysunbirds.bsky.social here (we'll start posting soon!) and on IG https://www.instagram.com/storysunbirds?igsh=amg5ZzVraHZvamJm

reinamwilliams.bsky.social•59 days ago

I hadn't seen this before, but have been following Story Sunbirds since early last year, via their newsletter, which has slightly different calls to action.
Also, please support one who first alerted me to this, Safa Suleiman, whose book is available for preorder: https://www.safasuleiman.com/#/

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

Yeah Safa is great! This just went up today on our IG

trishinohio.bsky.social•59 days ago

Danielle is right!

spinnity.bsky.social•59 days ago

thank you for posting these images - the topic of genocide in Palestine is important to me. Can you say who wrote this statement and where I can follow up? Thanks!

djolder.bsky.social•59 days ago

We wrote the slides as a collective and Danielle Monique wrote the statement on Substack. Original post is here and the IG has more regular updates re next steps
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEYXPF_SLJx/?igsh=MW0xOHc3a21samU3cw==

spinnity.bsky.social•59 days ago

very much appreciated

erupton.bsky.social•59 days ago

It’s not a fucking genocide, no matter how many people who have swallowed propaganda say so. You dupe!

altibel.bsky.social•59 days ago

📌

partickle.bsky.social•58 days ago

😶

tessa-quinones.bsky.social•34 days ago

It was a member of this group a few weeks ago who pushed his opinion of my book on me. LOADS of unsolicited advice and mansplaining and a dash of DEI ignorance. Seems about right.

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