We were so excited that so many of you were able to make our first members meeting and screening of Free for All: The Public Library. We had a wonderful discussion about the importance of public libraries over wonderful donated pastries from Beloved’s Bread and coffee from Bibo’s!
Save the (multiple) dates!
We heard from so many of you who were interested in watching Free For All but were unable to attend on the 16th that we’ll be screening the documentary twice more! Those details are:
- Saturday, March 29, at 1:30pm (doors open 1:15): Sierra View Library (inside Reno Town Mall)
- Saturday, April 26, at 3:00pm: South Valleys Library
Our next members meeting will be:
- Sunday, March 16, at 3pm at the Coffee & Comics in Sparks
This member meeting will be a place to mingle and meet and also discuss our strategy for the next library board of trustees meeting, which is 5:30pm on March 19 at the Sparks Library.
You can always find upcoming meetings on our events page.
Your voice can make a difference!
If you are interested in giving testimony during this legislative session, our friends at Silver State Equality are having an extended VIRTUAL training this Saturday, March 1, from 1:30-3:30p. You can sign up for that here. You can also sign up for updates regarding legislative action this session here.
If you haven’t taken the pledge to support the freedom to read, please do so!
Unless you’ve fill out this form, we will NOT count your name toward our numbers of supporters. If you’re receiving this email but did NOT fill out the pledge form, then you are NOT counted. It only takes five seconds and helps us a lot! Thank you!
Recommended Reading
The steering committee is currently reading and discussing Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga. If you pick it up by the next members meeting, let us know your thoughts!
We also recommend reading “When Peace Becomes Obnoxious,” a short sermon from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you pick Healing Resistance up from that link, be sure to select your favorite indie bookstore to get the proceeds—we, of course, are big fans of the local Radical Cat!
Mutual Aid & Local Activism
- Besides their regular Thursday meetings, CodePink Reno is hosting a brunch and panel discussion on lobbying this Saturday, March 1, from 10:30a-1:00p. RSVP here. You can hit this event, then go home and do the virtual legislative training!
- Every Sunday from 12-2pm, find the Northern Nevada Harm Reduction Alliance in the Radical Cat parking lot to provide harm reduction services and equipment.
- Biggest Free Little Pantry has several active locations where you can pick up or drop off food. Addresses for all their locations are in their Instagram bio.
- Every Saturday from 10-12pm at Bennett Park, Biggest Little Food Not Bombs serves free meals! Learn more and find out how you can get involved.
- Hampton House Gardens presents Reno Family Dinner: get in touch to find out when and where you can join the next one!
- Urban Roots Nevada is all about teaching people how to garden, and they’re now open for Spring Farm Camp! If you’ve got kids and need a way to keep them busy over spring break, this is the program for you. Learn more here.
- Every Tuesday at 6:00 pm: Family Soup Mutual Aid distributes hot food and necessities at the Belief Plaza to anyone in need, no questions asked. Drop off winter necessities such as blankets, gloves, jackets, tents, and hand warmers, or help them purchase supplies directly via donating to their Venmo. Check out their LinkTree to sign up for their newsletter or volunteer to bring food!
- Every Friday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm: Laundry to the People offers a laundry service to our unhoused neighbors at the Mr. Bubbles laundromat on the corner of Victorian and Rock. They’re always in need of supplies like laundry detergent, heavy-duty trash bags, color-safe bleach, fabric softener, and dryer sheets. If you can’t meet up with them on Friday, you can bring donations to The Rad Cat!
- Every other Sunday, 12:00 pm: Reno Burrito Project rolls burritos at the Center of Influence food pantry at 1095 East Taylor Street, and distributes them starting at 2 pm from the parking lot at Evans Ave and East 6th Street. Their next dates are March 9 and 23. You can help with donations, rolling, or distributing (or all three!), though signups are currently closed.
In solidarity,
FtR-NV Steering Committee
Freedom to Read Nevada 
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