- My boss, Anton Lund
Anton Lund moved here from Colorado within the same week I started working at the library in the summer of 2023. At UNE they’re an access services librarian. They’ve worked within libraries and as a social worker in crisis management shelters and deescalating settings, they volunteer often at a hotline and act as an advocate for unhoused peoples.
- What communities they’re active within
- How the library ties in with their activism
- The steps they took to become active in the communities they’re aligned with
- How that’s changed throughout the places they’ve lived
- How someone at UNE can become active
A source would be my colleagues that also work at the library.
What makes Anton interesting is how jovial and active they are with every community they’ve been around- specifically domestic violence, unhoused peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community, immigration involvement, and many, many more. I want to understand how that has shaped them as a person and influenced their capacity for kindness and connection at UNE, how to get more students involved with activism, and why they should care.
- The teacher I work with when I tutor, Professor Brod
Ryan Brod is an English Professor at UNE; he has a published book and worked as a social worker for many years throughout Maine. He worked (? I don’t know if he still does or not) as a social worker, and is a fly-fishing guide up North. He’s also a huge advocate for the unhoused and immigrants.
- What communities he’s been active within while living in Maine
- How working at UNE ties into his activism
- How creative writing ties in with activism
- The steps he’s taken to become active in Maine
- How someone at UNE can become active themselves
A source would be the students I’ve tutored.
Similar to Anton, Professor Brod has worked in social work, and as an unhoused advocate in Portland and throughout Maine for many years. He’s a Professor I look up to and admire, and as I’ve worked with him for two semesters now, I know many students who would willingly be a part of the interview I’d like to conduct with him. He’s very amicable and funny while maintaining an air of deep wisdom rooted in his activism.
