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.

Learn more about SRRT on the ALA website.

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Registration Open for "Abolitionist Visions and Intersections," March 18-19, 2024, Social Responsibilities Round Table Virtual Summit

  • 1.  Registration Open for "Abolitionist Visions and Intersections," March 18-19, 2024, Social Responsibilities Round Table Virtual Summit

    Posted Mar 03, 2024 09:42 PM

    Against the backdrop of the theme, "Abolitionist Visions and Intersections: Centering Human Relationships and Building Institutional Connections for Social Justice," speakers from across the country will present on the range of possibilities and projects it encompasses and conjures. Panels will explore information access and censorship in carceral settings, creative arts programming in prisons, archival stewardship of incarcerated persons' records, financial divestment and community organizing, innovative public library programming to serve vulnerable and reentry populations, higher education/prison partnerships, solitary confinement, public safety, inside/outside mutual aid, the interface of immigration and policing, and more. There will also be two film screenings and a participatory workshop. Our presenters are from a wide range of backgrounds and environments and speak from deep, diverse, and experientially-informed perspectives. Please email Rachel Rosekind with questions: rosekindness@gmail.com. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

     

    Full program schedule (also below) and registration information can be found at https://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/events/abolitionist-visions-intersections.

    Day One Registration Link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErd-ygqjguG9EkZKljKU1r3rmidgZmHDsD

    Day Two Registration Link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtf-ispj0uHdRpzXBS5336RjwiPIsQKt8w



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    Rachel Rosekind
    Educator, Editor, Writer, Activist, Library Commissioner
    Write You Are / Contra Costa Library Commission
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