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27 April 2008:  We have contributed to Rad Ref's call for the LCSH Blogging Party! We suggested "Bollywood Films" and "Freeganism", both terms proposed by Sandy Berman in 2007. (Results of the Blogging Party HERE!)

 

22 April 2008:  Happy Earth Day!

 

18 April 2008:  See our blog update for more information about PLG speaking at Of Friends and Whirlwinds on Saturday, April 26th!

 

14 April 2008:  A little dated, but MIT Student Fights to Protect Activists' Privacy was recently put out in The Tech, MIT's newspaper. Edward A. Hirsch has been subpoenaed for archived text messages "in his TXTmob system, which he had developed to help protesters communicate during the 2004 Republican National Convention". "It was designed to help activists spread information among themselves and to journalists, legal observers, and medical help by sending text messages to many cell phones at once." This could set a precedent for other similar cases with First Amendment rights involving "Internet speech" and also dealing with the 1986 Stored Communication Act, part of the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act. (This article was found through Radical Reference)

 

12 April 2008:  PLG: UA will hold our first fundraising event on Saturday, May 10th. It will be a yoga class with Rebecca Bliquez, our Events Coordinator and Fundraising Coordinator, who is also a certified yoga instructor! It will be from 10:30am-12:00pm, in room A313 (3rd floor of the Main Library); all are welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!

 

 

We meet every other Tuesday; Please join us at our next meeting:

 Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 5:15pm in the SIRLS Multipurpose Room.

PLG: UA Chapter Statement

 
As the University of Arizona Chapter of Progressive Librarians Guild, we strive to uphold and promote social responsibility and diverse points of view through participation in the LIS field. We believe that direct communication on progressive issues with LIS students and professionals, as well as the community, will provide opportunities for improving libraries and communities for all. Through cooperative discussion, projects, and direct action on myriad subjects, and from multiple viewpoints, we aspire to attain the ideals of a true democratic society.


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