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Codes of Conduct

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jul 28, 2025 10:23 PM
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There is a blog post about codes of conduct written by Mark Rosenzweig at:https://multiracialunity.org/2025/07/25/codes-of-conduct-codes-of-repression/ It argues that these codes are used to suppress speech. In the American Public Health Association, an anonymous member accused me of something, proobably ...

RE: More librarians on the picket line!

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jul 03, 2025 10:18 PM
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It's so refreshing and exciting to see these photos of a socially responsible action! Years ago, attendees at the Am Public Health Assn conference got the organization to move everyone out of a hotel where workers were on strike. Since then, attendees have rallied at Homeland Security against immigration ...

RE: Statement of Protest

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jul 02, 2025 10:47 AM
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So well put, Mads. I'm sure many people agree that the issues outweigh the process (although the process seemed fine). Let's keep encouraging our membership to mobilize for pro-working class conditions. Karyn PomerantzCo-editor of the multiracialunity.org blog Visit https://plp.org

RE: Statement of Protest

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jul 01, 2025 09:21 PM
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Kudos to Mark R, Mark H, and Anne S for upholding social justice in a social responsibility group. What a concept! How in the world can anyone feel "unsafe?" And shame on those who put procedure, hurt feelings, and the status quo above the lives of millions of working class people suffering genocide, ...

RE: Brief comment on what seems to be happening in SRRT

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jun 30, 2025 08:56 PM
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I am new to srrt but not to associations trying to play it safe. ALA talks the talk about protecting dissent but refuses to act, even just with resolutions. Instead, people quibble over procedures. It is a shame to spend no time discussing our role opposing war, repression, and immigration raids. What ...

RE: EMERGENCY RESOLUTION ON IRAN AND GAZA for the memb ership meeting of SRRT, Philadelphia convention 2025

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jun 24, 2025 09:18 PM
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Thanks for writing this, Mark.. It can be strengthened by adding that these conflicts are motivated by the US need to profit from Mid-Eastern oil and gas, control the seaways that deliver this and other resources, and prevent other powers like Russia and China from dominating the region. Racism against ...

RE: Resolution?

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jun 14, 2025 08:52 PM
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Ann,thanks for raising this issue. It is criminal for our orgs to dismiss these statements. Health associations could also denounce the murders of Palestinian health care workers and the destruction of their hospitals.The AMA, APHA, ALA, and others could urge members to get into the streets, unions, ...

Campaign to stop DC Metro Transit from Recruiting Border Patrol Agents

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz May 28, 2025 08:45 PM
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The DC area transit system, Metro, has posted signs advertising jobs for Border Patrol agents who surveill and arrest immigrants trying to enter the US, often violently. To show solidarity with immigrant workers, build a movement with Metro workers, and oppose this fascist agency, the Progressive Labor ...

Campaign to stop DC Metro Transit from Recruiting Border Patrol Agents Attachments

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz May 28, 2025 08:44 PM
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RE: Thoughts on Supreme Court Cases re. Opting Out & Freedom of Religion

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz May 01, 2025 12:34 AM
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Good points about our objectives for education. Unfortunately, governments have other plans. For them, education is for indoctrinating learners with the political ideas of the rulers and teaching skills the economy needs. This is true whether in all countries. What ideas do we have to maintain the separation ...

May Day Invitation

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Apr 25, 2025 10:11 PM
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May Day Invitation

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Apr 25, 2025 10:11 PM
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Come celebrate May Day with Progressive Labor Party (plp.org). May Day is the time to celebrate the unity and victories of the international working class-that's us. Many groups are rallying on May 1 demanding reforms; we rally for communism and an end to capitalism, not just Trump. The attached flyer ...

RE: Democracy will die by the end of the summer

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Apr 24, 2025 09:24 PM
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Al, thanks for this info. Things will definitely worsen. However, there has never been a democracy for workers anywhere. The big manufacturers and bankers determine foreign policy and economic conditions. We may vote on what politician gets elected, but we don't vote on wages, wars, climate, etc. Only ...

RE: Discussion on US Immigration history, politics, and resistancce

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Apr 03, 2025 08:31 PM
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Oops, that is 4-6:30pm ET. Karyn PomerantzCo-editor of the multiracialunity.org blog Visit http://plp.org

Discussion on US Immigration history, politics, and resistancce

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Apr 02, 2025 08:02 PM
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There will be a discussion on immigration from a Marxist perspective on Sunday, April 6 at 4pm-5:30pm on zoom. We are witnessing the growth of fascism before our eyes, and one important aspect is mass deportations. Both working class migrants, students and academics are being grabbed up, for their political ...

RE: IFRT Reads Sessions, April 2025

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Mar 25, 2025 11:38 PM
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Excellent topics, IRTF! The Multiracial Unity discussion group will meet Sunday, April 6, 4-5:30pm ET to talk about the following. I can send you the zoom info if you plan to attend. " We are witnessing the growth of fascism before our eyes, and one important aspect is mass deportations. Both working ...

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

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Mar 06, 2025 10:20 PM
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As a newbie member, I was blown away by the criticism of the proposal authors instead of critiquing the proposal. Yes, let's break and come back to discuss the content of the proposal. There are many disagreements, such as over Palestine, that are covered up by focusing on alleged bad behavior. Mark ...

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

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Mar 05, 2025 10:22 AM
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Good grief, people. I'm new to SSRT and IRTF as well as the politics of theSRRT AC so I have no history. However, attacking Mark, Mark, and Al as dominating discussions and taking advantage of their white male status is utterly defensive and unproductive and untrue. I have not seen the authors dominating ...

RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Feb 01, 2025 11:04 PM
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Thanks for your agreement and all your persistent work, Mark. As they say (paraphrasing): "at first, they came for the communists...and then they came for me ..." I am writing an abstract for APHA (public health) on resistance to fascism and hosting discussions on how we can protect our colleagues from ...

RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By Karyn Pomerantz Jan 29, 2025 08:30 PM
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This is outrageous. I was kicked off an APHA discussion over their weaponized ,repressive code of conduct . There was nothing antisemitic in this post. It touched me deeply. The destruction of cultural and literary items should be actively opposed by a library association. I ask all of us to demand publishing ...