SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table)

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The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.

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A Call for Ivy+ Libraries to Divest from Police and Prisons and Invest in Life-Giving Resources

  • 1.  A Call for Ivy+ Libraries to Divest from Police and Prisons and Invest in Life-Giving Resources

    Posted Oct 29, 2020 08:32 AM
    Good morning, all!
     
    I am pleased to share a call for Ivy+ libraries to divest from police and prisons and invest in life-giving resources. This call is part of a larger movement for police-free libraries and was written in collaboration with library workers at other Ivy+ institutions.
     
    Please read, sign, and share: https://ablaivy.medium.com/a-call-for-ivy-libraries-to-divest-from-police-and-prisons-and-invest-in-life-giving-resources-fdd5889270df

    This effort would not have been possible without previous calls to action from students, faculty, and staff at Cornell and other institutions, as well as the labor and leadership of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ theorists, activists, and communities.

    Thank you for your time and consideration!

    Jim

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    Jim DelRosso
    Interim Assistant Director
    Cornell University, Catherwood Library
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