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.
On April 7, the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA held a dialogue with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists, Osama Iliwat and Iris Gur from the binational organization, Combatants for Peace. Their presentations and their responses to questions from the audience of librarians and educators were powerful and moving. Iliwat, Gur and the Combatants for Peace represent the voices of reason, empathy and peaceful coexistence that give us hope in these horrifying times. Below is the video link:
Link to the program recording.
Please view the video and share it with others. Iliwat and Gur are available to speak via zoom to various audiences in the U.S.
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International Responsibilities Task Force
Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association