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In These Times: The Crackdown on Campus Protests is Just Beginning

Posted By Mark Hudson Jun 22, 2024 02:53 PM
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As SRRT Action Council considers whether we should endorse and submit the "Resolution in Defense of Peaceful Antiwar Protest and Academic Freedom" to ALA Council in San Diego this month (or postpone any action until January 2025), I highly recommend everyone take a look at this new article from In These ...

Resolution in Defense of Anti-War Protesters' Freedom of Expression and Assembly

Posted By Mark Hudson Jun 17, 2024 02:42 PM
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The attached "Resolution in Defense of Anti-War Protesters' Freedom of Expression and Assembly" is on the agenda for the ALA Virtual Membership Meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 pm Central (12 noon Eastern, 9 am Pacific). Please attend if you can! The deadline to register and receive ...

Resolution in Defense of Anti-War Protesters’ Freedom of Expression and Assembly

Posted By Mark Hudson Jun 17, 2024 02:41 PM
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Video recording: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Challenging Disinformation and Efforts to Silence Debate/Discussion

Posted By Mark Hudson Jun 09, 2024 04:12 PM
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For anyone who may have missed it (or who attended and wants to share it with others), here's a link to the video recording of the May 30 SRRT-sponsored dialogue with Dr. Shira Klein of Chapman University and Dr. Sonia Boulos of Antonio de Nebrija University on misinformation and disinformation about ...

RE: ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson May 01, 2024 04:42 PM
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I think when ten past presidents of ALA "advise that we take a step back, and re-evaluate the recent replacement of 'our enduring values'", we should take that advice seriously and not thoughtlessly dismiss it as some people are doing. The pre-2024 core values (see attached) could certainly be updated ...

RE: ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson May 01, 2024 04:42 PM
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International Responsibilities Task Force (IRTF) meeting - Friday, April 12

Posted By Mark Hudson Apr 10, 2024 10:58 PM
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SRRT's International Responsibilities Task Force (IRTF) will meet on Zoom this Friday, April 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Mountain, 12 noon Pacific). We have three items on the agenda: 1. Recap of April 7 Dialogue with Peace Activists from Palestine and Israel (15 mins.) 2. Programming ...

RE: Demolishing Gaza's cultural heritage

Posted By Mark Hudson Mar 26, 2024 08:41 PM
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The link worked for me, although the page brought up a message about an ad blocker. I think you can either disable the ad blocker or continue without disabling it. - Mark Sent from my phone

RE: SRRT Action Council Agenda - Monday, March 18 - 10am Central, 11am Eastern

Posted By Mark Hudson Mar 17, 2024 06:08 PM
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Thanks, Charles. Please add an item about IRTF's April 7 program with Combatants for Peace. - Mark

New Report: Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–January 2024

Posted By Mark Hudson Feb 05, 2024 02:05 PM
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Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (LAP) released a new research report today: "Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023 to January 2024". This report documents damage or destruction of two archives and rare book collections, eight libraries, four university libraries, ...

International Responsibilities Task Force - Monday, January 29 meeting

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 27, 2024 02:31 PM
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The SRRT International Responsibilities Task Force (IRTF) will meet this Monday, January 29 on Zoom. The meeting is open to all SRRT/ALA members and will start at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (3:00 Central, 2:00 Mountain, 1:00 Pacific). Here's the meeting info and agenda: International Responsibilities Task Force ...

ALA Council Meetings January 20-21 (hybrid format)

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 19, 2024 04:14 PM
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Just a reminder that ALA Council will meet this weekend (January 20th and 21st, 3-5 p.m. Eastern) in hybrid format (Zoom) during the LLX conference. The Council meetings are free and open to all ALA members; you do not need to be registered for LLX to attend Council. To register for both Council meetings, ...

RE: 14 Free Videos to Counter One-Sided Media Coverage of Gaza

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 11, 2024 10:31 PM
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Also, I just noticed, Verso is offering several other free ebooks, including From the River to the Sea in collaboration with Haymarket: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/solidarity-with-palestine-free-resources-and-further-reading ------------------------------ Mark Hudson Retired librarian Monroeville, ...

RE: 14 Free Videos to Counter One-Sided Media Coverage of Gaza

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 11, 2024 10:24 PM
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Thanks for this! The Haymarket ebooks look excellent. Verso Books is offering Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe as a free ebook download: https://www.versobooks.com/products/370-ten-myths-about-israel -- Mark ------------------------------ Mark Hudson Retired librarian Monroeville, PA --- ...

14 Free Videos to Counter One-Sided Media Coverage of Gaza

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 11, 2024 03:11 PM
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To counter the pro-Israel media coverage highlighted by The Intercept's study, the Media Education Foundation (MEF) is making 14 of its acclaimed documentary films available to stream for free until January 22: https://go.mediaed.org/free-videos-for-context-on-israels-war-on-gaza Here's the press ...

Gaza war coverage in NYT and other major US newspapers heavily favors Israeli narratives

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 11, 2024 02:49 PM
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FYI, a new study from independent media outlet The Intercept that found Gaza war coverage in the New York Times and other major US newspapers heavily favors Israeli narratives. "The Intercept collected more than 1,000 articles from the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times about ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 05, 2024 04:08 PM
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Here's a link to the "E-Government in Public Libraries" article which found that "Libraries with ALA-MLS librarians were about twice as likely to have e-government items on their websites than libraries without": https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/06/e-government-in-public-libraries/ -- Mark ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 05, 2024 03:52 PM
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Here's a link to the Library Journal article Rebekah refers to: https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/raised-by-wolves -- Mark ------------------------------ Mark Hudson Retired librarian Monroeville, PA ------------------------------

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 05, 2024 03:46 PM
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Same thing happened at the library I worked at before retiring. No MLIS requirement even for librarian positions. Even top administrative positions filled by tech people with zero interest in (if not outright antipathy to) the core values we're so passionately debating here. -- Mark ------------ ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Mark Hudson Jan 03, 2024 09:53 PM
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I agree this is very concerning. Thank you, Al, for speaking up about it. I hope it will be on the AC agenda for January 16.