Responding To Hate

On October 24th at 7 pm, NVNR will host Responding to Hate: Booksellers Share Their Experiences.The event is designed to be a follow-up to one of the most highly-praised sessions from the NVNR August conference. It will be moderated by David Grogan, the Director of the American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE), and only be open to booksellers.Created in response to bookseller feedback and in an unshakeable conviction that the best resource booksellers have is each other, this session allows booksellers to share with each other their strategies for dealing with uncomfortable and confrontational situations, their de-escalation techniques, and the safety plans they have developed for their staff and customers. Booksellers have this space to share and listen to the stories from colleagues dealing with community pressures and divisive politics. General discussion will be followed by breakouts on various “conflict zones.” The goal is to have a safe place to share what’s happening in stores, and helpful resources to carry on.

Register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-2spzwtHtV31aAtNbLdgWwEql1Z1PFx