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RE: Looking for Input - What would you like to see on SRRT Welcome Email?

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Apr 24, 2025 11:20 AM
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Hi April, I made some cosmetic suggested edits to Welcome Email. Best, Derek Wilmott Montoya, rwilmott@hotmail.com "Every minute a chance to change the world." – Dolores Hueta

Training by the Right To Be organization: Bystander intervention to support the immigrant community

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 12, 2025 08:34 AM
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Dear Colleagues, I am sharing the registration link to the "Bystander intervention to support the immigrant community" hosted by the Right To Be organization. "The Right To Be's Bystander Intervention to Support Immigrant Communities Training equips participants with the tools to safely and effectively ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 07, 2025 09:40 AM
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I appreciate your thoughts on this matter, Michael, "... working with people who agree with you on most things but not all is right." I cannot fathom why we are having this internal fight, when we are in a time where so many are trying to end DEIA and social justice in this country. We should be rallying ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 06, 2025 02:44 PM
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I second April's request. Let's all take a breather and reflect on this discussion. Thank you. Derek Wilmott Montoya, MLIS (he/him) ALA/SRRT Treasurer 2024-2025 SRRT Member-at-Large 2024-2027 SRRT Programming Committee, Co-Chair 419.530.7984 rwilmott@hotmail.com

Call for SRRT Newsletter Articles, Essays, and Letters to the Editor

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 05, 2025 10:33 AM
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Dear Colleagues, The SRRT Newsletter is looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. The next submission deadline is March 18, 2025. Our theme will be Protecting Library Workers. How do we protect ourselves and our employees? How can we support each other while also protecting our ...

RE: Listening Session recording?

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 02, 2025 04:39 PM
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Hi Rory, Thank you. We did not record the listening session. This was intentionally done so people could freely share their concerns, questions, and suggestions. Currently, the Programming Committee members are working to put the information shared at the meeting into a report to be given at the ...

RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Jan 29, 2025 07:56 PM
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If we are being honest with ourselves, ALA has yet to explain how any discussion of the term "boycott" would jeopardize the organization's non-profit status. This is simple censorship of a topic that is unpopular and borders on anti-Islamism. It is ironic that our profession prides itself on Intellectual ...

SRIDP: Celebrate Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries toolkit

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Aug 09, 2024 03:18 PM
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SRIDP: Celebrate Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries toolkit

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Aug 09, 2024 03:18 PM
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Dear SRRT Members, In support of Welcoming America's annual Welcoming Week celebration, the Services to Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons (SRDP) Subcommittee of ALA's ODLOS Advisory Committee would like to share a draft of our toolkit (please see attachment), "Celebrate Welcoming Week: A Guide ...

RE: Pathfinders for Making Sense of Current World Events

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Jul 11, 2024 02:24 PM
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Hi Deborah, I am interested in what you have to say. What specifically do you find as "inappropriate" with the pathfinders? What sources would you prefer to have listed about these difficult topics? We can talk about it on this forum or feel free to direct message me through Connect. Sincerely, ...

RE: Pathfinders for Making Sense of Current World Events

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Jul 10, 2024 08:04 AM
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Excellent suggestions! Thank you, Fred. Our team can discuss it for future pathfinders. Derek Wilmott, MLIS (he/him) Acquisitions & Collection Management Librarian University Libraries Inclusion Officer Liaison: Mathematics & Statistics Dept, Physics & Astronomy Dept, and Criminal Justice Program ...

RE: Thank you Laura, Gary, and Hale!

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Jul 03, 2024 09:44 AM
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Yes, thank you for your service on the SRRT Action Council. Derek Wilmott, MLIS (he/him) Acquisitions & Collection Management Librarian University Libraries Inclusion Officer Liaison: Mathematics & Statistics Dept, Physics & Astronomy Dept, and Criminal Justice Program University Libraries ...

SRRT Membership Survey

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya May 01, 2024 02:52 PM
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Hi Everyone, As one of the newest members soon to serve on the SRRT Action Council, I echo April's call to fill out the SRRT Membership Survey. he Action Council needs your voice and vision of what we should and need to do as a Round Table. What are the social justice topics that you think SRRT should ...

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

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Mar 08, 2024 09:35 AM
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--Please pardon the cross-postings-- 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 the range of possibilities and projects it encompasses ...

RE: Resolution on ceasefire seems to lack some context

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Nov 10, 2023 06:28 PM
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Thank you, Sherre. Derek Wilmott, MLIS (he/him) Acquisitions & Collection Management Librarian University Libraries Inclusion Officer Liaison: Mathematics & Statistics Dept, Physics & Astronomy Dept, and Criminal Justice Program University Libraries CL 3009A, Mail Stop 509 2801 W. Bancroft ...

SC Department of Education ends 50 year partnership with the SC Association of School Librarians (SCASL)

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Sep 05, 2023 05:28 PM
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Dear Colleagues, I thought this article would be an interest to both the SRRT and IFRT members. The State Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver in South Carolina recently sent a letter to the President of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL), notifying her the "SC Department ...

SC Department of Education ends 50 year partnership with the SC Association of School Librarians (SCASL)

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Sep 05, 2023 05:28 PM
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Dear Colleagues, I thought this article would be an interest to both the SRRT and IFRT members. The State Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver in South Carolina recently sent a letter to the President of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL), notifying her the "SC Department ...

RE: Board games and video games ideas

Posted By Derek Wilmott Montoya Jun 19, 2019 07:08 AM
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Hi Aronne, I suggest checking out the boardgamegeek.com site. They list hundreds of games by category. The economics category has games like: "The $tock Exchange Game," "Acquisitions," "After the Empire," and "Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea." Other categories you may want to check out are: Industry/Manufacturing, ...