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RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Al Kagan Mar 05, 2025 02:32 PM
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Olivia, You may not have noticed, but I try to let others speak before I say something unless the agenda item is directly related to me. This is a conscious process. However, I realize that I am involved in many of our agenda items. You may not have been in a meeting where I facilitated it, but many ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Al Kagan Mar 05, 2025 01:13 PM
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We can be proud of the SRRT history promoting the rights of women and marginalized communities. Right from the beginning, SRRT established a task force on Women’s Liberation and another on Gay Liberation in 1970. In 1971, SRRT made task forces on Chicanos and American Indians. The Ethnic Materials Information ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Al Kagan Mar 05, 2025 09:37 AM
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I think Rory has identified a major problem in this discussion. I am on the Action Council and I have no idea what the SRRT officers and programming committee have in mind about the process for this discussion. It seems to me that the listening session did not produce any concrete ideas. Therefore it ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Al Kagan Mar 04, 2025 06:17 PM
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Let me just say that in order to have a dialog and to make progress, people must put ideas on the table. Mark did that, and all others are welcome to do the same. I was at the listening session, and I didn’t really see any concrete ideas put forward there. It is not disrespectful to put forward a position. ...

RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By Al Kagan Jan 29, 2025 09:13 PM
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Thanks Derek. I am passing on Tom Twiss' message below. Al Amazing! So it's even impermissible for one individual to quote another individual who endorses a boycott? More hypersensitivity on the part of ALA attorneys-which is especially pronounced when the issue of Palestine is involved. I think it ...

RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By Al Kagan Jan 29, 2025 06:48 PM
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SRRT asked the Code of Conduct Committee to issue guidelines some months ago about what can and can't be said on Connect. So far there is total silence. I ask Cory Stevenson to report on our request for guidelines ASAP. Al Kagan

$25 million for scholarships!

Posted By Al Kagan Dec 09, 2024 10:05 PM
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FYI Al The American Library Association Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships ala.org

RE: IFC Update- SRRT Liaison Report

Posted By Al Kagan Dec 09, 2024 09:58 PM
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So it seems we need to put the Code of Conduct back on the Action Council agenda.

RE: IFC Update- SRRT Liaison Report

Posted By Al Kagan Dec 09, 2024 04:21 PM
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Thanks Lisa. I don't know what further guidance they need on the Code of Conduct. We asked for clarification on the rules. It is vague on what is permitted and what is not. Mark R's message was deleted because he referred to another organization's advocacy of a boycott. Others have not been deleted for ...

Perspective on today's ALA webinar on facing the Trump administration

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 22, 2024 02:38 PM
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Greetings friends and comrades, I just attended an ALA webinar on how ALA is planning to address the Trump Administrations threats to libraries. As one of the questions/comments at the end stated, it was a "pep talk." The speaker agreed it was a pep talk but also based on the reality. They explained ...

RE: Second book update article published

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 15, 2024 08:17 AM
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April, You are most welcome. Al

Addendum to my last message: Second book update article published

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 14, 2024 05:59 PM
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And somehow I forgot to write that I also included a short section on Information for Social Change. Al On Nov 14, 2024, at 5:14 PM, Kagan, Alfred wrote: Dear friends, colleagues, and comrades, I write to let you know that the second update article to my book has just been published in volume ...

Second book update article published

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 14, 2024 05:16 PM
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Dear friends, colleagues, and comrades, I write to let you know that the second update article to my book has just been published in volume 10 of the Journal of Radical Librarianship, which is freely available online. Here is the URL, https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/arti ...

RE: Issue 226, SRRT Newsletter Now Available!

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 13, 2024 10:23 AM
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Congratulations to the editors on a truly wonderful issue of the SRRT Newsletter.

RE: In silence or indifference

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 11, 2024 10:07 AM
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April, Very nice idea! Al

Mary Biblio's 100th birthday album

Posted By Al Kagan Nov 03, 2024 05:16 PM
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Greetings all, As you probably know, on December 31st, Mary Biblio will turn 100 years old. I am making a photo album for her. I have 12 great photos to include so far, mostly from IFLA meetings and tours. It would be great to include more photos from ALA meetings. Please send me any photos that you ...

RE: Nov. 4 Action Council Meeting: Call for Agenda Items

Posted By Al Kagan Oct 28, 2024 07:22 PM
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Agend items: ALA Code of Conduct procedures update Student membership update Round Table Coordinating Committee discussion on funds sweep

RE: Important Action Council Update and October Call for Agenda Items

Posted By Al Kagan Sep 27, 2024 11:17 AM
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Thanks Olivia. We should discuss the drop in student membership due to the difficulty of finding the free coupon and what to do about it. Al

RE: June 2024 SRRT Newsletter

Posted By Al Kagan Jun 24, 2024 06:04 PM
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I want to congratulate the editors of the SRRT Newsletter for reprinting an article by E.J. Josey. It is inspiring, just what I need today to counter the sad state of our country and world.

Fwd: resolution

Posted By Al Kagan May 21, 2024 10:28 AM
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Passing this on from Karyn Pomerantz. Al > Begin forwarded message: > > Columbia University Librarians: > > As library workers, we oppose the escalated and violent suppression of > speech, as well as increasing crackdowns on the free exchange of > ideas—two pillars of our academic community that Columbia ...