From: http://www.ala.org/alsc/alscconnectonline/officially-speaking-august-2019
The resolutions were then considered by council during our meeting on Sunday, June 23. Resolution in Defense of the Free Speech of Supporters of the Movement for Palestinian Rights, which read: “Resolved, that the American Library Association, on behalf of its members 1. opposes the Combating of BDS Act of 2019 contained in S.1 and H.R. 336; 2. opposes S.852, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019; and 3. opposes any federal, state, or local legislation that would restrict the First Amendment rights of supporters of the movement for Palestinian rights, including activists and supporters of the BDS movement.” Council voted to refer the resolution to the committee on Legislation, Intellectual Freedom committee, and International Relations committee with a report due at Midwinter 2020. Council wants the committees to consider intended and unintended consequences in how we coalition with other organizations on the hill. A member of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) will also be working with the three committees. Here is the actual resolution: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2019_ac_docs/ALA%20CD%2049%20Resolution%20in%20Defense%20of%20the%20Free%20Speech%20for%20Palestinian%20Rights.pdf See the entire 2019 Midwinter and Annual ALA Meeting documents here: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/midwinter-and-annual-2019 There was also a resolution at the 2014-2015 ALA CD#34_12815_act 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting (http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2015_mw_council_documents/cd_34_divestment_resolution_12815_act_0.pdf) that was eventually withdrawn from consideration, that called for the ALA Divestment from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions, because of those companies involvement with Israel (click the link.) And in 2009 - Resolution on the Connection Between the Recent Gaza Conflict and Libraries https://web.archive.org/web/20141102151437/http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2009_mw_council_docus/36.pdf and Resolution on Understanding Gaza—One Conference, One Book—ALA Reads https://web.archive.org/web/20141102152651/http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2009_mw_council_docus/37.pdf<https://web.archive.org/web/20141102152651/http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2009_mw_council_docus/37.pdf> Jeff Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:57:08 -0400 From: Sally Stieglitz <[email protected]> To: Hasafran <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] what is this ALA Resolution? Message-ID: <CAPqFGYhAqt+8NkxizLXX=qp=30E=nlt9ujhzb5egl-u-mtj...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I saw a post on social media by a fellow librarian about an ALA committee that is addressing the Resolution in Defense of the Free Speech of Supporters of the Movement for Palestinian Rights . -- Sally Stieglitz Communications and Marketing Librarian | Long Island Library Resources Council [email protected] | 631-675-1570 x2005 http://www.lilrc.org<http://www.lilrc.org/>
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