Rory and all,
I think most of what you are referring to has been endorsing the requests of other ALA bodies to sign on to their resolutions for the ALA Council. I have never tried to compile these endorsements but you can find them in the minutes, newsletters, and in my writings. We have also endorsed some actions at ALA conferences such as joining picket lines in solidarity with labor unions. There might be some other endorsements but they don't come to mind.
Perhaps related, SRRT has organized many demonstrations, and we recently complied a list of them. See below.
Al
SRRT Demonstrations, Awards, and Toolkit
1971
Sit-in at IFC meeting to promote equality policy by sexual orientation
"Kiss-In" at the "Hug a Homosexual Booth" with JMRT
1st Annual Gay Book Awards
Demonstration Against Sexist Children's Books at Newbury-Caldecott Dinner
Male Chauvinism Awards
Sit-in at the Library of Congress to Protest Firing of Black Staff
1974: 1st Alternative Press Book Fair
1980: 1st annual Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast
1989: Delegation to March on Washington for Women's Rights
1992: 1st annual Feminist Author Breakfast
1993: Rally and March for Gay and Lesbian Rights at Colorado Capitol
1995
Demonstration in Support of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Enola Gay Poster Session (material censored from the Smithsonian exhibit)
1999: Demonstration against Former General Colin Powell as Keynote Speaker
2001: 1st annual Amelia Bloomer Project Awards (for feminist youth books)
2003: SRRT Party and Welcome to Cuban Librarians
2005: Protest against the Disney Corporation
2011: Leafleting for UNITE HERE to honor boycott of Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego
2012: Extending Our Reach: Reducing Homelessness Through Library Engagement toolkit
2015: Book drive with the San Francisco Public Library and five local organizations for homeless shelters and transitional housing
2019
Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality approved
Protest against the CIA's presence in the exhibit hall
2025: Joined demo in solidarity with UNITE HERE Local 274 in Philadelphia
Original Message:
Sent: 2/25/2026 11:24:00 PM
From: Rory Litwin
Subject: Record of signed statements
Hello everybody,
I feel like over the years SRRT has lent its support to efforts of other organizations by signing statements, open letters, declarations, etc. It seems like it's something that we have done fairy quickly at meetings, and the follow up has presumably been the communication with the organization. I'm wondering if the record of these actions is just in the meeting minutes, or if we've consistently shared it in the newsletters, or if there is possibly a central record. I'm thinking it might be good to publicize these actions a bit more, and to make a list available. I think it's something we could make a bit more of. Or is my memory tricking me and this is not a thing we have been doing?
Rory Litwin
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Rory Litwin
President
Library Juice Academy
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