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The folks from the Twin Cities who are coordinating the protests against the RNC this summer are coming soon to a city near you!
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From: Task Force on the Environment, American Library Association To: All Librarians Attending the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting The Task Force on the Environment of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (TFOE-SRRT) wants conference goers to bring their favorite traveling mugs and water bottles in support of efforts encouraging the American Library Association (ALA) to reduce its carbon footprint. TFOE will launch this event at the upcoming ALA 2008 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia from January 11-14, 2008. The title of this campaign is "Cup by Cup for a Greener ALA." The campaign will show that ALA members are ready to make lifestyle changes for sustainable conferences and to protect the health of the Earth. |
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Thanks to Karen from Philadelphia, Radical Reference will meet during the ALA Midwinter conference at The A-Space on Saturday, January 12 from 6-8pm |
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Shinjoung Yeo was profiled in the Winter 2008 issue (no. 38) of Bitch, as part of the "Bitch in: Cool Activists, Good Causes" column. It's on page. 33 and was written by Marjorie Asturias-Lochlear. About half the article is about Radical Reference, but it also discusses feminism and race. Her fave five activist entities are listed as |
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The ALA Office for Diversity is sponsoring a discussion on white privilege among its events at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia. The discussion will be Saturday, January 12, 2008, 1:30-3:30pm Loews Hotel, Lescaze Room, 1200 Market Street |
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Yesterday InterActivists Eric and Mark, with a minuscule amount of help from John, Melissa, and me, upgraded the Radical Reference site from Drupal 4.7 to Drupal 5.3. |
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I hope folks won't perceive this post as terribly off-topic for Radical Reference. I think understanding and confronting one's own racism is essential work for all activists, regardless of the primary missions of their various projects. |
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Radical Reference is participating in two different presentations at this year's Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair in Baltimore. The first is Radical Information For All: Radical Public, Academic, and Independent Libraries and Services. |
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Radical Reference NYC presents a salon discussion on effecting change in librarianship. Sunday, September 23 at 5pm How do you launch an alternative press collection, develop a radical films series, organize a union, start a group (like Radical Reference), etc? Come hear how others have achieved their pet projects and brainstorm new ideas and ways of implementing them. |
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