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Below (and attached) are details for the SRRT meetings at Annual. Please note that the Action Council meetings can be attended in-person or virtually.
All SRRT members are welcomed to attend all meetings.
SRRT All Task Force Meeting & Annual Membership Meeting
Friday, June 23
2:30pm - 3:30pm, McCormick Place, W183c
Agenda:
- Welcome from Action Council Coordinator
- Introductions
- Task Force Introductions / Descriptions
- Task Force Meetings
SRRT Action Council I
Saturday, June 24
4:00pm - 5:30pm, McCormick Place, W475
Zoom: https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/99436180731?pwd=cnJPM0d2WlN4bCtzU1NlY3Y4TUsvUT09
Agenda:
SRRT Action Council II
Sunday, June 25
2:30pm - 3:30pm, McCormick Place, W475
Zoom: https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/99436180731?pwd=cnJPM0d2WlN4bCtzU1NlY3Y4TUsvUT09
Agenda:
- International Responsibilities Task Force Update – Al Kagan
- Discussion of 2024 IFLA World Library and Information Congress Location – Julie Winkelstein/April Sheppard
- Scheduling of Next Action Council Meeting? – April Sheppard
- Nomination and Election of New Action Council Officers – April Sheppard
- Adjournment and Beginning of Coordinator-Elect's Term – April Sheppard/Mark Winston
SRRT Programs at Annual
Saturday, June 24
US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era, 2:30pm - 3:30pm, McCormick Place, W195
Trita Parsi, award-winning author and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins the Social Responsibilities Round Table for a discussion on current events and how it affects the library community.
Sunday, June 25
Now Showing @ ALA: Boycott (Film), 10:30am - 12:00pm, W471A
SRRT presents the film, Boycott, at the Annual Conference in Chicago. The film addresses the large number of state laws that prohibit state contractors from endorsing a boycott of Israel in order to get state contracts. Several of these state laws have been declared unconstitutional, but the Arkansas law was upheld in their state court. Copycat laws are also sprouting in various states that prohibit boycotting firearms and fossil fuels corporations. These state laws are a direct attack on the First Amendment. SRRT has documented numerous instances where libraries/state agencies and city governments have been forced to sign off to get state library contracts. See our website page on "Anti-BDS Legislation: The Library Connection" for sample cases.
Poster Session: All About the Social Responsibilities Round Table, 11:30am - 1pm, McCormick Place, W190a
Stop by our poster to learn more about SRRT! We will provide a brief background of the social justice group, including notable members, resolutions, and other groups that found their start in SRRT. The Coordinator and other members will be on hand pass out SRRT buttons and to answer any questions and hear your ideas for future programs and activities!
Hope to see you (physically or virtually)!
April
April Sheppard
SRRT Coordinator
RTT Advocacy & Resources Committee Chair
SRRT & RRT Web Committee
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Dean B. Ellis Library | Assistant Library Director
P.O. Box 2040 | State University, AR 72467
Phone 870.972.2766 | asheppard@astate.edu
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