Director, Center for Mexican American Studies; Professor, English Department; The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, USA
Joined July 2008
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John Moran Gonzalez retweeted
"We are committed to defending the constitutional rights of all individuals, of all ages, to use the resources and services of libraries. We champion and defend the freedom to speak, the freedom to publish, and the freedom to read, as promised by the First Amendment...." #FReadom
The ALA Executive Board and the Boards of Directors for all of ALA's eight divisions have released a joint statement opposing widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries. #FReadom #IntellectualFreedom bit.ly/ALA-Censorship-Statem…
ALT The American Library Association opposes widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries.
John Moran Gonzalez retweeted
What’s next for Refusing to Forget? Join us for an evening of interesting and lively discussion while we try to reach our goal of $20,000. Register for this event with the link below. We can’t wait to see you there!😁
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Celebrating 50 years of Latino Studies on the Forty Acres 🤘utex.as/39IlEmN #HispanicHeritageMonth
ALT The UT Tower shines with burnt orange lights and "50" displayed on its sides in the windows.
ALT The UT Tower shines with burnt orange lights and "50" displayed on its sides in the windows.
ALT The UT Tower shines with burnt orange lights and "50" displayed on its sides in the windows.
If there were just some way to prevent COVID spread, you know, like a mouth covering…
Breaking News: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating while receiving treatment. Abbott, who has banned mask and vaccine mandates in the state, has faced criticism as virus cases increased sharply. nyti.ms/3CUxozS
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Prof. @MonicaMnzMtz breaks down at #wmcIDARE the long racist agenda to use public schools as weapons of conquest and colonization 👇
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#KuKluxKlan #Texas #CriticalRaceTheory
John Moran Gonzalez retweeted
Congratulations to the Independent Equity Committee! The IEC has been honored with the @UTAustin @UTHFSA Leadership and Service Award! Read about it at bit.ly/2Snjcgx. @AlMartinezUT @JorgeCaizaresE2 @Gloriafemfam @JMGonzalezUT @@acerift @LiberalArtsUT @UT_DDCE @UTAustin
John Moran Gonzalez retweeted
Historians are dunking on the Project 1836 Law signed by @GregAbbott_TX & fairly so. It's pure culture-wars inflaming rhetoric, a response to a virtually non-existent threat of Critical Race Theory. But if we only trash it, we're missing the good news of *opportunity.* A thread/1
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We're seeking an editor to manage our newsroom's education and health reporters, with responsibilities for assigning, approving and editing stories.
Interested? Apply by July 1: bit.ly/3vJNGaZ
Thanks to the OAH for this recognition of #RTF!
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Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award is awarded to Emilio Zamora, University of Texas at Austin.
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The violence at the #border has deep, historical roots. While we must acknowledge past state violence, it is vital we also work with communities to build models grounded in transformative #justice in the present. Memorializing victims in not enough. @LatinostudiesUT
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“The ERCOT grid has collapsed in exactly the same manner as the old Soviet Union,” said Ed Hirs, an energy fellow at the University of Houston. “It limped along on underinvestment and neglect until it finally broke under predictable circumstances." bit.ly/3qD6TZ2
John Moran Gonzalez retweeted
A tale of two cities - on the right is downtown Austin - to the left East Austin. Look who has power. @KVUE
Draft Jerry Springer to moderate the next presidential debates. #Jerry4Mod2020
A removed statue dredges up racism against blacks, Latinos in Texas Rangers' history nbcnews.com/news/latino/remo… via @nbcnews
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montrealgazette.com/opinion/… – at Austin, TX
So proud of my RTF colleagues!
The @Refusing2Forget team is honored to be selected by the @AHAhistorians committee for the Herbert Feis award for distinguished service in public history. We are thrilled to be in such good company. @soniahistoria @GonzalesT956 @acerift @BenjaminHJohns1 @MonicaMnzMtz
