“It’s a beautiful place and a beautiful experience”
The community’s generosity and belief in the Center’s vision were all on full display at our first fundraiser.
IndyPL
A new workers’ democracy: The 2025 socialist plan for Indy
Join the 9/26 Liberation Forum (feat. Union President Michael Torres) and discuss what a real people’s democracy could look like in Indy!
Indiana Black Librarians Network calls for library worker unity
Only the library workers united with the community can eliminate the corrupt, racist, and anti-people IndyPL Board!
Did IPS violate its own rules when removing Lane? Library union asks for answers
Library union says IPS Board violated their established laws when attempting to remove Lane from the library board.
“Power is not in the boardrooms, but in the streets:” Lane to resign from IndyPL tonight
Former whistleblower Bree Flannelly, IBLN member Mahasin Ameen, and Library Union President Michael Torres to speak in Lane’s support.
The Indiana Black Librarians Network: Welcome to the Liberation Center!
The collaboration, which Nikki Johnson called “restorative,” will advance both the IBLN and Center’s mission.
First Friday: Black revolutionaries and the art of rebellion
As Newfields purges Black leadership, we celebrate the Black revolutionary tradition here and worldwide.
Indy celebrates Nichelle M. Hayes: The people’s choice!
Watch and read about a community celebration of Indy’s real library leader!
The rest of the Public Library Board responds to Hayes’ settlement
The majority of library board members learned about their own statement by reading it in the press.
2023: A turning point in the people’s struggles
Spend time assessing our past year of over 100 events and how we all stepped up the struggle in 2023 by building unity and increasing our commitment.
Library union president: Liberation Center “helped ignite the fire in all of us”
Labor leader Michael Torres supports the Liberation Center because it “is what this city needs!”
Indy’s first Black librarian: Recovering the history of our struggle
Photo: Stephen Lane, a former Indianapolis Public Library worker and current member of the Board of Trustees, delivers a presentation on the history of racism…