rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/vplban?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-vplban' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Weaving Our Worlds https://actionnetwork.org/groups/weaving-our-worlds https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/375/475/normal/Screen_Shot_2025-02-04_at_11.56.18_AM.png Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is banning staff from wearing symbols of solidarity with Palestinians, including watermelon pins and keffiyehs. This ban contradicts the library’s stated commitment to inclusion, decolonization, and intellectual freedom. The VPL's suggestion that keffiyehs and watermelons—symbols of Palestinian heritage and resistance—are “threatening” or "divisive" also perpetuates harmful anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, anti-Muslim stereotypes. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vplban