Hayley C. Stefan
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Hayley C. Stefan
@literarystefan.bsky.social
Teacher-activist focused on disability & mad experience, critical ethnic studies, DH & violence | lover of books & chips | lecturer @ Holy Cross in Worcester/Pakachoag
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If you have an unread copy of Let This Radicalize You lying around, this would be an excellent time to read Chapter 6: “Violence” in Social Movements. It's also a good time to share that chapter with others.
June 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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If you are concerned about Trump Administration threats to revoke visas of students and faculty on the basis of their political views, @knightcolumbia.org has you covered, with this 2023 explainer that this is unconstitutional.

knightcolumbia.org/blog/ice-ack...
ICE Acknowledges First Amendment Limits on Its Power to Remove Foreign Nationals
knightcolumbia.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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The implication that Nazis and people with autism have so much in common that it’s easy to confuse them is ableist AF.
January 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.

However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
October 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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By @metrauxjulia.bsky.social

"Project 2025’s Plan to Dismantle Public Education—And Screw Over Disabled Kids"

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2025's plan to dismantle public education—and screw over disabled kids
Nearly nine million students rely on DOE-backed disability accommodations.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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The "A" here stands for accessibility, which suggests the intent here is to fuck with the ADA, because of course it is
The federal government's new snitch line is: DEIAtruth (at) opm.gov
January 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
And we’re off

Going to be a(nother) semester of trying to teach students about ableism while it’s publicly preached as “safety”
January 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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President Trump signed an executive order denying birthright citizenship to babies of a parent "unlawfully present" in the US. The EO draws heavily upon a phrase inserted into the 14th A. to deny Native people citizenship--an effort to shield colonialism and dispossession from the Constitution. 1/
January 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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And if you're still coming up with one and/or are unhappy with the vote/call your congresscritter/protest options, *strongly* advise you to read this guide from @prisonculture.bsky.social on what else you can do - there are plenty of options, one of them should fit your skills/needs/availability.
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting A list adapted from Frontline Medics. I’ve added some things and edited other things. Redistribute your wealth to individuals in need Donate to Mutual...
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January 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Si la migra te detiene, ¡recuerda esta canción! No tienes que firmar ni decir nada. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio, y tienes derecho a un abogado. ¡Mantén la calma y recuerda tus derechos!

#conozcasusderechos #knowyourrights #immigration
January 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Another shot from the font of journalist Sam Hussein being dragged out by THREE security personnel
January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A new postdoctoral associate position in Palestinian Studies at Yale University! To learn more about this exciting opportunity: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_dis...
January 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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This is a pretty good section
January 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

The remarks by the current president of the #MLA reveal just how morally bankrupt, cowardly, and unimaginative the organization is. Embarrassingly so. Cancelled my membership.
Denied vote on pro-BDS resolution, MLA members protest
The backlash continues to the Modern Language Association Executive Council’s fall decision not to let members vote on a pro-Palestinian resolution.
www.insidehighered.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“We have to be doing everything we can to foster a kind of wildness that leads to freedom” — Jericho Brown 💛#MLA25
January 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I wish I could transcribe everything Jericho Brown is saying. I hope someone has recorded this. This is so moving #MLA25
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM

On my last leg to New Orleans for MLA, presentation still feeling like a series of ideas & questions, but it feels really decadent & disconnected in some ways for me to be flying while my newsfeeds are about fire, bombings, and freezing conditions.
January 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM

On my last leg to New Orleans for MLA, presentation still feeling like a series of ideas & questions, but it feels really decadent & disconnected in some ways for me to be flying while my newsfeeds are about fire, bombings, and freezing conditions.
January 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Our humanity is not a market exchange.

#MLA25 Refuse to renew your MLA membership until leadership changes its position on Palestine.

tinyurl.com/MLAPledge
January 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Imagine being an un/underemployed/contingent scholar coming to #MLA25, paying the registration fee, and seeing the org is spending your money on this. There are about as many jobs in the field as there are musicians in that band.
This is Marie Antoinette level stuff from MLA leadership. Unless this is an allusion to the band that kept playing as the Titanic sank.
A band sponsored by MLA at the New Orleans airport?! #mla25
January 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This is Marie Antoinette level stuff from MLA leadership. Unless this is an allusion to the band that kept playing as the Titanic sank.
A band sponsored by MLA at the New Orleans airport?! #mla25
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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If you’re going to #MLA25 in New Orleans this weekend, here’s a list of actions you can join to protest MLA leadership’s suppression of a BDS resolution—more info here tiny.cc/MLAPRJan2025 1/6
January 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Perhaps you have already accessed this but here are various links: linktr.ee/mla4pal
I will no longer be chairing committees or contributing service and won't be renewing my membership until MLA changes their stance. Eager to hear if there are more actions being undertaken at #MLA25
MLA for Justice in Palestine | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Writers & scholars for Palestinian liberation & BDS mlafriends2024@gmail.com
linktr.ee
January 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM